As an Educational Psychologist, I work with children and young people, their educational settings, families and a range of other professionals. I base my work upon a consultation model. This involves thinking together with significant adults about their concerns, strengths and needs, resulting in actions for next steps. The young person might attend all or part of the meeting, where appropriate.

It may have been decided that I observe and then work individually with the young person. This work might include using standardised, dynamic or projective assessment tools to assess the young person's academic, social, emotional, communication, physical and/or sensory needs. It is important whilst working with the young person to discover their views, talk about their learning style and how they feel about learning, as well as other things important to them.

I am qualified to identify learning difficulties, both general and specific, sometimes referred to as: dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia. My reports can form evidence as part of the EHCP process and contribute to the assessments of other professionals, e.g. Paediatricians, Mental Health Professionals, Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists.