Meet our team
Our team of highly qualified and skilled clinicians are all experienced in working across a wide spectrum of psychological difficulties. Each one of us has worked in the NHS as well as privately, with patients of all ages and across a wide spectrum of ethnicities.
However, we know that each person is different, and each patient an individual. Each psychologist in our team has additional skills and areas of expertise that we have studied, or developed over the years. With these, we aim to try and offer you sessions with the psychologist who is best equipped to deal with your particular difficulties.
Together with our policy of flexibility, where we are able to offer appointments during the day, in the evenings, or on weekends, we take pride in offering a personalised and patient-focused service.
Dr Suzy Beak
Dr Suzy Beak is a compassionate clinical psychologist who is enthusiastic about providing high-quality and evidence-based care to those in need. She has a particular interest in working with children, young people and their families.Dr Beak graduated with an honours degree in Psychology (BSc) from the University of Reading prior to completing her doctorate training in Clinical Psychology at University College London (UCL) in 2015. During her training she gained experience working with children and adults with a range of mental-health difficulties including looked after children, adults with learning disabilities and new mothers (perinatal service). This included a year long placement working with adults with mild-moderate depression and anxiety within a IAPT service.
Since qualifying Dr Beak has worked in NHS community CAMHS settings in both London and Hertfordshire, providing specialist assessment and treatment to children and young people experiencing low mood, anxiety (including OCD, panic disorder), self-harm, suicidal ideation and trauma. Dr Beak also has extensive experience working therapeutically with children within mainstream and specialist primary schools. She is passionate about promoting systemic change to improve the well-being and mental-health of pupils through training and consultation to teaching staff.
Dr Beak has a special interest in working with children and young people with autism spectrum conditions (ASC), Learning Disabilities and ADHD and has completed further postgraduate training in administering assessments (including cognitive assessments) and adapting intervention for this population.
Dr Beak is passionate about supporting young people and their families to access the care they require. She enjoys working creatively and collaboratively with young people and supporting them to engage in therapeutic work using a variety of modalities and mediums (e.g. through drawing, visual aids).
Dr Beak uses an integrative approach in her work and draws on a range of therapeutic approaches based on the needs of the client. These include CBT, narrative therapy, systemic approaches and third wave models (e.g. mindfulness and ACT). Dr Beak works hard to support clients to move towards their goals in order to help create meaningful change. Dr Beak is mindful that accessing therapy is likely to be daunting for clients and therefore strives to create a welcoming, safe and supportive environment for everyone involved.
