I've worked in and around technology since leaving school — from building and repairing machines to gaming, cybersecurity and the provision of therapy through technology. For the last 15+ years I've sat in the clinical chair with children and adults affected by the harms most people only read headlines about.
My doctoral research examined children aged 7–10 exposed to violence and gore online — research no one else in the world has done. I developed CYBERTRAUMA™ theory to give professionals a rigorous, trauma-informed way to understand human behaviour in digital spaces: not moral panic, not tech-worship, but the middle lane where children actually live.
I consult to VR and AI child-safety services, sit across the cybersecurity and clinical worlds, edit for Frontiers on cybersecurity and digital mental health, and have written seven books used by parents, practitioners and policy-makers worldwide.
"Always several steps ahead of the curve… someone I would turn to for advice without reservation."
"Catherine is the real deal when it comes to understanding human behaviour online."