Clinical Psychology for Adults & Children
Clinical psychology services in Cambridge & Hertfordshire
Professional, confidential and compassionate psychological assessment and support.
- BPS registered
- HCPC registered
- Evidence-based CBT & ACT
I am a Cambridge based BPS and HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist experienced in carrying out psychological and diagnostic assessments (children and adults), providing post diagnostic support and evidence-based talk therapy for a wide range of mental health conditions.
About
Dr Tanya Paxman
MA (Hons) · D Clin Psych · PG Dip — Clinical Psychologist
I am an experienced BPS and HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist. I received my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from University College London in 2007 and went on to obtain my Post Graduate Diploma in Paediatric Clinical Neuropsychology from UCL in 2011.
I have over 20 years’ experience of working within mental health settings. These include an NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), an outpatient Child Development Centre based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and a specialist Learning Disability (LD) and Autism Spectrum (ASD) services supporting children and families. I currently work in a Cambridge based NHS adult autism diagnostic clinic, offering autism diagnostic assessments and post diagnostic support. Across my various clinical roles, I have gathered extensive experience in autism diagnosis and post diagnostic support (children and adults), neuropsychological assessment, talk therapy for a wide range of mental health conditions, parenting support/parent–child attachment work, and supervision and training to colleagues. I have undertaken additional training in Perinatal Mental Health at the Tavistock Clinic and previously held a supervisory role within an NHS Family Nurse Partnership supporting young parents.
Outside of the NHS, I was part of the previous Hey!Cambridge Social Enterprise project (2015–2018), offering psychological services to children within Cambridge schools and providing clinical supervision to a team of Clinical and Educational Psychologists. I went on to establish my own private practice ‘Fen Bridge Clinical Psychology’ in 2018. Within this practice I primarily offered CBT/ACT talk therapy for children and young people, as well as autism diagnostic assessments and post diagnostic support (child and adult) and cognitive assessments to identify learning profiles and diagnose dyslexia and learning disability. More recently I have undertaken additional training in adapting ACT based psychological therapy for autistic people.
The services I currently offer within Fen Bridge Clinical Psychology are under development and will be updated shortly. Watch this space!
My approach
I offer evidence-based approaches and tailored, individualised support in a relaxed, friendly and quiet setting. I work collaboratively and am open about what may be contributing to any difficulties and what might help, so clients are kept informed at every step. My role is to empower people to learn strategies to help themselves and lead the lives they wish to live.
My preferred therapeutic approaches are CBT and ACT, which both have a ‘here and now’ focus and give clients practical tools to feel better. I feel privileged to support people towards better psychological health and the achievement of their goals. My comfortable clinic room is on the ground floor, with easy parking.
What I offer
Services
I am currently reviewing and developing the services I offer within ‘Fen Bridge Clinical Psychology.’ Please watch this space for upcoming updates.
Please note that I am currently unable to offer individual therapy. I may be able to offer short-term assessments on a case-by-case basis. Please direct all enquiries to fenbridgepsychology@gmail.com.
Transparent pricing
Fees
All fees are agreed in advance, with no hidden costs. Please get in touch to request a quote at fenbridgepsychology@gmail.com.
“Thank you so much for assessing my son and writing such a comprehensive report. The time you spent with us at follow-up was invaluable. He is so much happier and I see the confidence in himself growing. He finally has had someone who understands his difficulties. I was quite emotional after seeing you, just because someone finally understood what he was going through. Many thanks.”
Helpful links
Sources of information & support
Trusted external organisations offering further information and support.
- NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Local NHS psychological wellbeing services.
- National Autistic Society Information and support about autism.
- Young Minds Mental health information for children, teens and parents.
- NICE Guidance Best-practice guidance on what works for which condition.
- British Psychological Society Check whether a psychologist is a chartered member.
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