Help for Psychology Therapy
Help for Psychology is on a mission to provide the best mental health assessment and therapy services possible for Autistic children and adults on a face-to-face basis in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are also able to offer certain services online, and these are indicated below.
We are a team of friendly, genuine, professionals, who follow tried and tested methods to improve the mental wellbeing of autistic persons.
Help for Psychology Therapy
Help for Psychology is on a mission to provide the best mental health assessment and therapy services possible for Autistic children and adults on a face-to-face basis in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are also able to offer certain services online, and these are indicated below.
We are a team of friendly, genuine, professionals, who follow tried and tested methods to improve the mental wellbeing of autistic persons.
Meet our Therapy Team
Clinical Director & Therapy Supervisor
Kaylee Weaver
Senior Assistant Psychologist
Miriam Dutton
Higher Assistant Psychologist
Eleanor Lever
Higher Assistant Psychologist
Tiggy Whitton
Assistant Psychologist
Dr Olivia Fiske
Clinical Psychologist
CBT Based Approaches
CBT focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and aims to help the person to identify, understand and change both unhelpful thoughts and behaviours in order to feel better and be able to function more effectively in everyday life.
CBT is a structured therapeutic approach which involves undertaking activities together such as goal setting, problem solving, and trying out new skills and ways of thinking. In-between worksheets will be given to the child/young person such as a ‘thought diary’ and/or exercises that will help them practise the skills learnt within each session and also help them try out new ways of dealing with real life.
Difficulties we can support using ‘Cognitive Behavioural Therapy’ include:
- Anxiety
- Agoraphobia
- Depression
- Mild Social Anxiety
- Mild Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Discorder
- Specific Phobias
- Sleep disorders
Our CBT based support is provided by our Senior Assistant Psychologists who have undertaken further postgraduate training in Low Intensity Psychological Therapies and are qualified to work as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners. They have specialist interests in CBT and have extensive experience supporting autistic young people and adult using approaches adapted from CBT principles.
Psychological Support for Low Mood and Anxiety
This type of support includes psychological interventions for young people and adults experiencing low mood or generalised anxiety.
Difficulties we can support using Psychological Support for Low Mood and Anxiety:
- Low Mood
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder
This support is provided by our Assistant Psychologists, under supervision, who have extensive experience supporting autistic young people and who have undertaken further professional development around psychological support for low mood and anxiety.
Why Help for Psychology
Therapy can help individuals develop new coping mechanisms, learn more about themselves and become more aware of their needs, improve problem solving skills, provide meaningful insights into life, provide opportunities for experimentation, and room for self-development, for a myriad of common mental health difficulties and common challenges faced by Autistic individuals.
At Help for Psychology our clinicians are very experienced in working with Autistic children and adults and they have a good understanding of how autism can present itself in people.
Therapy can be tailored to specifically help Autistic people; manage their anxiety or develop their social skills, understand themselves a little more, and to help other areas that are often challenging for Autistic people. Our clinicians’ expertise in Autism and the PDA profile can be useful for Autistic children who have a PDA profile and can help parents to manage the daily challenges this particular presentation can create.
How
An Initial Consultation is the first step. This would last approximately 1 hour and would explore the current main difficulties and the impact this is having on different areas of the person’s life. Following the assessment, clients are provided with advice as to whether or not therapy would be recommended, and what therapeutic support would be most appropriate and beneficial (Psychological Support for Low Mood and Anxiety or CBT Based Approaches for Common Mental Health Difficulties).
Clients are not obliged to take up therapy but, should they choose to do so, the number of therapy sessions required (and the frequency and length of each session) would be entirely dependent on the individual’s needs.
However, it is fairly standard for a therapist to see an individual for 1 hour each week or bi-weekly for 6 to 8 sessions and to review progress at the end of that block. The sessions will involve a catch up on how things have been, any issues or problems, practising or discussing an approach to the challenges and setting some homework. Homework will also be reviewed each week to see if it has been helpful.
