Clinical psychologists are different from psychiatrists in that they are not medical doctors, and therefore cannot prescribe medication. 

Child clinical psychologists are extensively trained professionals, who have both an undergraduate degree in psychology and a post-graduate training in Clinical Practice. They study child development from infancy to adulthood, child mental health, the complexities of family relationships and social, emotional and intellectual development. They are also trained in the administration of cognitive assessments (e.g. IQ and memory tests) and in cognitive skills. 

Child psychologists use ‘evidence-based’ practice i.e. therapeutic approaches which have been verified by scientific research to work for specific types of problem and will refer to Dr. Hesham A.Rahman; M.D.; Consultant of child psychiatry. 

Clinical psychologists are different from psychiatrists in that they are not medical doctors, and therefore cannot prescribe medication. 

We will do our best to help you and your child to feel comfortable and at ease. It is often useful to have a parent(s) at the first appointment, for at least part of the session, to provide any relevant background and developmental information.

We will spend some time getting to know your child, finding out about hobbies, interests, friends, strengths etc. as well as asking about what their best hopes are for coming to see us, and what they would like to be different in their life. It is often important for us to hear what is going well for your child/you as a family as well.

We hope that by the end of the first appointment, we are beginning to have a shared understanding of the difficulties that brought your child to come and see us, how we might work together going forward, and plan future appointments.

This varies from case to case and depends very much on the agreed goals for treatment and the type of treatment goals and objectives that we agree is most appropriate for the presenting difficulties. The typical range of sessions that we tend to see young people for is between 8 and 48 sessions, although some people can make significant progress after 8 sessions, some may need more and some occasionally may only need 1-2 appointments.

We usually review progress after the first 8 sessions and then plan and discuss with you how many more sessions are likely to be needed.

The frequency of appointments will depend on the therapeutic approach taken, and/or the severity of the child or young person’s difficulties. Sessions may occur weekly or twice weekly. Again every case is different and we do not have ‘a one size fits all’ approach, we treat every child we meet as an individual.

We strongly believe that parental involvement is key to helping a child or young person to make positive, lasting changes and actively encourage parents to participate in our work.

We also recognise that some young people may not want their parents involved and that there can be a benefit in talking to someone outside of the family in confidence, and for some young people it is not possible for their parents to attend sessions regularly. At the first appointment we will discuss how to involve parents appropriately, and at the same time, preserve a safe, confidential space to enable your child to talk freely.

Equally, we can offer appointments to parents without the child attending if this feels helpful to either be able to talk freely about the issues or gain advice for yourself in helping manage the difficulties.

Parents may need to be informed if there are issues regarding a child’s safety and well-being, even if the child is reluctant, and we will have an open discussion regarding our duty of care to share information with outside agencies if we are concerned about your child’s welfare.

We are able to offer services to those individuals and families who are self-funding.

Offers

• Pay per Visit or by sessions package

Payments Options

• Cash Money 

• Instapay

• E- Wallet

We pride ourselves on being able to offer a timely service to the families we work with and seeing children, young people and families significantly more quickly than they would likely be offered an appointment in statutory services.

The amount of time you should expect to wait to see one of us will often depend on how flexible you are in terms of the timing of the appointment. Since some appointments, such as our after school slots, tend to get booked up more quickly than others.

We often liaise with a child’s school if required, but would never do so without your permission. We can send letters/reports, speak to teachers or attend meetings if it is thought to be useful. Occasionally it can be helpful to observe your child in school, especially if there are concerns about their behaviour in school or their development, and we are happy to arrange this if it is agreed it could be beneficial.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received at Childology, there are several different ways you can let us know. We would strongly encourage you, in the first instance, to speak to your therapist to see if they can put things right.

If you do not feel this is possible, or you have tried and still feel things are not satisfactory, addressing your concerns to the case manager and/or technical Directors and we will be in touch to discuss the issues further.