Banwell, E., Hanley, T., De Ossorno Garcia, S., & Salhi, L. (2026). The session wants and needs outcome measure for adolescent Web-based therapeutic support: examining the use of personalised free-text responses. Mental Health and Digital Technologies. Advance online publication.
Complete Publications & Research Output
A comprehensive list of peer-reviewed publications, reports, and research contributions demonstrating my expertise in digital mental health, child psychology, and evidence-based interventions. I nurture the practitioner and researcher profile as I believe benefits my practice and my skills as a therapist.
27Publications
2011-2026Active Years
132Citations
27 published works and 132 citations by other researchers, according to ORCID and OpenAlex.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Bernard, A., Salhi, L., de Ossorno Garcia, S., John, A., & del Pozo-Baños, M. (2022). Engagement of individuals aged 14–25 years with a digital mental health service during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a cohort study of service usage data. The Lancet, 400, S20.
Knipe, D., de Ossorno Garcia, S., Salhi, L., Afzal, N., Sammut, S., Mainstone-Cotton, L., Sefi, A., Marchant, A., & John, A. (2025). Digital mental health service engagement changes during Covid-19 in children and young people across the UK: Presenting concerns, service activity, and access by gender, ethnicity, and deprivation. PLOS ONE, 20(2), e0316468.
Coote, L., Kelly, L., Graham, C., Curtis-Gretton, L., Green, M., Salhi, L., de Ossorno Garcia, S., Sefi, A., & Holmes, H. (2024). An early economic evaluation of Kooth, a web-based mental health platform for children and young people with emerging mental health needs. Internet Interventions, 36, 100751.
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2024.100751
Corrigendum: 10.1016/j.invent.2024.100756
Stahl, B.C., Portillo, V., Wagner, H., Craigon, P.J., Darzentas, D., De Ossorno Garcia, S., Dowthwaite, L., Greenhalgh, C., Middleton, S.E., Nichele, E., Wagner, C., & Webb, H. (2024). Implementing responsible innovation: the role of the meso-level(s) between project and organisation. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 11(1), 2302345.
Singh, L.G., Middleton, S.E., Azim, T., Nichele, E., Lyu, P., & De Ossorno Garcia, S. (2024). ConversationMoC: Encoding Conversational Dynamics using Multiplex Network for Identifying Moment of Change in Mood and Mental Health Classification. In Proceedings of the Machine Learning for Cognitive and Mental Health Workshop (ML4CMH 2024) co-located with AAAI 2024 (pp. 42-56). CEUR-WS.org.
Available at: CEUR-WS Vol-3649
De Ossorno Garcia, S., Edbrooke-Childs, J., Salhi, L., Ruby, F.J.M., Sefi, A., & Jacob, J. (2023). Examining concurrent validity and item selection of the Session Wants and Needs Outcome Measure (SWAN-OM) in a children and young people web-based therapy service. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1067378.
Bernard, A., de Ossorno Garcia, S., Salhi, L., John, A., & DelPozo-Baños, M. (2023). Patterns of engagement in a digital mental health service during COVID-19: a cohort study for children and young people. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1143272.
Blackshaw, E., Sefi, A., Mindel, C., Maher, H., & De Ossorno Garcia, S. (2023). Digital mental health outcome monitoring for a structured text-based youth counselling intervention: Demographic profile and outcome change. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 96(3), 644-661.
DOI: 10.1111/papt.12472
Olugbade, T., Buono, R., Potapov, K., Bujorianu, A., Williams, A., de Ossorno Garcia, S., Gold, N., Holloway, C., & Berthouze, N. (2024). The EmoPain@Home Dataset: Capturing Pain Level and Activity Recognition for People with Chronic Pain in Their Homes. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing.
Olugbade, T., Buono, R., de C Williams, A., de Ossorno Garcia, S., Gold, N., Holloway, C., & Bianchi-Berthouze, N. (2022). EmoPain@Home: Dataset and automatic assessment within functional activity for chronic pain rehabilitation. 2022 10th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII), 1–8.
Mindel, C., Mainstone-Cotton, L., de Ossorno Garcia, S., Sefi, A., Sugarman, G., Salhi, L., Brick, H., Jackson, K., & Hanley, T. (2022). The design and development of an experience measure for a peer community moderated forum in a digital mental health service. Frontiers in Digital Health, 4, 897429.
Banwell, E., Hanley, T., De Ossorno Garcia, S., Mindel, C., Kayll, T., & Sefi, A. (2022). The Helpfulness of Web-Based Mental Health and Well-being Forums for Providing Peer Support for Young People: Cross-sectional Exploration. JMIR Formative Research, 6(9), e36432.
DOI: 10.2196/36432
de Ossorno Garcia, S., Salhi, L., Sefi, A., & Hanley, T. (2021). The Session Wants and Need Outcome Measure: The Development of a Brief Outcome Measure for Single-Sessions of Web-Based Support. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 748145.
De Ossorno Garcia, S., & Doyle, L. (2021). The mentoring relation as an interpersonal process in EDUCATE: A qualitative case study of mentor–mentee perspectives. Research for All, 5(1), 19-35.
