COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGIST

Rebecca has been specialising in Autism and interpersonal difficulties for over 15 years in a range of settings within the NHS, education, charitable and private sector. Her warmth and passion for the work has shone through.

As one of the founders of Carlton Psychology, Rebecca’s commitment to providing best practice and the highest standard of service, is at the core of her work.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Madeleine is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist who has been working in clinical practice for over 10 years. Madeleine specialises in working with children, parents and parents-to-be. Madeleine is an integrative psychologist and draws from a range of approaches including Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Systemic, Psychodynamic and Compassion focussed model.

PRINCIPAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Maria is a Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). She has over 15 years experience specialising in Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) within the NHS and private and charitable providers (National Autistic Society). She has worked within health, forensic and educational environments with involvement in the setting up of several specialist Autism and ADHD services. She specialises in the assessment of these conditions and has extensive experience to offer therapeutic support and intervention for individuals, parents, and couples.

SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPIST

Christine Hall is a highly specialist Speech & Language Therapist, who has a wealth of experience in supporting children with speech and language difficulties.

Christine’s work included both NHS and private practice, as well as being part of our assessment team. Christine is fully qualified and a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, the Association of Independent Speech and Language Therapists, and is registered with the Health & Care Professionals Council.

SEND Specialist

Zoe carries out SpLD assessments, advises and advocates for parents and provides training services. Zoe has been an Assistant Head of Inclusion and Well-being, and has held several SENDco roles in a range of different educational settings. She has extensive experience of working with parents, schools, and external agencies to meet the needs of neurodivergent pupils. Zoe is a qualified Specialist Assessor and regularly undertakes private assessments of pupils with suspected literacy related SpLDs and dyslexia. She has also just co-authored a book for parents of children with ADHD and is currently writing a book on how to support executive function skills in the classroom.

DYSELXIA AND DYSCALCULIA ASSESSOR

I’m a highly experienced dyslexia and dyscalculia specialist assessor with a doctorate focused on evidence-based reading instruction. I also hold an Assessment Practising Certificate (APC), MSc in Psychology and an MA in Inclusive Education from the University of Oxford. I am a former Professional Practice Manager at the British Dyslexia Association (BDA) and now work directly with families, schools and adults to help individuals access the right support, and thrive academically, professionally and personally.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND PAEDIATRIC CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST

Deborah is a Clinical Psychologist (registered with the HCPC and chartered with the British Psychological Society-BPS) and on the BPS specialist register for clinical neuropsychologists.

With over 25 years of experience working in some of the UK’s leading NHS healthcare providers, Deborah has held consultant level positions across several NHS trusts including South London and Maudsley, Royal Free London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ (Evelina London) NHS Foundation Trusts.

Deborah has spent her career working with children and young people with complex health, neurological and neurodevelopmental needs. 

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Dr Elina Telford, Linnie, is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with over twenty years’ experience of working in the NHS and privately. Over the past decade she has worked as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the UK, providing NICE guideline compliant assessment and evidenced based treatments to children, young people and their families.  

Linnie has specialist trainings in family work (systemic practice), as well as in the treatment of trauma (EMDR) and assessment of neurodiversity, such as Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Ellie is a specialist Children’s Occupational Therapist and an Advanced Practitioner in Sensory Integration, with over a decade of experience supporting children and young people with neurodevelopmental and sensory processing needs.

She has worked across a range of settings including special educational needs schools, acquired brain injury services, and private practice. Ellie has a particular special interest in neurodiversity and works in a strengths based, person centred way to support participation in everyday activities at home, school, and in the community.

Ellie is registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) and is a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. She is committed to providing evidence based support in collaboration with families and the wider multidisciplinary teamn goes here