Ana Draper

Consultant systemic psychotherapist

Dr Ana Draper is a clinical lead and consultant systemic psychotherapist and is the discipline lead for systemic psychotherapy at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. She is a doctor in systemic psychotherapy, and a clinical supervisor. She has worked in the field of childhood bereavement and palliative care, with asylum with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, as well as adoption and looked after children. Her current role is as outcomes lead and all systems change for Mindworks Surrey, which is a clinical alliance of which the Tavistock and Portman NHS trust is a partner. Her research has been recognised at an international level and she has presented her clinical work with children in Ecuador, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Australia, and Europe. In her work with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children, she has developed a narrative trauma approach that is linked to her therapeutic practice. This way of working has gone on to be used across the UK and in Europe.