I work with:-
- Children and young people aged, 0-25
- Parents and infants or young children together
- Parents or carers directly offering support and consultation
I offer:-
- Individual psychotherapy with children and young people - including once weekly, twice weekly and intensive psychotherapy (three times a week)
- Brief work
- Short term psychoanalytic psychotherapy
- Longer term treatment
- Assessment for psychotherapy
- Specialist assessment - including state of mind assessments
- Supervision for other professionals
- Consultation to schools and social services
- Young Person Consultation Service
- Reports for court or education purposes, or to inform other professionals and agencies in the network
I am experienced in working with and treating children and young people with a range of complex difficulties, including but not limited to:-
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Bereavement and loss
- Trauma, abuse and neglect
- Social and emotional difficulties
- Gender and sexuality concerns
- Self harm
- Eating disorders
- Separation and attachment difficulties
- Social withdrawal
- Disruption at home or at school
- Exam stress or under achieving
- Poor self esteem
- Difficulties in peer relationships or family relationships
- Eating and sleeping problems
- Encopresis (soiling) and enuresis (wetting)
- Behavioural concerns
- Violence, delinquency or sexual acting out
I am experienced in working in or with:-
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
- Looked after children in Registered charities and Registered children's homes
- Fostered and adopted children and young people
- Schools
I am a member of the Association of Child Psychotherapists.