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Bryony Sheaves is a Research Clinical Psychologist and Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. She holds affiliations with the Oxford Cognitive Approaches to Psychosis research group and Somerville College. Her work focuses on improving psychological treatments for severe mental health issues, particularly distressing voices and sleep disruption. She leads the Oxford site of the NIHR/MRC-funded Talking with Voices II trial and has pioneered frameworks for understanding voice distress and sleep interventions in clinical settings.
Education: DPhil (Oxford), DClinPsy (King's College London), BSc. She completed her clinical psychology doctorate at King's College London and was funded by Wellcome Trust, NIHR, and Development & Skills Enhancement Awards. Her research integrates qualitative patient insights with quantitative trials, emphasizing translational approaches like CBT for nightmares and inpatient sleep stabilization (OWLS trial).
Research Interests: She explores the causal role of sleep in mental health (e.g., OASIS trial), develops therapies for voice-related distress, and investigates nightmare mechanisms. Her work bridges clinical practice and public engagement, including animations for patient education and openly accessible treatment protocols.
Key Achievements: Pioneered the 'Listening to Voices' framework, led pilot RCTs showing sleep interventions reduce paranoia and hospital stay duration, and published in high-impact journals like Lancet Psychiatry and Schizophrenia Bulletin. Awards include NIHR Clinical Doctoral Fellowship (2017–2020).
Grants & Collaborations: NIHR/MRC EME Programme funding, Wellcome Trust support, and partnerships with NHS Trusts. She advises clinicians nationally and collaborates internationally on sleep-psychosis interfaces.
