We are world-leading clinicians and scientists devoted to pelvic pain: we treat the conditions other clinicians overlook, and we publish the research behind that care. What's most important, we have lived experience of the conditions we support and research.
Psychologist, PhD, CPsychol
Claudia is a chartered psychologist and psychotherapist with 10 years experience supporting people with chronic and persistent pain. Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, nervous system regulation techniques, self-compassion, and psychosexual therapy. Having lived with vulvodynia, she brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work, allowing her to offer care that is clinically grounded and deeply empathetic.
D.O., FACOOG, IF, MSCP
Dr Babb is a leading voice in female sexual medicine, vulvovaginal disorders and hormone therapy. He founded Haven Center with a single mission: to restore confidence, intimacy and quality of life for women facing complex gynaecologic and sexual health concerns. Patients come from across the United States and around the world for extended, unhurried consultations and a collaborative, patient-first approach.
Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Uppsala
A world-leading expert in persistent pain, with over 25 years as a clinical psychologist in chronic pain services, including 18 years within the NHS.
In 2000 he played a pivotal role in establishing the UK's first interdisciplinary chronic pain specialty service based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). He has authored more than 250 scientific publications.
Professor of Psychology as Applied to Medicine, King's College London
Rona has been researching and developing interventions in chronic medical conditions for the past 30 years. Her research has been used to design CBT and digital interventions across several health conditions.
She was National Advisor to NHS England for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies for People with Long Term Conditions from 2011 to 2016.
Body Image Expert · Trainee Health Psychologist
A researcher and Trainee Health Psychologist with over five years working in women's health. From 2021 to 2024 she was a researcher at the world-leading Centre for Appearance Research.
Her work centres on chronic pain and health inequalities, and she is leading her own research into chronic pelvic pain in South Asian women.
Care coordinator and Operations, Bloume Clinic
Clementine specialises in communication, care coordination & operations for companies in the health and wellbeing sector; she's held senior roles at GRNDHOUSE and Paradym.
In 2022 she joined the Zinc VC social impact accelerator to launch Raise, a financial wellbeing platform for families, and now supports mission-driven health startups.
Our team's work appears in the European Journal of Pain, the Journal of Psychosomatic Research and the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, covering vulvodynia, psychological flexibility, body image and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for persistent pelvic pain.
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