When a child or young person is finding something difficult, it is not always obvious what is getting in the way or what might help.

Psychological consultation brings together your knowledge of the child with psychological thinking, helping us to understand the wider picot and identify practical ways forward.

HCPC Registered Educational Psychologist : More than 25 years’ psychological practice

When consultation may be help

Consultation can be particularly useful when there are concerns about:

• learning, confidence or engagement

• anxiety or emotional wellbeing

• behaviour or communication

• relationships at home or school

• attendance, transitions or possible exclusion

• different views about what a child needs

• approaches that once helped but no longer seem to be working

You do not need to understand the cause of the difficulty before getting in touch. Uncertainty is often where consultation begins.

How we will work together

Understand
We begin with what matters most to you and consider the child or young person's strengths, needs, relationships and wider circumstances.

Make sense
Where several people are involved, consultation can bring different perspectives together and help us develop a clearer, shared understanding of what may be happening.

Move forward
We identify practical next steps shaped around the child, family and setting — and consider whether any further support would be helpful.

What you may leave with

A clearer understanding of what may be happening.

Practical ideas that fit your circumstances.

Greater confidence about what to try next.

Clarity about whether further support may be useful.

Some situations benefit from a single consultation. Others may involve a short series of meetings or a later review.