Since the Canterbury earthquakes she has also been the Clinical Leader of a Specialist Mental Health service set up to treat people with post traumatic earthquake related distress. Her research interests are in anxiety disorders, particularly understanding some of the neurobiological mechanism involved. She has also researched the treatment of anxiety and has investigated the use of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). Her current research involves studying CBT treatments in clinical settings. She is also studying the psychological and neurobiological effects of the earthquakes in both people presenting with significant earthquake related distress and those identifying as resilient.