{"id":110521,"date":"2025-11-04T14:07:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harborlondon.com\/oldsite\/?post_type=team-member&#038;p=110521"},"modified":"2025-11-04T14:07:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:07:41","slug":"megan-laverick-smith","status":"publish","type":"team-member","link":"https:\/\/harborlondon.com\/oldsite\/team-member\/megan-laverick-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Megan Laverick-Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Our front-end template -->\n<section\n    id=\"team-member-info-block_a20acb212585aae8b2894dfa8aeaa35b\" \n    class=\"team-member-info \"\n>\n    <div class=\"site-container\">\n        <div class=\"info-container animation-container\">\n            <div class=\"info-container__left\">\n                <div class=\"header item-fade-up\">\n                    <h1 class=\"\">Megan Laverick-Smith<\/h1>\n                    <h6 class=\"\">Registered Mental Health Nurse<\/h6>\n                <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"biography\">\n                                                    <div class=\"biography-container\">\n                                <h5 class=\"item-fade-up\">Professional Experience<\/h5>\n                                                                    <div class=\"intro item-fade-up\">\n                                        <p>Megan Laverick-Smith is a Registered Mental Health Nurse with over 12 years of experience in the mental health field, underpinned by a Psychology degree from the University of Sussex. She has worked extensively across acute inpatient settings for both adults and children, with a particular focus on supporting individuals during periods of high distress and diagnostic uncertainty.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"text item-fade-up\">\n                                    <p>Megan works closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver accurate assessments and responsive care across a broad spectrum of mental health conditions. She is trained in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, enabling her to integrate structured, evidence-based techniques that help individuals regulate emotion, stay grounded in the present, and develop meaningful change.<\/p>\n<p>Megan is committed to delivering mental health care that is not only clinically robust but also compassionate and person-centred. Her approach balances empathy with clarity \u2013 supporting individuals to better understand their diagnoses, feel heard in their experiences, and take confident steps toward recovery.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"info-container__right\">\n                               <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/harborlondon.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/11\/Megan.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Megan Laverick-Smith\" class=\"thumbnail  page-hero\">\n                                                    <div class=\"information\">\n                                                    <div class=\"single-info\">\n                                <h6 class=\"item-fade-up\">Languages Spoken<\/h6>\n                                <div class=\"text item-fade-up\">\n                                    <ul>\n<li>English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- Our front-end template -->\n<section\n    id=\"double-images-cta-block_b785f1a4c776673a2f0ba7555842d644\" \n    class=\"double-images-cta  Black\"\n>\n    <div class=\"site-container\">\n        <div class=\"cta-container animation-container\">\n                            <div class=\"cta-container__text\">\n                <div class=\"header item-fade-up\">\n                    <h6>Further reading<\/h6>\n                    <h2>More about Harbor and our approach<\/h2>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"links-container\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/about\" class=\"single-link-box\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/harborlondon.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/06\/Quick_link_items-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\">\n                            <div class=\"label\">\n                                <h3>About Harbor<\/h3>\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10 12V22H12V12H22V10H12V0H10V10H0V12H10Z\" fill=\"#FF7973\"\/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                            <a href=\"\/our-approach\" class=\"single-link-box\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/harborlondon.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/06\/Quick_link_items3-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\">\n                            <div class=\"label\">\n                                <h3>Our approach<\/h3>\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10 12V22H12V12H22V10H12V0H10V10H0V12H10Z\" fill=\"#FF7973\"\/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":110522,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_joinchat":[]},"team-member-category":[8],"class_list":["post-110521","team-member","type-team-member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","team-member-category-medical-team"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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