Joe Ramsay Complex Behaviour Consultant

This is one of the best reviews I’ve ever received! It was a real pleasure working with this family and supporting their son. 💙

𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗦 & 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧

I work with children, young people, adults, families and professionals where ADHD, autism, PDA, mental health, trauma, learning disability and behaviour overlap.

This post brings together the main guides explaining the support available. Each link takes you to the full service guide, including what it involves, who it is for, format and cost.

♾️ 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 & 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗬

𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆
For people aged 17+ with one main difficulty that needs proper exploration, behavioural analysis and a clear written strategy.
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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆
For complex, longstanding or family-based situations where several difficulties, people or pressures are interacting.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19Zf6qvD5f/?mibextid=wwXIfr

🏫 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 & 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
Direct observation within school or college, followed by behavioural analysis and a practical written plan for staff and families.
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𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁, 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
Strategic preparation and attendance support for education meetings, annual reviews, mediation, tribunal, court and professional discussions.
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🗣️ 𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚 & 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧

𝗢𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
Flexible support after an assessment, helping individuals and families put strategies into practice, review what is happening and respond to new difficulties.
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𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
For significant deterioration, escalating distress or a breakdown in coping. This can include crisis assessment, planning, short-term support and practical advocacy.

This is not an acute crisis service.
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👥 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀
Individual development, case consultation, talks, workshops and training for people working across health, education and social care.
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💷 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 & 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧

𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗, 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺, 𝗣𝗗𝗔 & 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿
A practical guide to possible routes including personal budgets, Direct Payments, EHCP funding, Access to Work, DSA, disability benefits, carer support and grants.
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👤 𝗠𝗬 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 & 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗖𝗛

𝗠𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 & 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
An overview of my clinical career, professional background and the experience behind my work.
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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 & 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗽
The areas I work across, particularly where overlapping needs contribute to complex presentations.
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📞 𝗨𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗦?

A free initial consultation is available.

📞 07940 506909 — call, text or WhatsApp
✉️ [email protected]

𝗙𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 & 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗬 – 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 £𝟮𝟱𝟬

📋 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗦

A focused clinical assessment and behavioural analysis for people aged 17+ who need more than a brief opinion, generic advice or a list of possible explanations.

The assessment is completed by Joe Ramsay, an NMC-registered Mental Health Nurse and Complex Behaviour Consultant with more than ten years of clinical experience, including CAMHS crisis care, A&E mental-health liaison, Intensive Home Treatment and primary-care mental-health services. His specialist work focuses on ADHD, autism, PDA, complex behaviour, clinical formulation, behaviour analysis and practical strategic planning.

This assessment is for one main difficulty that needs proper exploration and a clear, practical strategy.

Rather than simply recording symptoms or describing what has been happening, I look beneath the surface to understand the pattern: what may be driving the difficulty, what may be keeping it going and where change is most likely to make a meaningful difference.

It draws on the same specialist clinical and behavioural-analysis approach as the Complex Clinical Assessment, but is designed for a smaller or more contained situation that can be safely and properly explored within one hour.

You receive a detailed written report and personalised strategy explaining:

- What is happening
- Why it may be happening
- What may be keeping the difficulty going
- What to prioritise next
- What can realistically help

👥 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥

This package is suitable where there is one main difficulty or a situation that can be safely and properly explored within one hour.

It may be appropriate for:

- Anxiety, stress, low mood or emotional distress
- Emotional dysregulation, overwhelm, shutdown or avoidance
- One specific difficulty connected to ADHD or autism
- A situation where you have tried to manage things yourself but are not seeing progress
- Conflicting advice or support that does not seem to fit
- A difficulty that feels clear on the surface, but where the reasons behind it are harder to understand

It can be particularly helpful where you know something is not working but cannot yet see the pattern clearly enough to understand what needs to change.

If you are unsure whether this is the right level of assessment, the free consultation will help establish whether one hour is sufficient or whether the Complex Clinical Assessment would be more appropriate.

This package is not normally suitable where there is significant trauma, PDA, several complex or interconnected difficulties, repeated crises, substantial risk concerns, or wider household and relationship patterns requiring full formulation. These situations will usually require the Complex Clinical Assessment.

🗣️ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦

We begin with a free consultation to understand the difficulty and make sure the right amount of assessment time is being booked.

During the one-hour assessment, I explore the relevant history, current presentation, behavioural patterns, existing support, strengths and the wider factors influencing the difficulty.

Using clinical questioning and behavioural analysis, I look at:

- What happens before, during and after the difficulty
- Possible triggers, pressures, demands, unmet needs and environmental factors
- How the person and those around them respond
- Patterns that may be unintentionally maintaining or escalating the difficulty
- The possible role of mental health, neurodivergence, relationships, previous experiences and context
- What has already been tried, what has helped and what has not

Following the assessment, I analyse the information and bring it together into a clear clinical and behavioural understanding.

You receive a written report that explains the pattern and turns it into realistic, prioritised next steps, rather than leaving you with a conversation to interpret on your own.

📄 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗦

Your report brings the information together into a clear, structured understanding of the situation.

