THE ED PSYCH PRACTICE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Occupational Therapist
- Eleonora Di Rocco [Occupational Therapist]
Eleonora qualified as an Occupational Therapist in Italy. She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and is a member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists... Read More
Eleonora qualified as an Occupational Therapist in Italy. She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and is a member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT). Eleonora is a Paediatric Occupational Therapist with experience of working with children and young people with a range of needs in school and clinical settings and in their home environment. As well as private practice, Eleonora works in a NHS Children Occupational Therapy Service. She uses a holistic and functional approach based on the needs of the child, in order to reduce the difficulties they experience and to maximise their independence and participate in daily living activities. Eleonora has a special interest in working with children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Job Titles:
- Speech and Language Therapist
Esther Hiley
Speech and Language Therapist
Esther trained as a Speech and Language Therapist at the University of Manchester. She is a registered Speech and Language Therapist with the Health and...
Esther trained as a Speech and Language Therapist at the University of Manchester. She is a registered Speech and Language Therapist with the Health and Care Professions Council and a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Esther has years of experience working with children and young people with speech, language, communication and learning difficulties in mainstream and special educational settings. She specialises in working with preschool children and children with social communication difficulties (including (ASD). As well as working independently, Esther currently works part time as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for children with ASD and ADHD for a local authority in London. She is trained to assess children's social communication needs as part of a multiagency diagnostic team.
Job Titles:
- Speech and Language Therapist
Jennifer trained as a speech and language therapist in 2003. She has wide ranging experiences working across the NHS, Charities and in Independent Practice... Read More
Jennifer trained as a speech and language therapist in 2003. She has wide ranging experiences working across the NHS, Charities and in Independent Practice.
She has specialised in working with children with complex communication needs in particularly assessment, diagnosis and intervention for children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Jennifer is author of 'supporting SLCN in children with ASD' and also joint author of the early sociocognitive battery (ESB).
She works collaboratively with families and educators to support children and young people develop their communication and interaction skills.
Kate qualified as an occupational therapist in 2010 from Brunel University. Since then, she has worked in a range of NHS and independent settings and has specialised in working with children and their... Read More
Kate qualified as an occupational therapist in 2010 from Brunel University. Since then, she has worked in a range of NHS and independent settings and has specialised in working with children and their families. Kate has in depth experience of working with children from birth upwards with mild to severe difficulties and is a registered member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Kate's assessments and interventions focus on functional skills and she supports participation by forming partnerships with families and working in a goal directed manner. Kate has completed post graduate training in a range of specialist assessments including the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule and the Bayley Scales of Infant Development.
Kathy is a fully qualified nurse who has experience of working in private practice with doctors and other professionals. She manages client enquiries and appointments and makes sure that things run smoothly at the practice. Kathy has a knack of ensuring that all our clients feel comfortable while at the practice.
Job Titles:
- Occupational Therapist
- Specialist
Lynsay is a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered Occupational Therapist. She has over 20 years experience working in the field of paediatrics in healthcare and educational settings... Read More
Lynsay is a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered Occupational Therapist. She has over 20 years experience working in the field of paediatrics in healthcare and educational settings, both in the NHS and independent practice. Lynsay has completed post graduate training in functional skills assessments, using both cognitive and sensory based approaches.
She works with children and young people with a range of needs from mild to complex disabilities and educational needs. She works in pre-school settings, mainstream, special school and further educational settings.
Lynsay is highly specialist in working with children and young people with a range of occupational needs which may affect their ability to access and participate in education, play, leisure or self-care activities. The focus of therapy is on occupational participation and performance. She is child focused and goals and intervention are occupational based, helping each child achieve their potential in collaboration with the family and educational setting. Lynsay is a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Children, Young People and families special interest group and the Sensory Integration Network.
Job Titles:
- Speech and Language Therapist
Nicole has over 15 years' experience of working with pre-school and school aged children across London both privately and within the NHS. She works with children who have a wide range of difficulties... Read More
Nicole has over 15 years' experience of working with pre-school and school aged children across London both privately and within the NHS. She works with children who have a wide range of difficulties; including language delay, DLD, higher level difficulties with word finding and auditory memory, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Articulation and Phonological difficulties.
Nicole is passionate about working jointly with parents/carers, and where appropriate school or nursery, to ensure the child reaches their full potential. She is a registered member of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) and the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice (ASLTIP).
Job Titles:
- Founder, the Ed Psych Practice / Priya
set up The Ed Psych Practice in central London in January 2010. Priya was a successful Educational Psychologist who carried out her Ed Psych training at UCL and subsequently worked with Local Authorities. She also practised at Dyslexia Action and Lyn Fry Associates. It was her vision to establish her own practice that would allow her to support children and young people with a range of developmental needs across educational and home settings so that they could thrive and achieve. Priya was able to realise that dream and spent years running a busy and successful multi-disciplinary Practice before her sudden death in July 2019.
Priya was a forward thinking and dedicated psychologist who was passionate about her work and spent so much time and energy supporting children and young people throughout her career. She loved working collaboratively, was well respected by colleagues and peers, and shared her experience, time and knowledge generously. Priya was proud of the team she gathered together and helped countless children, young people and families over the years.
Priya believed passionately in a team approach to meeting the needs of young people, families and schools. Although she was the person everyone turned to when they wanted information or a discussion, Priya was always curious to question, understand and to learn from others. She valued a collaborative approach to working and gathered together a team of Educational Psychologists, Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Paediatricians and Specialist Teachers who could share ideas and support children together.
Priya ensured that the Office Managers and support staff had knowledge and understanding of each profession's way of working so that they could link parents and schools with the appropriate professionals. Priya attracted people with similar values to herself with the result that we have a caring, creative and dedicated team who are committed to continuing to work in a collaborative way.
Priya wanted The Ed Psych Practice to offer work that is high quality and in line with best practice guidelines. She combined oversight of the whole team and their work with incredible attention to detail. Priya provided high quality supervision and case discussions, proofreading and peer reviewing of reports, provision of up to date assessment tools in line with current guidelines, regular team meetings, and a library of textbooks, journals and books for ideas and reference. Priya had so much positive feedback over the years about the detailed and thorough approach by her team and the excellent quality of the reports. We want to continue to uphold these standards in the work of The Ed Psych Practice.
Priya always heard the voice of the child. She was diligent in ensuring she gained the child or young person's viewpoint when carrying out assessments. Priya would always work with schools and parents to get a full picture about the student in different environments and situations. She would show great determination in getting all of the relevant information to help her gain a clear picture of the child's strengths and needs. The child's best interests were at the heart of every assessment that Priya did and she would not be swayed by other people's agendas. She always encouraged her team to take time to gather more information or to do more assessment if needed. She recognised how important a positive assessment experience can be to a young person's learning journey, and we will endeavour to keep the young person at the heart of our work at The Ed Psych Practice.
Priya was determined to have a Therapy team as an integral part of The Ed Psych Practice to support young people and families with their emotional wellbeing. She understood that therapy can help young people cope with life's challenges. Priya also recognised the importance of emotional support for the team, whether it was through a cup of tea and a chat with a colleague, or arranging a team meal.
The Ed Psych Practice was Priya's pride and joy and although she is not here with us, she lives on in the work that we do. We will always keep her close by remembering her dedication, intellect, enthusiasm, work ethic and the care and support that she showed to those in her life.
Priya's husband, daughters, family, friends and colleagues miss her so much and will always remember her life and the amazing contribution she made through her work.
Job Titles:
- Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist
Rachel Ooyo has over 15 years experience of Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy. She is registered with the Health and Care Profession Council and a members of the the Royal College of Speech and... Read More