DOI: 10.14324/RFA.05.1.04
Clark-Wilson, A., Moeini, A., Anand, K., Blake, C., Cukurova, M., De Ossorno Garcia, S., Issroff, K., Luckin, R., Olatunj, T., Outhwaite, L., & Weatherby, K. (2021). Supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in the educational technology sector to become more research-minded: Introduction to a small collection. Research for All, 5(1), 5-15.
DOI: 10.14324/RFA.05.1.02
De Ossorno García, S., Martín Babarro, J., & Toldos, M.P. (2019). Ecological-transaction model approach of adolescents' parental maltreatment and peer-bullying: the moderating role of bullying at the classroom. Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 17(3), 495-518.
De Ossorno García, S., Martín Babarro, J., Georgieva Kostova, E., & Toldos Romero, M.P. (2017). Análisis del Maltrato Físico en la Familia y su Influencia en Variables del Contexto Educativo. Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 51(2), 228-239.
ISSN: 0034-9690
De Ossorno Garcia, S., Martín Babarro, J., & Toldos Romero, M.P. (2017). Spiritus contra Spiritum: Including Spirituality in Addiction Treatments for Recovery, a Systematic Review. Universal Journal of Psychology, 5(2), 66-87.
Felipe, M.T., De Ossorno García, S., Martín Babarro, J., & Martínez Arias, R. (2011). Social characteristics in bullying typology: Digging deeper into description of bully-victim. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 29, 869-878.
Doctoral Dissertation
De Ossorno García, S. (2021). Influencia del contexto parental en las conductas de bullying en el aula [Influence of the parental context on bullying behaviors in the classroom]. Doctoral Thesis, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. 262 pages.
Available at: UCM E-Prints Repository
Supervisors: Dr. Rosario Martínez Arias & Dr. Javier Martín Babarro
Research Sample: 2,852 adolescent participants across three interconnected studies
Focus: Ecological-transactional model of parental maltreatment and peer bullying dynamics in classroom contexts
Key Contributions: Examined physical abuse effects on academic performance; analyzed classroom-level moderating effects; explored bully-victim characteristics and peer acceptance patterns
Conference Presentations
de Ossorno Garcia, S. (2026). The Digital Door: A Scalable Framework for Accessibility, Single Session Thinking, and Ethical Independent Practice Online. BPS Division of Counselling Psychology Annual Conference, Manchester, 3 July 2026.
An argument that therapy is being platformised, and a transferable framework for independent practitioners who want to stay accessible without joining a platform: single-session thinking, open clinical records and neighbourhood presence.
Research Reports & White Papers
Noble, J., Gadd, L., De Ossorno Garcia, S., & Gillman, A. (2021). Theory of change Kooth for adults: how adults use the 'positive virtual ecosystem'. Kooth Plc and New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), London.
Mindel, C., Salhi, L., & De Ossorno García, S. (2021). Supporting Parents: a personalised approach to Mental Health. Research Report, Kooth Plc, London.
Salhi, L., de Ossorno Garcia, S., Mainstone-Cotton, L., Facey-Campbell, N., Mindel, C., Paris, A., & Elliott, K. (2021). Supporting Adults with Stressful Life Events in a Digital Service. Research Report, Kooth Plc, London.
Gillman, A., & De Ossorno Garcia, S. (2021). Rapid Literature Review Kooth–Theory of Change 'How do adults use Kooth?' Research Report, Kooth Plc, London.
De Ossorno García, S. (2020). Evidence summary: How can research on wellbeing inform better educational technology? EDUCATE Programme Report, UCL Institute of Education, London.
De Ossorno García, S. (2019). How can research on wellbeing inform better edtech? Wellbeing Resources: Psychological, Social, Physical Challenges and Defining wellbeing. EDUCATE Programme Report, UCL Institute of Education, London.
Research Impact & Translation
This body of work demonstrates sustained research excellence across multiple domains of clinical psychology, with particular emphasis on translating research findings into practical applications that benefit children, young people, and adults accessing mental health support.
Key Research Contributions:
- Instrument Development: Lead developer of SWAN-OM, now used internationally in digital mental health services across the UK and being adapted globally. The measure has been cited extensively and recognized as filling a critical gap in single-session therapy outcome measurement
- Policy Impact: COVID-19 research informing national digital mental health service delivery, particularly regarding health equity and access for vulnerable populations
- Clinical Translation: Evidence-based approaches from bullying prevention research directly implemented in school settings and CAMHS services
- International Collaboration: Multi-institutional research partnerships across UK universities and Spanish institutions
Citation Impact:
This research has influenced clinical practice, policy development, and subsequent academic work in digital mental health, bullying prevention and brief therapy approaches.
Research Collaboration Opportunities
I welcome inquiries regarding:
- Research collaborations in digital mental health and outcome measurement
- Consultation on single-session therapy implementation and evaluation
- Guest lectures, academic presentations, and conference keynotes
- Consultation on evidence-based practice implementation in clinical settings
- Supervision and mentorship for postgraduate researchers and doctoral candidates
- Full-text article requests, pre-prints, and research data sharing
- Development and validation of psychological assessment instruments
For research inquiries, contact: santiago@doortotherapy.com
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