Adult Therapy & Coaching

Dr Dhanoa delivers evidence-based therapy, such as CBT and EMDR, to young people and young adults experiencing depression, anxiety, OCD, trauma, the impact of adverse life events, bereavement, relationship problems and difficulties with behaviour. She is also experienced at supporting the systems around young people and families, such as schools and other professionals. 

Outside of her private practice, Dr Dhanoa works as an in-house psychologist in a corporate context and is highly experienced at providing tailored psychological support to adults struggling with a range of emotional, psychological and relational difficulties and issues relating to neurodiversity.  

Through her work at an internationally renowned specialist adoption service and also at London neonatal units, Dr Dhanoa has experience of supporting parenting, including complex needs relating to neurodiversity and family needs. She is skilled at supporting parents through significant life changes and transitions, loss and family trauma. She is also excellent at all forms of general parenting support, engaging in a collaborative and flexible manner.  

Dr Dhanoa has a particular interest in working with trauma and is qualified in EMDR. She has a great deal of expertise in support for children experiencing attachment difficulties. She offers both individual evidenced-based therapy for young people and adults as well as therapeutic family work focused on enhancing the parent-child relationship through trauma informed, attachment focused, creative therapies and body-based sensory work. She is also trained in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) as well as Theraplay, which is a particularly playful and effective intervention for attachment based problems.

Dr Dhanoa offers a warm, empathic and non-judgemental space, for individuals to feel safe to explore and make sense of the challenges they are experiencing. She works at a pace that feels comfortable to you or your family, working collaboratively to create change in moving towards your goals and hopes for the future.

Dr Dhanoa works with children, young people and families and also heads our young adult team. 

Dr Helen O’Connor is a highly experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years of expertise in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.  She completed her Clinical Psychology Doctorate in 2001 and also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for children and adolescents. Dr O’Connor was the Consultant Clinical Psychologist within an adolescent inpatient unit for 11 years, where she managed the psychological therapies team and used her skills in delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions such as CBT, parenting programmes, group programmes and developed a particular focus on treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD); Eating Disorders and related difficulties. In her most recent role as the Lead Clinical Psychologist at a leading independent boarding school, she has treated a wide range of emotional health difficulties as well as promoting wellbeing and running a programme to increase resilience in young people. 

Throughout her career, Dr O’Connor has been passionate about enhancing the mental health and emotional wellbeing of young people. She is highly experienced at working with schools. Dr O’Connor was nominated for the Times education supplement mental health initiative award 2022 for her innovative curriculum-based program focused on promoting proactive wellbeing practices in schools. She has sat on the expert reference group for child and adolescent mental health and was part of the senate campaign promoting positive education. 

Dr O’ Connor has a strong background in shaping the next generation of Clinical Psychologists via teaching and mentoring, having contributed to doctoral programmes in Clinical Psychology and providing clinical supervision to both psychologists and other mental health professionals. She is deeply committed to advancing the field of psychology and has recently served as the Network Lead for Clinical Psychologists working in education for the British Psychological Society, further solidifying her expertise and leadership in the profession. 

Dr O’Connor is part of our school’s team as well as offering individual and group therapies in the practice. 

Dr Paula Jean Manners is a highly qualified and experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist. She completed the rigorous NHS consultancy training at the internationally renowned Tavistock Clinic and spent decades working with children, adolescents, young people and their families. She has Masters degrees in Psychology and Research from Trinity College Dublin and has published, lectured and presented her work internationally. She has most recently worked as a Clinical Psychologist within a leading independent day and boarding school.

Dr Manners began her career as a classroom teacher and her interest has always been in the intersection between Health and Education. Having qualified and obtaining extensive experience in both fields working for many years in LEAs, the Private (public) school sector and the NHS, she is insightful and skillful in providing treatment interventions and promoting the inclusion of neurodiverse young people in schools. Dr Manners has worked as an in-house Clinical Psychologist in a leading boarding school. Dr Manners is part of our School’s team, offering consultation, therapeutic input and trainings to schools.

With a focus on resources and resilience Dr Manners can provide brief strategic interventions targeting problems in a sensitive yet straightforward way. She is an experienced CBT therapist, is creative and dynamic and is particularly skilled in personalising evidence based interventions to the needs of neurodiverse young people and their families. Her psychoanalytic training also equips her with the valuable capacity to provide different perspectives and longer term therapy if necessary, where problems are recurrent or otherwise resistant to shorter term interventions.

Dr Manners is a problem solver by nature, working sensitively and in partnership with young people and their families finding the most effective way forward at the most challenging of times.

Dr Clare Yassin is a Chartered Principal Clinical Psychologist and has been working with children, young people and young adults since she was awarded her doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2008 and within psychological services since 2002.

Dr Yassin has ten years experience working in NHS CAMHS and a further 4 years as a clinical lead in a specialist CAMHS for looked after children and adoption. Dr Yassin is an accredited CBT psychotherapist and EMDR Europe accredited adult practitioner and EMDR Europe accredited child and adolescent practitioner. She also has additional professional qualifications and trainings in Comprehensive Behavioural Intervention for Tics & Tourette Syndrome (CBIT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Schema Therapy for Children and Adolescents, Supervision of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (PGCert), Mentalisation Based Therapy, Specialist Parenting Programmes and Expert Witness Training (Bond Solon).

Dr Yassin has considerable experience of supervising and training other mental health professionals. She has delivered training on child and adolescent emotional wellbeing with the NHS and university settings. Through creative and active approaches, Dr Yassin helps young people to express their internal worlds, to make sense of and move beyond difficult experiences, behaviours, thoughts or emotions, to find the best in themselves, and to progress towards their goals and values.