An NHS psychologist has been suspended after patients complained she spent hour-long therapy sessions ignoring their problems and discussing her personal life. 'Emotional' Martina King wasted entire appointments discussing issues to do with her family, her job and her own health, leaving her clients 'burdened' and 'upset'. The experienced professional, who worked at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, even told one patient that she hated the health service. Mrs King, who has 15 years experience with the NHS, argued that she shared personal details to empathise with patients. But a disciplinary panel at the Health and Care Professionals Tribunal Service judged her unfit to practice and suspended her for six months.