--- title: 'Dr Eleanor Leigh' url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/dr-eleanor-leigh' markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/dr-eleanor-leigh.md' date: '2026-09-02' taxonomy: tag: - Anxiety - Trauma partner: - 'South London and Maudsley' --- ![Dr Eleanor Leigh](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/06.about-us/02.authors-and-experts/blackandwhite-wedding-play.jpg) Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor # Dr Eleanor Leigh Specialising in anxiety and emotional disorders in young people, with a focus on improving support and treatment. ![Dr Eleanor Leigh](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/06.about-us/02.authors-and-experts/dr-eleanor-leigh/Leigh_Eleanor.jpg)## Dr Eleanor Leigh ### Mental Health Expert Dr Eleanor Leigh is an Associate Professor and MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow at the University of Oxford, and an Honorary Clinical Psychologist at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. She leads the CAMY team (Cognitive and Behavioural Approaches to Mental Health in Young People), which focuses on improving understanding and treatment of common mental health difficulties in young people, particularly social anxiety, depression and generalised anxiety. Her work brings together research and clinical practice, using a range of approaches including experimental studies and clinical trials to develop and test effective treatments. Through this work, Dr Leigh aims to improve how emotional disorders are recognised and supported, helping young people access the right help at the right time. ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/09.ptsd/ptsd-in-children/ptsd-in-children.jpg) ### Factsheet: PTSD in Children [Factsheet: PTSD in Children](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd/ptsd-in-children) Learn how trauma can affect children and young people, recognise signs of PTSD, and understand when to seek help and effective treatments like trauma-focused… [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/09.ptsd/understanding-ptsd-in-children/ptsd-in-children.jpg) ### Video: Understanding PTSD in Children [Video: Understanding PTSD in Children](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd/understanding-ptsd-in-children) Many children experience difficult or frightening events. Most recover well with the right care and support, but some may continue to feel anxious or on… [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) --- #### More about Dr Eleanor Leigh: - [University of Oxford Experimental Psychology](https://www.psy.ox.ac.uk/people/eleanor-leigh) - [Home](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/) - [Challenges](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/challenges) - [School Avoidance](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/challenges/school-avoidance) - [Bullying](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/challenges/bullying) - [Online Harm](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/challenges/online-harm) - [Grief and Loss](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/challenges/grief-and-loss) - [Stigma and discrimination](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/challenges/stigma-and-discrimination) - [Environment](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/challenges/environment) - [Challenging Behaviours](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/challenges/challenging-behaviours) - [Toolkit](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit) - [Calming Techniques](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/calming-techniques) - [Early Intervention](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/early-intervention) - [Home Life](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life) - [School Life](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/school-life) - [Lived Experience](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/lived-experience) - [Ask Dr Bettina](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/ask-dr-bettina) - [Support Hub](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/support-hub) - [Neurodivergence](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence) - [ADHD](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence/adhd) - [Autism](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence/autism) - [Dyslexia](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence/dyslexia) - [Dyscalculia](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence/dyscalculia) - [Dyspraxia](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence/dyspraxia) - [Tourette Syndrome](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence/tourettes) - [Mental Health](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health) - [Depression](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/depression) - [OCD](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ocd) - [Trauma](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/trauma) - [Eating Disorders](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/eating-disorders) - [Self Harm](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/self-harm) - [Anxiety](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety) - [Conduct Disorder](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/conduct-disorder) - [PTSD](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd) - [Body Dysmorphic Disorder](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/body-dysmorphic-disorder) - [About us](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us) - [Meet the Team](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/meet-the-team) - [Authors and Experts](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts) - [Partners](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/partners) - [Champions](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/champions) - [News](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/nip-in-the-bud-news) - [Contact](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/contact) - [Join our mailing list](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/join-our-mailing-list) - [Donate](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/donate) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Authors and Experts](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts.md) - Previous: [Dr Georgina Krebs](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/dr-georgina-krebbs.md) - Next: [Chloë Volz](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/chloe-volz.md)