Dr Maike Klein

Lecturer in Clinical Psychology

Profile

Maike Klein is a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at Lancaster University. She is an HCPC-registered Counselling Psychologist, a BACP-accredited Psychotherapist, a Systemic Family Practitioner and an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist.

Maike has worked in a range of clinical settings, including statutory and non-statutory mental health and addiction services, both nationally as well as internationally. Previously, Maike directed a charity which supported people with mental health and addiction issues. She currently works at the Clinical Psychological Services (CPS), drawing from humanistic and systemic therapy approaches so support students at Lancaster University Medical School.

Maike joined Lancaster University in March 2023, at which she teaches on the Doctorate for Clinical Psychology programme. Within this programme, Maike designed and now coordinates the Systemic Theory & Practice pathway (Foundation & Intermediate courses). Additionally, she plays an active role in the programme's Curriculum Team, Selections Team and Widening Participation Team. Maike was also a member of the Faculty for Health and Medicine Research Ethics Committee (FHMREC) between 2023-2026.

Maike's research interests lie in health and addiction psychology, with a particular focus on the socio-systemic determinants of addiction recovery pathways. Maike specialises in qualitative and creative research approaches, with a firm grounding in the human lived experience perspective. Maike co-leads the IFS UK Research Group, which she co-developed in 2025, and serves as Research Council Advisory Member for the IFS Institute.

Embodied Echoes: A Qualitative Exploration into Body Psychotherapy and Trauma.
Oral presentation

Transitioning from Secure Care to Community Care among People with Forensic Mental Health Needs and Problematic Substance Use: Findings from a Constructivist Grounded Theory Study.
Oral presentation

DClinPsy Lancaster Widening Participation Team (External organisation)
Other Membership

A mixed-method evaluation of the impact of Build on Belief on service users' recovery outcomes
Consultancy

IFS Institute Research Council (External organisation)
Membership of council

Addiction Research and Theory (Journal)
Editorial activity

NICE anxiety guideline campaign
Influence on Policy, Practice, Patients & the Public

DClinPsy Lancaster Selections Team (External organisation)
Other Membership

Lernen von Nachbarn: Forschungsergebnisse in der Recovery-orientierten Suchtberatung und-begleitung in Grossbritannien.
Invited talk

Responding to People Bereaved by Drug and Alcohol-related Deaths in Lancashire
Consultancy

External Assessor for Academic Quality Standards & Conduct
Examination

External Programme Examiner - DClinPsy Trent
Examination

Lived Experience Recovery Organisations as innovative strategy for restoring trust in health and social care systems.
Invited talk

Gaining compassion for addictive processes.
Invited talk

DClinPsy Lancaster Curriculum Team (External organisation)
Other Membership

FHM Mental Health Theme (Organisational unit)
Other Membership

Internal Family Systems UK Research Group (External organisation)
Member of Working Group

Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy (Journal)
Editorial activity

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Suchtpsychologie (External organisation)
Member of an organisation

Introducing collaboration options of the Global Family Recovery Alliance
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

Lancaster University FHM Research Ethics Committee (External organisation)
Membership of committee

Provider and user perspectives on long-term recovery in England: How do we know when we're done?
Invited talk

Qualitative Social Work (Journal)
Editorial activity

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) (External organisation)
Member of an organisation

Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Psychotherapy (External organisation)
Member of an organisation

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (External organisation)
Member of an organisation

Mental Health Webinar Series
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

International Journal of Qualitative Methods (Journal)
Editorial activity

Lived experiences of multiple relapses into opiate and/or cocaine misuse: A multi-perspectival interpretative phenomenological analysis of drug service users and therapists in the UK
Invited talk

Lived experiences of multiple relapses into opiate and/or cocaine misuse: A multi-perspectival interpretative phenomenological analysis of drug service users and therapists in the UK
Oral presentation

Lived experiences of multiple relapses into substance misuse among addictions therapists and former drug service users: A multi-perspectival interpretative phenomenological analysis
Invited talk

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit in der Suchthilfe (External organisation)
Member of an organisation

Beyond 'them' and 'us': The use of a steering group in alcohol and drug addiction research
Oral presentation

Society for the Study of Addictions (External organisation)
Member of an organisation

Through a glass darkly: An international vs. national student’s perspective of a racial incident on a college campus
Oral presentation

  • Clinical Psychology