Philippa Perry (born November 1, 1957 in the United Kingdom) is a British psychotherapist and writer. She writes for The Guardian and Reads magazine and has written several books on psychology and parenting.
Philippa Perry was born in Warrington, Cheshire, northwest England. Her mother’s family owned a cotton mill, and her father inherited an engineering company and a farm. She was educated at Abbots Bromley Girls’ School and a Swiss finishing school. She worked as a litigation clerk, an investigating agent, and a McDonald’s employee. She attended Middlesex University, where she earned a degree in Fine Arts.