Lindsey W has extensive experience of assessing children, adolescents and adults. She has worked for over twenty years in NHS settings (CAMHS, Paediatric services and Adult Mental Health services) with a range of presenting problems including low mood/depression; anxiety disorders such as phobia, panic, Obsessive-compulsive Disorder and generalised anxiety; eating disorders; suicidal behaviour and deliberate self-harm and; attachment-related difficulties.
Lindsey’s expertise include the following:
Assessment of school-age children and adolescents
- Attachment
- Impact of abuse and neglect
- Cognitive function
- Psychological disorders including low mood, anxiety and self-harming behavioursAssessment of adults
- Attachment
- Parenting capacity including ability to protect; ability to change; ability to prioritise the child’s needs
- Cognitive function
- Litigation capacity
- Mental health and the impact on parenting including depression, anxiety and issues around anger control
- Learning disability
- Ability to understand the concerns of the Local Authority
- Ability to work with professionals
- Personality traitsAssessment of families
- Family dynamics
- Attachment
- Impact of adversity including domestic abuse, alcohol/substance misuse and parental mental health problems
