She has experience working in the NHS in secondary and specialist services with diverse clients, including survivors of torture, sexual assault, childhood abuse, domestic violence, accidents, displacement, traumatic loss and bereavement, and war and combat-related experiences. Dr Joye has training and experience in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), incorporating techniques from Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) in her work. She qualified with a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) from University College London.