She has a particular interest in the period of adolescence and has taught on the subject of adolescent development in a range of settings. Prior to her current post as head of the National Confidential Forum, she worked for 10 years as the senior psychologist in NHS Lothian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service sexual trauma team. Here she worked with children, young people and families affected by sexual trauma. Rachel has direct experience of the role of technology in the trauma picture; both as a specific factor in the trauma and as a more general role in the adolescent journey.