Northern Clinical Psychology Services

12/05/2025

Empowering young minds! Exam Period TIP - small difference, BIG change!

11/05/2025

25/04/2025

🌟 Meet the brilliant Dr Mini Pillay 🌟

We’re beyond proud to introduce this powerhouse of a clinician to our Autism and ADHD Assessment & Support Service at NCPS! Dr Pillay plays a pivotal role in our multidisciplinary team meetings, pulling together all the crucial information from assessments. She ensures we explore all possible differential diagnoses while collaborating with psychologists to formulate a deep understanding of each person’s unique differences, strengths, and struggles. Together with Mini, we truly are an unstoppable team! 💪✨

👩‍⚕️ **About Dr Mini Pillay**
Mini has dedicated more than 25 years to her incredible career as a Psychiatrist in the NHS. For nearly 15 of those years, she’s worked as a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, specialising in supporting children and young people with learning disabilities and autism. Her expertise includes training in ADI-R and ADOS and actively contributing to multidisciplinary autism assessments for over a decade. 🧠💛

💡 **Her Mission**
Mini is passionate about identifying developmental difficulties early to provide the vital support children and young people need during those critical moments when it makes the biggest impact. 🌱✨

🌟 Dr Pillay is known for her warmth, care, and friendliness, qualities that families and young people consistently celebrate. She holds a Degree in Medicine and Surgery and is a proud Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Mini is an integral part of the NCPS family, bringing her expertise, compassion, and dedication to everything she does. 🌟

Together, we’re committed to making a difference. 💙

15/04/2025

🌟 **The Journey of an Athlete** 🌟

Sport gives so much—**the highs**: achievements, teamwork, travel, discipline, the rewards of hard work, deep friendships forged through sweat and sacrifice. But it also brings **the lows**: missed parties, holidays, burnout, setbacks, the heartbreak of injury, and the challenge of managing disappointment.

These three incredible acrobats—one being my daughter—stood tall at a prestige competition, delivering a clean routine that secured their spot to represent Yorkshire. Training five times a week, driven by passion and pride, they embodied the resilience of young athletes aiming for greatness.

Yet sport teaches more than skills. Injury struck, forcing them to withdraw—a crushing blow after months of preparation. Learning to accept what is out of their control, processing the disappointment, finding strength in setbacks—**these are the lessons that shape not just athletes, but resilient individuals for life.**

To every young athlete grinding, sacrificing, and pushing towards their dream—we see you. We admire your dedication, your heart, your fight. **Respect to all who strive for excellence—it’s tough, and you are incredible.** 🏆💛

09/04/2025

✨We couldn’t agree more. As Clinical Psychologists working with incredible individuals across all age ranges, one thing remains clear: so many of us work tirelessly to fit in, to blend, to mold ourselves into what we believe the world expects of us.

But let’s pause and reflect—what if the greatest act of courage is to unmask and celebrate *you*? Not the edited, polished, “acceptable” version of yourself, but the beautifully raw, wonderfully complex, and truly authentic you. 💖

The most important relationship you’ll ever have is the one you build with yourself. So let’s choose self-acceptance over self-criticism, authenticity over perfection, and connection over conformity.

Be yourself—because that’s where your true power lies. 💪✨

04/04/2025

When your 2pm clients show up early… 🐾🛋️
These two might not say much, but they get it.
💭 Be present.
😌 Good enough is good enough.
🌼 Find joy in the small stuff.
🎾 Play hard, nap harder.
Therapy goals? More like dog goals. 🐶✨

02/04/2025

We couldn’t agree more ⭐️

30/03/2025