These last typically about an hour to an hour and a half. The main purpose of this consultation is to discuss your concerns, what you are hoping to achieve through our involvement and ways you think we may be able to help.

Prior to this consultation we will ask you to complete a background form summarising some information about your child’s early years, strengths, difficulties, how they are doing at school, etc. and to forward to us any other reports you may have, from other professionals or school, that you feel may be relevant. This saves us time on the day as we will not need to go through all this information on the spot.

The outcome of this consultation is typically a letter where we summarise our discussion and offer you some options to consider for our further involvement.

A diagnostic assessment for autism requires input from at least two clinicians, who both contribute to the diagnostic process and report.

As a minimum it involves a developmental interview with parents, a structured observational assessment of your child and gathering information from school.

We tailor our assessments to your child, so we may recommend additional assessment tools to give us a more detailed picture of your child’s relative strengths and difficulties.

A diagnostic assessment for ADHD is based on a developmental interview with parents, standardised questionnaires completed by parents and teachers and an appointment with your child.

We tailor our assessments to your child, so we may recommend additional assessment tools to give us a more detailed picture of your child’s relative strengths and difficulties.

A child and adolescent psychiatrist is involved in the ADHD diagnostic process and can be available to discuss the outcome of the assessment and treatment options with you.

A series of sessions to help you navigate the complex “how to help” question. Tailored to the type of difficulties your child experiences, your family’s priorities and the amount of time you have available. We identify areas of concern, your child’s areas of strength, strategies you are currently using…

A block of sessions to work with you to support your child’s emotional regulation skills. We are trained and have extensive experience with a number of different approaches, including: SCERTS, Social Thinking and the zones of regulation, The Explosive Child approach by Dr. Ross Greene…

We offer sessions of working directly with your child only when we feel they will be helpful and your child thinks so, too. We mostly offer solution focused work so the number of sessions, duration and focus will be constantly under review. We review progress with you at the end of every session and share insights…