We’re proud of our professional
and highly-skilled team

We have a highly experienced team of clinical psychologists, therapists and administrative staff. We’re passionate about what we do and committed to our clients, endeavouring to deliver the highest quality service and outcomes for the children, young people and families we work with.

Our leadership

Dr Meryl Forse

Clinical & Managing Director

Dr Meryl Forse is our founder and Clinical Director. With over 15 years’ experience in working with children, young people and families, she leads our Clinical department as well as the overall strategy for the business.

Dr Charles Forse

Business Director

Dr Charles Forse is our Business Director. He looks after and leads all non-clinical work, including administration, finance and commercial matters. He brings over 30 years’ commercial management experience to our team.

Dr Rachel Faul

Clinical Lead

Dr Rachel Faul is our Clinical Lead. She assists Meryl with looking after the clinical side of the business, and brings significant experience in working with children, young people and families to the team.

Lauren Ryan

Practice Manager

Lauren is our Practice Manager. She assists Charles in running the non-clinical side of the business. She brings over 10 years’ marketing, analytics and administration experience to the team.

Our clinical team

Our highly qualified clinical team are experts in working with children, young people and families. In addition to an extensive understanding of children and young people who have experienced trauma, the team has individual areas of expertise, such as developmental trauma, attachment difficulties and complex mental health needs.

Dr Meryl Forse

Clinical
Psychologist

Dr Rachel Faul

Clinical
Psychologist

Cathy Baker

Psychological
Therapist

Louise Buckley

Psychological
Therapist

Dr Sharon Giblin

Clinical
Psychologist

Megan Haslegrave

Assistant
Psychologist

Dr Laura Hemmings

Clinical
Psychologist

Philippa Kelly

Psychological
Therapist

Rebecca Littleton

Assistant
Psychologist

Megan Locke

Higher Assistant
Psychologist

Dr Chanae Mayers

Clinical
Psychologist

Dr Zameer Mohamed

Clinical
Psychologist

Kim Rooney

Clinical
Psychologist

Hannah Williams

Assistant
Psychologist

Our admin team

Our support team work behind-the-scenes to keep everything running smoothly. They look after all non-clinical work, including case onboarding, training preparation, finance and general business support. If you have any questions, they’re usually the best people to speak to first.

Charles

Business
Director

Lauren

Practice
Manager

Debi

Office
Manager

Angela

Training
Administrator

April

Receptionist/
Administrator

Meagan

Business
Administrator

Zara

Business
Administrator

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Our associates

We are committed to providing the most appropriate psychology service to meet each unique need of our clients. At times, Gateway Psychology will work in collaboration with well-qualified associates or other psychological services to ensure that the client receives the most appropriate service and intervention.

We’re always on the look-out for qualified clinical psychologists or psychological therapists, particularly those with experience in working with children who my have experienced early trauma. If you have DDP or Theraplay training in particular, please get in touch with us.

Our professional registrations

HCPC

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is the official regulator of health and care professions in the UK. Registration is a requirement for all UK clinical psychologists.

Social Work England

Social Work England is a regulatory body  for social workers in England. The organisation provides professional and education and training standards for the profession.

Play Therapy UK

PTUK leads the way when setting the standards to ensure high quality of care when play therapy, therapeutic play skills and creative arts therapies are used with children.

Ofsted

Gateway Psychology is registered with Ofsted as an Adoption Support Agency for the therapy and assessment work we do with adoptive children, young people and families.

BPS

The British Psychological Society (BPS) is responsible for the promotion of excellence and ethical practice in the science, education, and application of the discipline for psychologists.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks

All new and existing staff members are subject to DBS checks, which are kept updated on a regular basis. Our clinicians are subject to enhanced DBS checks, while our admin roles are subject to standard DBS checks.

Testimonials

Our goal is to provide a high-quality, flexible and timely service that really makes a difference in the lives of the children, young people and families we work with.

“Great empathy and understanding from [Clinician]. Able to now talk freely and openly with [Clinician] and listen to and act upon her advice. She has helped me to understand my position and my past and to organise my thinking and put into place things to help me.”

“[Clinician] talked to me and helped me find some ways to understand things that have happened to me.”</span

“I liked [Clinician’s] approach. I felt comfortable and could say anything.”

“[Clinician] has helped me to strengthen my relationship with my Mum and Dad and understand how they feel about me and my problems and how they can help me. [Clinician] always responds straight away to my requests for help and guidance.”