We are an independent, person-centred and clinician led practice based South Wales, UK. We provide high quality face-to-face neurodevelopmental (autism and ADHD) and learning assessments to privately funding children and adults.
All of our multi-disciplinary assessing team have worked within NHS services providing diagnostic assessments and use the wealth and breadth of knowledge they have accumulated throughout their careers to ensure the highest quality of assessment is provided to all our clients in a timely manner.
Our neurodevelopmental assessments follow the guidelines set out by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and conform to NHS standards. Many assessment providers will not follow these guidelines to reduce the time and funds required to complete this work. This can mean that any diagnostic outcomes and/or recommendations that result from assessments will not be accepted by schools and other important organisations.
In addition, although we are aware that other services now provide assessments using purely virtual/remote models, at South Wales Psychology we promote face-to-face working, meaning all assessments will involve some in-person appointments. We believe this is the best and safest way to ensure our clinical team obtain accurate information about you/your child and the challenges you/your child are experiencing, resulting in diagnostic outcomes that all can feel confident in.
The majority of our clinical appointments take place at the Life Therapy Centre, 1 Pell Street, Swansea, SA1 3ES.
The Life Therapy Centre is situated in the centre of Swansea, easily accessible by car or public transport and with many nearby parking options. The centre contains a reception with hot drink facilities, which can be utilised as a waiting area during appointments. We are able to provide ground-floor accessible rooms as needed, but please do advise the assessing team of your requirements upon booking.
We also have a base in Bridgend, which can be used for those clients located further East or where this is preferred.
Jessica is a chartered clinical psychologist, specialising in working with individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism, ADHD and learning disabilities.
Jessica has many years of experience working with children and adults with neurodiversity, as well as those with mental health difficulties. Throughout her career she has worked in a variety of settings, including inpatient and outpatient NHS services, research studies and forensic services. Jessica continues to work as a senior clinical psychologist within the NHS, alongside her private practice. She currently works in a NHS community learning disability service, where she helped to set up their autism assessment pathway.
Rebecca is a clinical psychologist specialising in working with people with learning disabilities and autism and their families/supporters.
Rebecca has many years of experience working with individuals with neurodiversity as well as those with mental health difficulties. She is experienced in completing assessments and providing psychological interventions for a variety of presentations and has worked across community and inpatient settings. Rebecca continues to work as a senior clinical psychologist within the NHS and she currently works in a NHS community learning disability team where she leads the psychology service.
Charlotte is a clinical psychologist who has worked with a range of clinical presentations across the lifespan including learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental conditions, neurorehabilitation, physical health difficulties and mental health needs.
Charlotte is qualified at foundation level in systemic therapy and is working towards her intermediate level certificate. Much of her work has involved completing clinical assessments, working with multidisciplinary teams, administering psychometric and neuropsychological assessments and delivering psychological therapy. Charlotte continues to work in child and adolescent services in the NHS alongside her role at South Wales Psychology.
Lisa is a highly specialist speech and language therapist with 16 years of experience working in the NHS. She has worked with individuals across the lifespan from preschool to adulthood, and those both with and without a learning disability. Lisa contributes to autism and ADHD assessments at South Wales Psychology.
Lisa has worked in a range of settings including NHS inpatient, community and social services. Whilst doing so, Lisa has developed her clinical specialism in autism and positive behaviour support. She has completed an MSc in autism and related conditions with a distinction, and gained an award for the best work based portfolio. Lisa's more recent roles have included an NHS paediatric speech and language therapy team and an NHS neurodevelopmental disorders team. Within these, she has contributed to diagnostic assessments for school aged children with autism and ADHD, and worked within a number of specialist education settings and mainstream schools. Lisa continues to work with children and young people in the NHS, alongside her role at South Wales Psychology.
Dana is a speech and language therapist with over 25 years experience working with individuals with neurodevelopmental differences. Dana contributes to autism and ADHD assessments at South Wales Psychology.
Dana worked as a clinician in the NHS in South Wales for 20 years, specialising in working with young children with complex communication needs. During her time in this role, she was passionate about early identification and support, and was part of a multidisciplinary team who developed the autism assessment pathway. Since 2020, Dana has worked in the private sector with a focus on assessment of both children and adults with neurodevelopmental differences. Dana's varied experience means she is confident to work with a wide range of clients from preschool through to adults.
