Sophie is a clinical psychologist, translational neuroscientist and the mother of two young boys. Her research aims to determine the association between sex hormones and the neural, behavioural and cognitive mechanisms that underlie anxiety- (e.g., spider phobia) and fatigue-related disorders in order to improve treatment delivery and outcomes. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety and fatigue disorders and has extensive experience in delivering exposure-based treatments to people with arachnophobia.