Consultant Clinical Psychologist:
(BSc, MSc, DClinPsy)
I am an HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience of working with children, young people, adults and families, the last 20 of which have focussed on ASD. During my career I have worked in a number of NHS CAMHS Teams and also within a second opinion autism assessment service.
In addition to my role in Autism North East I also work as part of a team commissioned to reduce ASD waiting lists in NHS Trusts.
I am trained in a variety of assessment tools, for example the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS 2), am an accredited ADOS trainer, and am trained and experienced in running a number of ASD parent programmes:
• National Autistic Society – EarlyBird Plus and Health Minds
• Barnardo’s – Cygnet and Siblings programmes plus Puberty, Sex and Relationships
• Social Skills Institute – Secret Agent Society
• CUES Coping with Uncertainty in Everyday Situations
I enjoy working with young people with ASD and their families to help develop strategies to maximise their strengths and support them in reducing the impact of social communication difficulties.