Dr Horton gained a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in Forensic Psychology at Birmingham City University. Dr Horton completed her Doctorate in Forensic Psychology Practice with the University of Nottingham in 2022. Dr Horton has Graduate Member status with the Health and Care Professions Council and is on the Management Committee for the West Midlands branch of the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abuse. Dr Horton has been employed by WPA since 2014 and has also co-edited two publications relating to working with children. Dr Horton delivers bespoke, integrated interventions such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to adults and young people to enhance psychological stability and coping strategies, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) based interventions for regulating emotions and dealing with distress as well as developing the use of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) principles within her therapeutic work with families.