We understand that it can be challenging to work out what therapy or approach will be right for you. ​Our experienced team will work collaboratively with you, drawing on the most recent evidence from research and our clinical knowledge. 

Family Therapy 
In family therapy, we work with families and those in close relationships who are experiencing problems. 

We explore beliefs, behaviours and relationships to understand the problems they are having. This helps family members communicate better with each other. It can also help families to change, develop and resolve conflict.


​Dr Watson can work with people experiencing a range of issues such including:

• Couple relationship difficulties
• Mental Health Issue across the life span
• Child, adolescent and adult behaviour difficulties
• Illness and disability in the family
• Separation, divorce and step-family life
• Addiction
• Life Cycle changes 

The Association of Family Therapy has useful information on family work that can be seen here:
What is Family Therapy and Systemic Practice? - Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (aft.org.uk)

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Therapeutic Parenting 

• Stabilisation - 20 sessions. Understanding what your child is communicating through their aggressive or challenging behaviour, how to manage in the moment and de-escalate the situation, how to actively repair and reduce shame, how to increase connection and bring back playfulness to reduce on-going conflict. Through these sessions you will understand trauma, PACE and have a behaviour management plan to follow. 
• Early Intervention- 12 sessions. Get to know your child, build connections and have an understanding or trauma and how to therapeutically parent your child to aid recovery.
• Alongside your child having therapy- 12 sessions. If your child is accessing therapy their behaviour may deteriorate before it gets better. This course could support you to understand their recovery process and give you ways to deal with their behaviour and support your knowledge of therapeutic parenting.
• Applying Theory to Practice- 12 sessions. If you are familiar with therapeutic parenting but struggle to apply it to your child/ren, or you need to increase your confidence or you find both parents have different ways of parenting. This course could help you gain confidence and work together drawing on your strengths. 
• SGO Carers- 20 sessions. This course will help you to understand the impact of trauma, how trauma may present in a child's behaviour, what children need to recover from trauma, therapeutic parenting include shame, PACE, practical strategies and understanding the neuroscience of developmental trauma. 

Clinical Psychology
Clinical psychologists are trained to doctorate level in psychological theory and therapies applicable across the lifespan.

​We work in an integrative way, drawing on the research, theory and approaches that are most relevant for each client, within our specialisms. Dr Parker is trained in EMDR, CBT, relational therapies and systemic practice. She is experienced in working with children, adults and families in complex circumstances.

​Dr Parker can work with clients experiencing a range of difficulties including: 

• Trauma Symptoms
• Anxiety (including OCD)
• Depression
• Parenting Stresses and Issues​
• Adjustment to life changes
• Bereavement
• Developmental Trauma  

​Further information about EMDR can be found here: ​emdrassociation.org.uk/








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