Dr Imogen Lambert

Academic and therapist specialising in trauma, coercion, and social upheaval.

Therapy

I am a BACP-registered integrative counsellor and psychosocial practitioner offering therapy with a particular focus on lives shaped by social and political complexity, institutional pressure, and varied forms of abuse.

My background spans journalism, international development, and political and social theory. These experiences continue to inform my sensitivity to voice, survival, power, and the ways people adapt under conditions of uncertainty or threat.

I hold a PhD in political and social theory and have taught at Loughborough University, the University of Nottingham and Birkbeck, University of London. Alongside my clinical work, I have published research on trauma, coercive control and exploitation.

My approach is integrative and relational, drawing on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), person-centred therapy, and attachment-based approaches. I am especially mindful of those whose experiences may not fit easily within conventional therapeutic narratives, including people affected by institutional harm, abuse and injustice.

If you would like to explore working together, you are very welcome to get in touch to arrange an initial consultation. Rates are negotiable and dependent on personal circumstances.

I currently offer sessions online, with face-to-face therapy in development.

Consultancy & Professional Training

I offer specialist consultancy, training, and research-informed guidance for organisations and professionals with a specialism in domestic abuse, trauma, exploitation.

My work draws on experience across frontline practice, academic research, and policy-facing contexts, including safeguarding services, university-based research.

I bring particular expertise in supporting organisations to respond to complex harm in ways that are ethically grounded, trauma-informed, and attentive to the wider social and political conditions in which vulnerability emerges.

Areas of Expertise

  • exploitation of adults

  • ethical questions around capacity and consent

  • domestic abuse and coercive control

  • vicarious trauma 

  • trauma-informed organisational practice

  • safeguarding, institutional harm, and psychosocial approaches

  • co-production, qualitative research, and accessible methods

Research, Policy & Writing Support

Alongside training and consultation, I have experience producing research and written outputs for NGOs, charities, and policy-facing organisations, including:

  • practitioner toolkits and guidance documents

  • qualitative research reports

  • policy briefings, white papers, and edited reports

  • human rights–informed analysis in international contexts

Do get in touch for more information and examples of work.

Contact me

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