What we offer
We’re a small practice of doctoral-level 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 named clinician, wherever possible
If it is, one named clinician takes it on and, wherever possible, remains accountable for the whole episode of care. If clinical need or availability changes, we’ll discuss it with you and agree the next steps.
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: clinicians who assess and treat this population directly, as their day-to-day clinical work.
Every clinician holds a doctorate in psychology and is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. We verify that registration against the HCPC register before anyone sees a client, and again every year, so nobody can quietly lapse between renewals. Professional indemnity insurance in the clinician’s own name is confirmed at the same annual check, and enrolment in the DBS Update Service is a condition of working with us, which makes that check continuous rather than a certificate filed once at onboarding.
You are given the treating clinician’s name, qualifications and HCPC registration number at the point we accept the referral.
Small, on purpose
We are a small practice: every clinician doctoral-level, all working within the same clinical territory. If a case isn’t a fit for what we specialise in, we’ll say so and suggest what would suit better.
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.
We are treating clinicians, not expert witnesses. We do not accept instructions under CPR Part 35, and we will not act as an expert in a claim where we are also providing the treatment. What we write are treatment reports: what was agreed at assessment, what was delivered, and what the measures show. Where a case needs an instructed expert, that is a separate role for a different clinician, and we will tell you so rather than take it on.
Unless reporting is included in the per-case fee we agree with you, treatment reports beyond the updates described here are charged in 15-minute increments, at a rate based on the treating clinician’s assessment fee: £25 (Associate), £30 (Senior) or £35 (Consultant). That keeps the cost transparent and easy to check against your own costs.
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.
Time to first appointment
2–4 weeks from referral in most cases. We will confirm a likely date when we acknowledge your referral, and tell you straight away if we cannot meet it.
What we decline
Neuropsychology
Autism assessment
Risk needing inpatient care
Eating disorders
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, eating disorders, 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.