Psychological consultation for public sector organisations

Consultation with a specialist clinician offers the opportunity to discuss a particular situation with a highly-qualified expert. They can be useful for deciding the next steps or an action plan to move forward. We provide consultation sessions to parents, carers, social workers, support workers, health visitors, schools and more. These can be provided on a one-off basis or as a more regular package of support.

Consultations for parents and carers

Initial consultations can be helpful for parents and carers who may be unsure of the right approach for their child or young person. They offer the opportunity to discuss a particular worry or situation with a highly qualified expert and can help to decide on the next steps.

Depending on the situation, we may recommend an assessment to further identify the child or young person’s therapeutic needs or suggest another course of action to help with the difficulties the family are experiencing.

Consultations for professionals and organisations

Input from a highly qualified clinical psychologist or therapist can be invaluable for organisations working with children and young people. We regularly provide consultations to social workers, support workers, health visitors, teachers and other professionals in the system surrounding the child.

These sessions offer a clinical perspective on the difficulties the child or young person may be experiencing, and help to suggest next steps to provide further support or areas where professionals may require further training.

Working with Gateway Psychology

  • Children’s Services

  • Regional Adoption Agencies

  • Voluntary Adoption Agencies

  • Fostering Agencies
  • Residential Care Facilities
  • Schools
  • The Police
  • Emergency Services
  • Charities and voluntary organisations

Consultation support packages

Our consultation support packages may be useful for organisations that require regular support. These can be structured as ‘drop-in’ surgeries to provide a space for parents/carers/staff to talk about the situations they may be facing. These are often block-booked as half-day or full-day sessions to allow time to see multiple people in a time-effective way.

We also offer group consultations to teams working with children and young people. They provide space for staff to talk about the difficulties they encounter in their work, offering a safe space for your team to obtain expert psychological input.

Clinical supervision for professionals

Gateway Psychology are experienced in providing clinical supervision for other professionals. These sessions offer practitioners a structured space to talk about casework, professional difficulties and the emotional impact of working with their clients. Please get in touch with us if you are interested in engaging our clinical team in a supervisory capacity.

FAQs

Gateway Psychology Ltd is an independent psychological service for children, young people and families. We’re not part of the NHS, Local Authority or any other organisation.

We provide a range of different services for children, young people and families who may be experiencing difficulties. These include assessments, therapeutic interventions, training programmes, webinars and consultations. In addition to working directly with clients, we often provide a highly-qualified service to organisations and authorities involved with supporting children and young people with difficulties.

Please contact us for our most up-to-date fee structure.

Consultations with our clinical team can be funded in a variety of ways. If you think the organisation you work for will fund this, please speak to your manager or representative to discuss further. We would be happy to provide you with a formal quote as required.

Some parents and carers choose to fund consultation sessions themselves. We can take payment by card, bank transfer, cash and cheque.

Of course! Please contact us to make an enquiry and we can discuss your situation in more detail.

Yes, we can put together a bespoke consultation package for organisations where required. Please get in touch with us to talk about your requirements and we will make a recommendation of what we could provide.