Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist in Waltham Forest.

Providing professional mental health care for children, young people and families.

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About Dr. Kate Boyd

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Welcome to my practice.

I am a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist with 14 years of experience in supporting children, young people and families with complex emotional and mental health difficulties in a variety of settings, including the NHS (CAMHS) and primary and secondary schools.

I trained at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, where I am now a Associate Lecturer, teaching post-graduate child psychotherapy trainees.

I offer short and long-term psychotherapy to children, teenagers and young adults, up to the age of 25, who are facing a broad range of emotional and behavioural challenges - from everyday struggles, to deeper, more complex issues. I also offer guidance and support to parents.

As an accredited member of the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), I adhere to their ethical standards. The ACP is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) for healthcare.

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My Approach

Central to my approach is a commitment to providing a safe and supportive space in which children and young people can be helped to express and make sense of their thoughts and feelings. I adapt sessions to the individual and their developmental stage, encouraging the child or young person to communicate in a way that feels most comfortable for them - whether that is through play, drawing, movement, talking, or withdrawing and staying silent. In building a relationship with a child or young person my aim is that they will feel heard, respected and understood. I also believe in working collaboratively with parents to support their child’s progress.

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Therapy Services

  • Brief and long-term psychotherapy for parents and their babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers, facing a broad range of challenges.

  • Short and long-term psychotherapy for children of primary school age facing a broad range of challenges.

  • Short and long-term psychotherapy for young people of secondary school age and beyond facing a broad range of challenges.

  • Consultations and short or long-term work with parents to help them make sense of the challenges their child is facing and consider how best to support them.

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What can I help with?

Psychotherapy can help children and young people with a broad range of concerns, including:

  • anxiety

  • low mood

  • depression

  • self-esteem

  • school difficulties - learning or relationships

  • exam stress

  • relationships difficulties

  • body image

  • eating difficulties and disorders

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • tantrums

  • difficulties with separation

  • anger

  • self-harm

  • suicidal thoughts

  • bereavement

  • parental separation

  • trauma

  • distress from abuse or domestic violence

  • difficulties linked to neurodevelopmental difference, including ADHD and ASD.

  • struggles around identity and sexuality in adolescence

  • family change e.g. arrival of new baby

FAQs
 

Location

Your appointments will take place in a therapy room in Highams Park, north east London.

5 minutes walk from Highams Park Station.

Free parking on street - A406 easy access.

212 and W16 bus route stops at end of road.

Therapy Rooms
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Contact me

I understand that seeking help can feel like a big step. I can offer a free 15 minute phone consultation to discuss your concerns, or answer any questions. Please feel free to get in touch.

drkateboyd@proton.me

Highams Park
London, E4