Every Mind Psychology

05/03/2026

Come and join me for an evening of discussions and questions around neurodivergence diagnostic assessments!

Join us online to get the lowdown on autism and ADHD assessments—what parents really need to know!

23/02/2026

I’m yet to read but I’m keeping my fingers crossed for positive changes to this broken system….

I will report back once I’ve read 🤞🤞

The Government has just published its plans for major changes to the system of SEND support in schools in England.
The policy White Paper, titled Every Child Achieving and Thriving, sets out the proposed changes to support for SEND children and teenagers in schools and how the new-look system will be funded.
If approved by Parliament, the changes will not be fully implemented until the autumn term in 2028.
The education news website Schools Week has published a summary of the Department for Education's plans https://schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-white-paper-the-key-send-reform-policies/
- Click these links to read two Government announcements issued this morning - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/specialist-send-support-in-every-school-and-community and https://www.gov.uk/government/news/radical-expansion-in-rights-for-children-with-send
- Click this link to download the White Paper, which is available in a range of formats, including an easy-read version https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/every-child-achieving-and-thriving

10/01/2026

Family Wellbeing Course We have developed a 6-week programme designed for parents and carers of children who are autistic, or awaiting an autism diagnostic assessment. Using evidence-based approaches to thriving...Read More >

16/12/2025

Christmas closing times : Important dates for your diary!

We will be closing Friday 19th December and reopen Monday 5th January to allow our staff and clinicians a well earned rest and restore.

Have a very Happy Christmas and New Year!

01/12/2025

Welcome to Sasha!

Sasha is joining us from Reading University MSc in Clinical Psychology and will be on placement with us until June next year.

Sasha comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience as a support worker in the NHS, and has learnt a lot of key skills in thinking on her feet and problem solving. She also has lived experience of neurodivergence.

We are thrilled to have her on placement at the clinic! She will observing assessments and helping with questionnaire scoring.

Say hello to her next time you’re in!

20/11/2025

We’re hiring a Head of School (T&L + DSL) to lead a neuro-affirmative, trauma-informed online provision for 12–17 year old neurodivergent girls and non-binary young people.
4-day week · £55k FTE · start Jan 2026.
If you can hold safeguarding, coherence, and calm in a live online environment - and coach great teaching - we’d love to hear from you.

Learn more: https://thehavenacademy.school/head-of-school-teaching-learning-dsl/

Apply via our Safer Recruitment form: https://forms.gle/ftay38kuwnhzQB9b6
(CVs alone not accepted).
Interviews: w/c 2 & 9 Dec.

18/11/2025

Fidget toy recommendations please!

We’re always looking for new and interesting fidget toys for the clinic.

Which are your favourites? 🤔

17/11/2025

I met Andrew last week and was so impressed by his knowledge, empathy and understanding for parents navigating this complicated SEN and EHCP system. This webinar is free and looks like a great event to attend.

Please do share widely with others who could benefit

12/11/2025

We are extremely sorry but due to high demand, we made the hard decision to close our waiting list for clinical psychologists and assistant psychologists for the time being.

We remain open to enquiries for autism and ADHD assessments.

We are very very sorry and hope to be able to offer psychological support again in the not too distant future.

03/11/2025

⭐️Congratulations to clinicians in our Every Mind team (Ines Martin, Dr Kerstin Thirlwall, Dr Liz Dawes and Dr Jen Swanston) on their recent publication in Child & Family Clinical Psychology review, titled ⭐️⭐️

'What good, neuro-affirming, autism assessments look like: Best practices and key considerations'

This article promotes neuro-affirming practice and how this can best be delivered within autism diagnostic assessments.

It's a fine line to treat between providing diagnostic assessments which adhere to NICE guidelines and DSM-V criteria, but also respects and celebrates neurodivergence, recognising strengths and the individual behind the description.

At Every Mind, we are proud and privileged to be part of autism diagnostic assessments that do just this. We take time to get to know you and your family, understand who your child is, and celebrate their strengths and neurotype.

09/10/2025

Join our FREE Monday 10am online coffee morning for general SEND & social care support and parent peer chat.

29/09/2025

Discover a neuroaffirming approach to sharing an autism and ADHD diagnosis with your child. Enroll now to empower yourself and your child.