What we offer
We’re a small practice of doctoral-level clinical psychologists, each working in a maximum of two named specialisms: trauma, personal injury, and long-term health conditions or persistent pain.
How a referral works
1
Send the referral
Get in touch and tell us about the case.
2
We check it's a fit
We assess honestly whether it's a genuine fit for what we specialise in, and say so either way.
3
One clinician, start to finish
If it is, one named clinician takes it on and remains accountable for the whole episode of care, rather than passing it between people.
What stands behind the work
Our clinicians combine doctoral-level training with hands-on clinical experience in this population. Some continue to work in the NHS, including at senior clinical leadership level, in trauma, rehabilitation, and complex psychological presentations; others bring the same depth from independent practice. Either way, that’s where the depth comes from: not a directory of generalists, but clinicians who assess and treat this population directly, as their day-to-day clinical work.
Small, on purpose
We are a small practice: every clinician doctoral-level, all working within the same clinical territory. If we can’t take on a case, we say so from day one, rather than partway through treatment.
What we measure
CORE-10
WAI-SR
CORE-OM
WSAS
Every client completes CORE-10 and the WAI-SR (a measure of the working relationship with their clinician) at every session, and CORE-OM and the WSAS (functional impact) at assessment and discharge. Measurement runs from the first session we ever deliver, so the dataset builds from day one rather than being retrofitted later.
Ending treatment
We agree the goals of treatment with your client at assessment, and track progress against them using CORE-10 and the WSAS. We end treatment when those goals have been met and progress has stabilised, confirmed with the client, not decided for them. That means an ending is always traceable back to what was agreed at the outset and what the measures show, rather than resting on momentum or a session simply not being rebooked.
Reporting back
You’ll hear from us at referral acceptance or decline, and again at discharge. Full formal reports, where genuinely needed, are scoped and agreed separately rather than assumed as part of standard treatment.
If you need an update in between, ask; we’ll turn around a short written update, covering attendance, engagement, functional progress, and current focus, within 10 working days.
Fees
Fees for case-manager and litigation-funded referrals are agreed per case, reflecting the reporting and liaison involved, not the standard self-pay rate. We’ll discuss this when we talk about the referral.
On timing
We agree first-session timing with your client directly, once we understand the case, rather than quoting a generic figure that may not reflect it.
What we decline
Neuropsychology
Autism assessment
Safeguarding-level risk needing inpatient care
Alongside anything outside trauma, personal injury, and persistent pain or long-term health conditions, we don’t currently take on: neuropsychological work (cognitive assessment or brain injury rehabilitation, a distinct sub-specialty we refer on to established providers), autism assessment or autism-specific intervention, or presentations involving safeguarding-level risk requiring crisis or inpatient care, which sit above what outpatient private practice can safely hold. If you’re unsure whether a case fits, ask; we’d rather have that conversation before an assessment than during one.
Get in touch
Referral enquiries go directly to Dr Bradley Platt, Clinical Director, rather than to a shared inbox. Tell us about the case, and we’ll acknowledge it within two working days: a personal response, not an automated acknowledgement.