Role:
HCPC Educational, Child and Community Psychologist
Client Base:
Children and young people
Location:
London and Surrounds | ONLINE
Specialisms:
Providing Support for:
• Children and Young People
• Parents and families
• School staff and carers
• Learning disabilities
• Autism and ADHD
• Psychoeducation
• Challenging behaviours
• Loss and bereavement
• Anxiety and low mood
• Sleep difficulties
• Systemic support for families
Assessment and therapies offered:
• Standardised and Dynamic cognitive assessments
• Low intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Motivational Interviewing
• Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) approaches
• Application of Video Interactive Guidance (VIG) approaches and principles
• Attachment-informed interventions
• Social skills programmes
• Emotion coaching & emotion literacy interventions
• Training and supervision for professionals and parents
• Learning support for acquiring key academic skills
• Children and Young People
• Parents and families
• School staff and carers
• Learning disabilities
• Autism and ADHD
• Psychoeducation
• Challenging behaviours
• Loss and bereavement
• Anxiety and low mood
• Sleep difficulties
• Systemic support for families
Assessment and therapies offered:
• Standardised and Dynamic cognitive assessments
• Low intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Motivational Interviewing
• Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) approaches
• Application of Video Interactive Guidance (VIG) approaches and principles
• Attachment-informed interventions
• Social skills programmes
• Emotion coaching & emotion literacy interventions
• Training and supervision for professionals and parents
• Learning support for acquiring key academic skills
Dr Laura Brennan is a sensitive, inclusive and culturally responsive clinician who prides herself on offering high-quality services to children, young people, their families and the wider professional network.
A specialist across childhood and adolescence, Laura works with young people aged 0–25, with particular expertise in areas such as loss, grief, emotional needs, learning difficulties and neurodevelopmental diagnoses. She is well placed to support children, young people and their families to make sense of, process, and adapt following experiences of trauma.
Laura is experienced in supporting children and young people to develop emotional literacy, regulation skills and social communication abilities. She offers a supportive, containing and creative therapeutic space where individuals can explore, understand and reflect on their experiences. Laura recognises the importance of systemic working and the need for the team around the child to feel confident and equipped to enable progress. To this end, she provides sessions and training for families and professionals to share skills and align approaches.
For a full CV, please email admin@psychworks.org.uk
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