About Dr Rod Lambert 
I have a National/International reputation arising from my research, publications and presentations in lifestyle influences on mental health, health economics and complex adaptive systems. I developed, and was Head of the Community Psychiatric OT Service in Cumbria for 12 years. I was an Occupational Therapy Lecturer at UEA, Norwich from 1996 to 2015. I gained an NHS Training Fellowship in Primary Care (1997), and became one of 8 National NHS R&D Primary Care Researcher Development Fellows (2000). I was Principal Investigator for a pragmatic RCT and economic evaluation of an OT-led lifestyle approach and routine GP care of panic disorder presenting in primary care, and gained my PhD in 2006. My Clinical and Health Economic research has led to around 30 publications in International and Impact Factored Journals, along with invitations at international conferences in Liverpool, London, Orlando, Kansas, Quebec, Vancouver, Munich and Auckland.
In 2016 I was Visiting Professor at Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand. I contributed to the ˜International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions’ (2009) and (second edition, 2015). I was Director of the MSc in Health Sciences Programme between 2003 and 2008, and successfully supervised a range of students at UG, pre-registration MSc, PGTP and PhD levels, alongside chairing PhD panels. I was Chair of the PGTP exam Board (2008 to 2013).
My Private Practice as a Consulting Occupational Therapist is called ‘RegaIN Control’. This places the results of my clinical and research experience back where they belong … helping patients to manage their anxiety and/or depression.
I first met Dr Lambert after a Google search of therapists in my local area. Our first meeting was to establish the scope of my needs and to see if we would be a good therapeutic “fit”. The meeting was low key and gentle, and supportive – all of which are important if, like me, you’re new to therapy.
After this first contact, we planned time together on a roughly weekly basis with times to fit round my working patterns, meeting in a pleasant garden office at Rod’s home on the outskirts of Norwich. We mapped out my family tree, so that I could refer to members by name without having to explain who was who. Rod quickly got familiar with everyone, which really helped when talking through family dynamics. From time-to-time I would be asked to think about specific questions in the time between meetings, sometimes making notes for us to discuss, sometimes reflecting privately.
Over the following few months – about six in all – we developed a really good rapport, which allowed Rod to share his expertise and wisdom in a friendly, calm and non-judgemental way. He was prepared to challenge me when necessary and make positive suggestions about how to deal with situations in daily life. Overall, the process has been helpful in getting my questions thought-through and clearer in my own mind. This clarity enables progress towards well-being… and that’s what we all seek, I think: Rod can help.
- Client 1