Lucy Johnstone

Dr Lucy Johnstone is a consultant clinical psychologist, author of 'Users and abusers of psychiatry' (3rd edition Routledge 2021) and ‘A straight-talking guide to psychiatric diagnosis’ (PCCS Books, 2nd edition 2022) and co-editor of 'Formulation in psychology and psychotherapy: making sense of people's problems' (Routledge, 2nd edition 2013), along with a number of other chapters and articles taking a critical perspective on mental health theory and practice. She is the former Programme Director of the Bristol Clinical Psychology Doctorate in the UK and has worked in Adult Mental Health settings for many years, most recently in a service in South Wales.

Lucy was lead author, along with Professor Mary Boyle, for the ‘Power Threat Meaning Framework’ (2018), a British Psychological Society publication co-produced with service users, which outlines a conceptual alternative to psychiatric diagnosis and has attracted national and international attention. The project documents are available at cost price from Amazon, and resources, videos and podcasts about the Framework can be freely accessed here: https://www.bps.org.uk/power-threat-meaning-framework. A practical guide to using the Framework is ‘A straight talking introduction to the Power Threat Meaning Framework’ (Boyle and Johnstone, 2020. PCCS Books).

Lucy is an experienced conference speaker and lecturer, and currently works as an independent trainer. She lives in Bristol, UK.