Where
We provide therapy across different formats including face-to-face at our Norwich clinic, over the telephone, or over video conference platforms such as Google Meet or Zoom.
Please note that not all our clinicians offer Therapy in these formats, some of our clinicians may only be able to provide face-to-face Therapy at our Norwich clinic.
We are not currently offering Therapy at our Henley clinic, but we do have remote options should you need.
Therapy Pricing
An Initial Consultation is recommended as a starting point before therapy commences. This consultation helps the clinician to explore the main difficulty you would like us to support at this time, as well as conducting a risk assessment, and an agreement on the most appropriate psychological therapy (CBT Based Support or Psychological Support for Low Mood and Anxiety).
Initial Consultation
£50
Following your Initial Consultation you can either book individual therapy sessions of CBT Based Support or Psychological Support for Low Mood and Anxiety, or below we explain or block booking options.
1 hour Psychological Support for Low Mood and Anxiety therapy session
£50
Our Higher Assistant Psychologists are supervised by a qualified Clinical Psychology to deliver ‘Standard Therapy’. Standard Therapy focuses on assessing and designing interventions for individuals according to an individuals’ needs. The nature and scope of each standard therapy session will depend on the needs identified. This may include support with social interactions, communication, play skills, positive behaviour support, learning or educational attainment, and self-help skills.
1 hour CBT Based Support session
£70
Our Senior Assistant Psychologist is qualified to deliver Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for common mental health difficulties and is also supervised by a qualified Clinical Psychologist. CBT focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and aims to help the person to identify, understand and change both unhelpful thoughts and behaviours in order to feel better and be able to function more effectively in everyday life. CBT is a structured therapeutic approach which involves undertaking activities together such as goal setting, problem solving, and trying out new skills and ways of thinking. In-between worksheets will be given to the child/young person such as a 'thought diary' and/or exercises that will help them practise the skills learnt within each session and also help them try out new ways of dealing with real life.
Following your Initial Consultation you may choose to block book CBT Based Support or Psychological Support for Low Mood and Anxiety sessions.
The difference between block therapy and individual therapy is reflected in the pricing of sessions and not in the type of therapy delivered or the content of sessions. It is important to note that if you block book therapy it is not to say that the difficulty you are focusing on in therapy will have improved significantly by the end of the first block (it may be that another block or individual sessions are needed following this).
Block of x6 sessions
£275
Psychological Support for Low Mood and Anxiety Therapy Sessions
Block of x8 sessions
£525
CBT Based Support sessions
Frequently Asked Questions
Our team of therapists deliver therapy using different modalities. In Norwich, our Help for Psychology team are able to offer face-to-face therapy at our clinic. For clients in other areas of the UK, our therapists can provide therapy over the Telephone, Google Meet or Zoom.
No. You do not need a GP referral in order to take up private therapy.
I would like to register my interest in receiving therapy for myself or my child. How do I start this process?
Please email your enquiry to [email protected]
Whilst a therapist may recommend a block of therapy following an Initial Consultation in order to work on the goals you identified in your consultation, you are under no obligation to proceed with it.
No. Unfortunately at this time we are only able to provide Therapy between the hours of 9:00 and 16:00.
This is reviewed on a client by client basis, but we are happy to liaise with our colleagues in Education.
We require a minimum of 2 working days notice of any changes to be agreed. Less than 2 working days notice will mean a cancellation charge of 50% of your booking fee paid.
Cancellation on the day of your booking would incur a 100% cancellation charge.
Should Help for Psychology need to cancel your appointment due to unforeseen reasons, then you will receive a 100% refund on the appointment we can’t provide, unless a suitable alternative booking date is supplied and agreed for your sessions.
We are currently booking clients in for Initial Consultations six-eight weeks after they have made an initial enquiry to our therapy enquiries email.
It varies from person to person. Some people find six sessions helpful and others find they are still benefiting from Therapy after several months. We are happy to be flexible and work around each individual client.