Behavioural & Media Psychologist, Relationship Counsellor, Broadcaster, Writer and Expert Commentator
I’m Jo Hemmings, a Behavioural Psychologist, FMBPsS, specialising in media and news analysis in broadcasting, a TV and radio personality, a TV Duty of Care Psychologist and a Relationship Counsellor.
About Jo
I am a Behavioural Psychologist specialising in media and news analysis in broadcasting, a TV and radio personality, a TV Duty of Care Psychologist and an Award-winning Relationship Counsellor.
With daily appearances on national TV and radio, I also contribute to a number of newspapers and magazines including The Sun, The Guardian, The Independent, Vogue, Platinum and Grazia.
I conduct research and am an Ambassador and Spokesperson for many PR campaigns, providing expert insight and commentary into some of the UK’s leading brands and products, including Samsung, Purina, HSBC, Ofcom and Google.
Much of my work is as an Assessment, Duty of Care and Welfare Psychologist, supporting production crew and contributors through reality, news and documentary TV series.
Recent public speaking engagements on mental health and wellbeing include The British Science Festival and the National Association of Anaesthetists.
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What I do
Jo was part of the recent BPS promotional video “We are Psychologists”
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Excellent feature @MoyaSarner - I see this a lot in my own counselling practice...
Do you lavish attention on others but rarely receive it? It’s time to get in touch with your own needs
Do you lavish attention on others but rarely receive it? It’s time to get in touch with your own...
Protecting yourself from the feelings that drive you may give you a sense of control – but it comes at a c...
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I'm seeing ever more clients with body dysmorphia because of the increased use of semaglutides. It's set #bodypositivity back years. Let Katy Perry's #OzempicFace be a warning...
Katy Perry looks gaunt after addressing Ozempic rumors via @DailyMailCeleb
Katy Perry looks gaunt after addressing Ozempic rumors
Katy Perry appeared gaunt while attending iHeartRadio Q102's Jingle Ball in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Monday.
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Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds
Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds
Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’
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We all knew nothing in the video was adding up after taking one look at it yet CNN still tried peddling it to us.
So embarrassing.
Legacy media like CNN absolutely sucks
Definitely cruel - kids pass this onto their peers whose parents may have different views. My two boys let me carry on letting them believe, when they knew. That is kindness 🫶
Cruel or kind? The parents who reveal all about Father Christmas
Cruel or kind? The parents who reveal all about Father Christmas
A vicar stoked outrage after ‘ruining’ the magic of Santa with an ‘error of judgment’, but there are many who share his stance
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This makes me furious. Why would this 'expert' do this other to save his own already tarnished repuation? It just adds to the anguish and distress of those parents. I hope he's expelled by the @gmcuk
Expert 'changed mind' over deaths, say Letby lawyers
Expert witness 'changed mind' over deaths, say Lucy Letby lawyers
The nurse was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murder of seven more.
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