Jo O'Reilly Editor

Rachel Gibbons is a Consultant Psychiatrist, Medical Psychotherapist, Psychoanalyst and Group Analyst based in London, UK. She has worked in the NHS for the past 20 years in various psychiatric and psychotherapeutic settings. Up until February 2020, she also worked as the National Director of Therapies for the Priory Group. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Medical Psychotherapy Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She is the Chair of the new RCPsych working group on the Effect of Suicide and Homicide on Psychiatrists, and the Patient Safety Group. She has been working on suicide over the last 12 years and is a member of the National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group. Jo O'Reilly is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Psychotherapist working in Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, and a member of the British Psychoanalytic Society. During her 16 years in her current NHS role, she has developed a keen interest in the application of psychoanalytic ideas to psychiatric care and how this can enrich clinical understanding and support staff. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Medical Psychotherapy Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and vice chair of the Specialist Advisory Committee contributing to curriculum development and training nationally. She has extensive experience in supervision, consultation and reflective practice within mental health care, developing activities locally and nationally which contribute towards a more psychotherapeutic approach to psychiatry.