A clinical psychologist from the Highlands has been cleared by a professional tribunal after a four-year investigation into her social media activity, which was sparked by a complaint from her daughter's headteacher.
A 'Bizarre' Investigation Concludes
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has ruled that Dr Anne Woodhouse has 'no case to answer' regarding her fitness to practise. The highly-skilled mother-of-two described the conclusion as a welcome end to a 'bizarre' and protracted ordeal. The case centred on five 'gender-critical' social media posts she had liked or shared, and accusations made by John Naples-Campbell, the then-depute head at her daughters' school, who also performs as a drag artist called 'Miss Lossie Mouth'.
Unlike some high-profile cases, Dr Woodhouse's investigation proceeded quietly for years before the tribunal panel reached its definitive conclusion in December 2025. Welcoming a reporter into her home, a relaxed Dr Woodhouse, wearing a hoodie bearing her anonymous online alias 'Woodmoose', recounted the full story over coffee, supported by meticulously gathered evidence.
The Spark of the Complaint
The situation began in 2021 when Dr Woodhouse, initially pleased her performance-loving daughter had a depute head with a drama background, followed Mr Naples-Campbell online. She soon unfollowed after he robustly defended the inclusion of biologically male weightlifter Laurel Hubbard in the women's Olympic category.
Matters escalated when Dr Woodhouse felt compelled to write to the school and Highland Council about a serious safeguarding concern. She had seen Mr Naples-Campbell's supportive tweets for the Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) campaign, which suggested trans-identifying children could transition at school without parental knowledge. "A safeguarding disaster," Dr Woodhouse stated. "If a child's struggling, parents need to be informed." She stressed her communication was not a formal complaint but a request for clarity on school policy.
Despite requesting confidentiality to protect her daughters, the Council revealed her identity to Mr Naples-Campbell, justifying it by citing his distress over online abuse. "He's upset about online 'abuse' I wasn't responsible for... so the Council hands him the real-life name of a woman offline?" Dr Woodhouse said, describing the logic as breathtaking.
Escalation and Institutional Failure
Armed with her name, Mr Naples-Campbell identified her Facebook account, screenshot a cover photo featuring the slogan 'Women Won't Wheesht', and deduced her 'Woodmoose' X account. He scrolled back through her 'likes' to 2014, compiling what he deemed 'anti-trans' material. He reported her to the HCPC and claimed she was under police investigation.
Dr Woodhouse only learned of the HCPC probe in 2022, and was then informed police were investigating—according to the HCPC. In reality, Police Scotland had already told Mr Naples-Campbell his accusations amounted to political differences and declined to investigate. Dr Woodhouse expressed astonishment at the process: "At every stage I've thought, 'surely this will end up in the hands of someone intelligent and it'll stop'."
She criticised the regulator's conduct, noting that when told by police she was not under investigation, the HCPC responded, "Are you sure?" "It's like they were so beholden to him they'd believe anything he said," she said. "Men's vengeance powers the gender wars. But it's the regulators, institutions, professional bodies who allow that who are really at fault."
By December 2025, her legal team, led by Naomi Cunningham, had proven all evidence—including what Dr Woodhouse called a "highly personal, vicious character assassination" from Mr Naples-Campbell—was irrelevant. All but five tweets were swiftly dismissed.
Relief and Resolve
Now a month on from the ruling, Dr Woodhouse is relieved but resolute. "This process could've broken someone. Thankfully, the long-game is my superpower," she laughed. She vowed to continue her work and to keep speaking about the intersection of gender-identity activism and child safeguarding. "It's a professional duty to. Too many have forgotten that," she concluded, marking the end of an 'insane' four-year chapter.
