Consultants

Educational Psychologists

Priya Dhingra (Lead Practitioner)

Priya trained as an Educational Psychologist at University College London. She is currently pursuing a doctorate degree at the same educational establishment. Priya is a registered Chartered Educational Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and Health Professions Council. She practises as an independent Educational Psychologist providing services to schools, families, and colleges and also works for a local authority. Priya is a Consulting Psychologist for Dyslexia Action, Psychology Networks, and also practised at Lyn Fry Associates. Her interests are early literacy and numeracy skills, dyslexia/specific learning difficulties, enhancing learning in students, and supporting children with developmental disorders.

Michelle Hampson

Michelle trained as an Educational Psychologist at University College London. She did her first degree at Cambridge University and trained as a teacher at the University of Oxford. Michelle has also done further training at the Tavistock Clinic around children's emotional and social well being. She is a registered Chartered Educational Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and Health Professions Council. Michelle works for a local authority in London and also practises as an independent Educational Psychologist providing services to families and schools.

Sabina Fitzpatrick

Sabina is a qualified Educational Psychologist with vast experience of working in Local Authorities and Independent Practice. She is a registered Chartered Educational Psychologist with the British Psychological Society, Health Professionals Council and an Affiliate Professional Member of PATOSS (Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties) . Her specialist areas include: specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and completing full child and adult diagnostic assessments.

Patrick Mulhern

Patrick ‘Pat’ trained as an Educational Psychologist at the Institute of Education. He has worked as an Educational Psychologist with a County Council and in two London Boroughs. Although semi-retired Pat works part-time for a Local Authority in London and independently, providing services to families and schools. While registered as a doctoral student at the Institute of Education, he undertook research on teachers’ attitudes towards ‘inclusive education’ and the dilemmas it may pose. Pat is registered with the Health Professions Council as an Educational Psychologist and is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society.

Dr. Vicki Wolfe

Vicki is a practising Educational Psychologist in a Local Authority, registered with the Health Professionals Council and a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society. She is a qualified secondary school teacher and completed her Doctorate in Child, Community & Educational Psychology at the Tavistock Institute. She has a particular interest in adolescent emotional development and resilience, staff wellbeing, educational therapy and parental support.

Kathleen Gayton

Kathleen trained as an Educational Psychologist at Birmingham University and is a qualified and experienced primary school teacher. She has experience of working with children and adults in both Local Authorities and independent practice. Kathleen is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and is a Health Professions Council registered Practitioner Psychologist. Her specialist interests include assessment and support in the early years of education, autistic spectrum disorders and working with parents and families to promote positive behaviour and learning.

Occupational Therapists

Tessa Scully

Tessa Scully trained as an Occupational Therapist at Otago Polytechnic, in Dunedin, New Zealand, specialising in Paediatrics throughout her career. She is registered with the Health Professions Council. Tessa holds memberships with the British Association of Occupational Therapists (including Children, Young Persons and Family Specialist Section) as well as Sensory Integration Network UK. She works as an independent Occupational Therapist across settings with children who have mild to moderate motor and sensory processing challenges that affect their ability to participate in activities of daily living. Tessa does targeted interventions utilising a variety of approaches drawing on models of child development, sensory processing and guided problem solving for acquiring specific skills.

Ciara Storan

Ciara trained as an Occupational Therapist at Brunel University, London. She is registered with the Health Professions Council and is a member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists and Sensory Integration Network UK. Ciara has completed post-graduate training in Sensory Integration and has a keen interest in this area. Her work as an Occupational Therapist includes working with children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Sensory Integration Dysfunction, developmental delay, cerebral palsy, and a range of physical, sensory and learning disorders. Besides working as an independent practitioner, Ciara works in primary school for children with special needs.

Therapists
Mira Schauble

Mira has bachelors honours qualification in Developmental Neurophysiology and Genomics and a Masters qualification in Clinical Social Work from The University of Queensland, Australia. She is currently completing a Masters in Dance and Movement Psychotherapy at Roehampton University, London. Mira has had many years of therapeutic clinical experience working with issues ranging from depression, anxiety, eating disorders, post traumatic stress and trauma related disorders, to stress management, goal setting, and life coaching. Her practice is informed by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Psychotherapy, Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness Based Therapies, Social Constructionist Family and Relationship Therapy, and the Creative Arts Therapies, in particular Dance and Movement Therapy and Rhythm Therapy. Mira is an accredited Clinical Mental Health Practitioner with the Australian Association of Social Workers. She is also a member of the International Federation of Social Workers, the Australian Dance and Movement Therapy Association and an Associate Member of the Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy UK.

Dom Guard

Dom is an Integrative Child Psychotherapist who trained at the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education. He works with children individually and in groups along with their parents and families where emotional difficulties may prevent a child from achieving their full potential. Dom has worked within a variety of educational environments especially with school refusers. His therapeutic practice is rooted in Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, Attachment Theory and Art Psychotherapy.

Vanessa de Sauty

Vanessa trained as a Psychologist at Macquarie University, Sydney. She completed her Masters of Counselling at Wesley Institute, Sydney. Vanessa has experience of working with adolescents, young people, families, and adults. She specialises in working with clients having low self esteem, low self confidence, depression, anxiety, stress and burnout, and personality disorders. Vanessa applies the models of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Interpersonal Processes Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Psychotherapy in her work. She is registered as a Psychologist with the New South Wales Registration Board (Australia) and is an Associate Member of the Australian Psychological Society.

Specialist Teacher

Denise Drinkwater

Denise trained as a Specialist Tutor with Partners in Education in Hertfordshire and has a wealth of experience teaching both individuals and small groups. Her background is in maths and statistics. Denise became passionate about learning difficulties after her son was diagnosed. She works as an independent Specialist Support Teacher in schools supporting children and students with literacy, numeracy and study skills.

Speech Therapist

Tomi Agboola-Odeleye

Tomi qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist at the University College London. She is a registered Speech therapist with the Health Professionals Council and a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Tomi's experience as a Speech Therapist has included paediatric work with pre schoolers, primary, and secondary school students within special and mainstream schools. In addition, she has worked within the NHS with adults who have learning difficulties and swallowing disorders. Tomi has a special interest in children with hearing impairments and has completed her BSL level 2 with the intention of continuing her studies and work within this field.

Appointments Consultant

Hazel Seabright

Hazel is our Enquiries and Appointments Consultant and has been an office manager for many years. She has worked at independent psychology practices and understands concerns that parents might have about their children. Hazel will be able to answer all queries that you have about The Ed Psych Practice.