About

Dr Imogen Clarke BA. (Hons.) D.Clin.Psy.

Chartered Clinical Psychologist

Location: The Practice Rooms, 24 Regent Street, Bristol BS8 4HG

About me: training and experience

I have worked with children and young people with emotional, behavioural and developmental difficulties and their families since qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist in 2003. I have worked in the NHS, the independent sector and in private practice. My NHS work has included a role as Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Team Manager for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for children with special needs, Coordination of a Social Communication (Autism) Assessment Service and work in Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Currently I am Service Lead for NHS Intensive Positive Behaviour Support Services for children with Learning Disability as well as working in private practice.

I have experience of working with pre-school and school aged children and young people facing a variety of developmental, emotional, family relationship and behavioural challenges. I have significant experience in providing assessment and treatment for the cognitive, emotional and behavioural needs of children with developmental difficulties including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Disability and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). I work closely with an Occupational Therapist to offer multi-disciplinary assessment of children with suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Therapeutic Approach

I take a collaborative and empathic approach to supporting children, young people and their families with the challenges that they face. Parenting can be tough, especially if your child has additional needs. I am able to offer support to parents with approaches to parenting and their well being. Ensuring that you and your child are at ease is my priority. I draw on evidence based approaches in my therapeutic work with children, young people and their families including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Positive Behaviour Support.

Areas of work

Here are some of the areas of difficulty I can help with. If you would like to discuss your hopes for therapy with me do get in touch and we can explore if and how I can help

Parenting support and well being
Sleep
Eating
Tantrums and other behavioural difficulties
Anger
Anxiety
Low mood and depression

I provide (diagnostic) assessment and intervention for children with suspected:

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Developmental delay
Learning disability

What to expect?

I will ask you to complete and return an enquiry form by email. Once I have received this I will schedule a telephone call with you. This will be around 20 minutes in length. The aim of this is to understand what you are hoping for from my service, to gather enough information in order to make a plan for next steps and to answer any questions you might have.
Most of my work involves a mixture of online meetings with parents and face to face meetings with children and young people. Deciding who will attend appointments and how these will happen is achieved collaboratively with parents and families.
I will ask you to send copies of reports detailing any previous or ongoing assessments and interventions for your child so that I can understand what work has already been carried out, build on this and avoid repetition.
Next steps may involve further assessment or beginning work to change things. In making a plan, we will consider carefully what you and your child would like to be different and what suits you and your family.

Privacy

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Location

I work from consulting rooms at The Practice Rooms, 24 Regent Street, Bristol BS8 4HG. Please note there is no reception or waiting area at The Practice Rooms. There are coffee shops close by where you can wait while an assessment is conducted. There is on street pay and display parking in the streets surrounding The Practice Rooms. It is sometimes helpful as part of our work for me to carry out observations of your child at home or school. This is arranged in collaboration with families as needed.

Fees

My hourly rate for therapeutic support is £120. Payment for therapy is made in advance on a session by session basis. I may need to charge for travel to carry out observations, depending on their location. Typically, travel time is charged at half my hourly rate. Diagnostic, cognitive and neuropsychological assessments are charged as a single fee. A deposit of 20% of the assessment fee is required in order to secure assessment appointments. Balance of payment for assessments is made in advance of the first assessment appointment. All payments are made by bank transfer. I can arrange to take payment by credit card however a handling fee of 2.5% is payable on credit card payments. Occasionally payment for assessment payments in instalments can be agreed, with the final payment due prior to the release of the assessment reports. Please let me know if you would like to discuss these options.

Cancellations

If you are unable to keep your appointment please let me know as soon as possible. If less than 24 hours notice is given, the appointment is still chargeable. I will give you as much notice as possible if I will not be available for an appointment.

Professional memberships and associations

Chartered member of the British Psychological Society, and associated membership of the Division of Clinical Psychology and the Faculty for Children and Young People (BPS membership number 095786)
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC Practitioner registration number PYL25333)
I have a current Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure
I hold full Professional Indemnity Insurance

Contact

I work from consulting rooms at The Practice Rooms, 24 Regent Street, Bristol BS8 4HG.Please contact me on 07932 646 420 or imogen@imogenclarke.com if you would like to discuss any of this further.