Wendy has many years of experience working in mental health in England. She worked as a mental health nurse, working in both hospital and community settings, including elderly care, day hospital rehabilitation settings and drug and alcohol community support.

Wendy moved on to work as an assistant psychologist, developing counselling in primary care.

She then moved into an academic role developing a wide range of academic courses for 20 years, including both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in counselling and psychotherapy.

For ten years, Wendy contributed to the development and course leadership of the Postgraduate Certificate in Compassion Focused Therapy, the world's first academic course in CFT. She continues to provide training, therapy, and clinical supervision in CFT and CMT.

Wendy now works for the Compassionate Mind Foundation as Programme Leader/Training Advisor and contributes to research in CFT/CMT, as well as working as an Associate Lecturer at the University of Derby and in private practice as a therapist and supervisor.