We work with young people from childhood through to adulthood.

Some of difficulties we are experienced in helping people with include:

• Low mood

• Anxiety

• Feeling different from others

• Adjusting to a new diagnosis, or a new stage of illness or treatment

• Exploring self-identity (including around health, appearance, disability, gender and sexuality)

• Decision making about treatments

• Keeping up with treatments recommended by health care teams (e.g. taking medication, diet and lifestyle restrictions, attending appointments)

• Managing relationships (including a desire for relationships) with family, friends and more

• Trauma associated with any aspect of illness, treatment or wider life

• Developing independence

• Managing symptoms (e.g. pain, tiredness)

• Negotiating education, employment and what you want for the future

We are trained in a range of psychological therapies, which helps us to adapt our approach to your specific needs and preferences.

For more information about our experience with young people, and the approaches we use, please see: here

Parenting is hard. Parenting with illness in your family is another level.

Anna and Jemma have worked with hundreds of parents, carers and siblings, at all different life stages. We see you as the family member you are, and also as a human in your own right.

We see all family members, individually or as family units.

Some of the situations we support with include:

• Adjusting to a family member’s illness, disability or treatment

• The whole range of emotional responses that can come with having illness or disability in your family - including low mood, anxiety, grief, frustration, anger and loss.

• Remaining in parent role with your child/children, whist looking after the illness

• Managing low mood, anxiety, anger and trauma experienced by your child/family member

• Treating trauma reactions in family members who may have witnessed something happening to their child/sibling

• Adjusting to a new family life stage

• Supporting you to support your young person with developing the independent skills needed to transition into young adulthood (including adult services, moving out of home etc)

• Improving relationships within the family

  For more information about our experience with families, and the approaches we use, please see: here

As well as being Clinical Psychologists we are trained in Coaching Psychology. Coaching is a way of talking together to figure out what you want from life and how to get there, including how to address any challenges that might get in the way. We draw on psychological theories to support you towards your goals, but our conversations will always be driven by what you feel is most important. We will always respect you as the expert in your life.

A coaching psychology approach is ideal for young people who might feel a bit stuck in their stage of life, and want a more action-oriented approach to help empower them as to how to make the next steps towards the life they want to be living.

Coaching can be a one-off conversation or a series of conversations. It can also be integrated within a wider set of Clinical Psychology sessions. We agree on this in our first conversation together.

Anna & Jemma have extensive experience in supervising professionals, including psychologists of all grades as well as a range of non-psychology colleagues (including doctors, nurses and allied health professionals).

In addition to her working with young people, Anna co-leads a Staff Psychology Service at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) and is able to see professionals who are affected by difficulties relating to their work.

We offer both individual and group supervisions, as well as reflective practice sessions.

We are also experienced in providing training to professionals on a range of topics.

If you think we might be able to help then we would love to hear from you!