It may include:

- Relevant history and background
- Current presentation
- Previous and current support
- Strengths and protective factors
- Areas requiring support
- Clinical impressions
- Consideration of relevant clinical risk, where appropriate
- Behavioural analysis
- Likely triggers, patterns and maintaining factors
- The interaction between mental health, neurodivergence, behaviour and environment
- What is currently known, what remains uncertain and what may require further exploration
- Personalised recommendations
- A prioritised strategy and action plan

Reports are typically around 8–12 pages, depending on what is explored during the assessment.

The report does not simply repeat the conversation. It provides a professional formulation of the difficulty: a clear explanation of the likely pattern, the factors contributing to it and the practical changes most likely to reduce pressure and create progress.

⭐ 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗔𝗚𝗘

Choose this package if you need a proper clinical understanding of one specific difficulty, rather than reassurance, generic suggestions or broad advice.

The value lies in the analysis. You receive a clear explanation of why the difficulty may be happening, what may be unintentionally keeping it going and where to focus your energy first.

This can prevent you from trying multiple approaches at random, following advice that does not fit your circumstances, or spending months addressing the visible problem without understanding what sits underneath it.

It gives you access to the same specialist clinical and behavioural-analysis approach used within the Complex Clinical Assessment, without paying for more assessment time than your situation requires.

💷 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

- Video or telephone assessment: £250
- In person, up to 30 minutes from Leeds: £350
- In person, 30–60 minutes from Leeds: £450
- More than 60 minutes from Leeds requiring a half day: £550
- More than 60 minutes from Leeds requiring a full day: £950

All prices include the assessment, clinical and behavioural analysis, written report, personalised recommendations and prioritised strategy.

📞 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚

For advice or to book an assessment:

📞 07940 506909 — call, text or WhatsApp
✉️ [email protected]

Free consultation available.

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗫 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 & 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗬 – 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 £𝟰𝟵𝟱

📋 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗦

A specialist clinical assessment and behavioural analysis for complex, longstanding or multifaceted situations.

I am Joe Ramsay, an NMC-registered Mental Health Nurse and Complex Behaviour Consultant with more than ten years of clinical experience, including CAMHS crisis care, A&E mental-health liaison, Intensive Home Treatment and primary-care mental-health services. My specialist work focuses on ADHD, autism, PDA, complex behaviour, clinical formulation, behavioural analysis and practical strategic planning.

Rather than simply identifying individual problems, this assessment explains why they may be occurring, what may be maintaining them and how the different people, behaviours and pressures within the situation affect one another.

It brings together mental health, neurodevelopment, behaviour, trauma, relationships, family dynamics and environmental influences into one coherent understanding.

This allows the strategy to address the underlying causes, interactions and feedback loops rather than simply managing individual symptoms.

👥 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥

This package is suitable for:

- One adult with complex or interacting difficulties
- A child or young person assessed alongside their parent or carers
- A family involving up to two adults and one child

It is particularly appropriate where trauma, PDA, autism, ADHD, OCD, aggression, avoidance, problematic screen use, learning disabilities, emotional wellbeing or family dynamics interact.

For significant PDA presentations, the assessment can explore the wider household rather than treating the child’s behaviour in isolation.

This includes how demands, autonomy, anxiety, regulation, communication and the responses of other family members interact and create behavioural feedback loops.

Where relevant, the report can include individual profiles, explanations and recommendations for the people directly involved.

🗣️ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦

We begin with a free consultation to understand the situation, establish who needs to participate and ensure sufficient assessment time is booked.

This is followed by an assessment lasting up to two hours.

The assessment may explore:

- Developmental history
- Current difficulties
- Mental health
- Neurodevelopment
- Trauma
- Behavioural patterns
- Relationships and communication
- Sensory needs
- Environmental pressures
- Household dynamics

Using my behavioural-analysis approach, I identify how these factors interact, the feedback loops maintaining the difficulties and where intervention is most likely to create meaningful and lasting change.

The findings are then brought together into a comprehensive written report containing a detailed behavioural formulation, personalised recommendations and a structured longer-term strategy.

📄 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗦

Your report includes everything within the Focused Clinical Assessment, plus:

- Comprehensive behavioural analysis
- Individual profiles, where relevant
- Factors driving and maintaining the difficulties
- Behavioural and emotional feedback loops
- Household, relational and environmental influences
- The interaction between mental health, autism, ADHD, PDA, trauma, sensory processing and other relevant factors
- An explanation of why previous approaches may not have worked
- Enhanced recommendations linked directly to the analysis
- Prioritised short-, medium- and longer-term actions
- A structured 12-month strategy
- Guidance for parents, carers, partners and other relevant people
- Multi-agency guidance for communication with GPs, CAMHS, CMHTs, schools, colleges, employers or local authorities

Reports are typically around 15–30 pages, depending on the complexity of the situation.

➕ 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 – £𝟭𝟱𝟬

The base package covers up to two adults and one child.

Where two to four children need to be actively included, the Family Extension adds one assessment hour and the related analysis and report writing.

Children who only need to be briefly mentioned as part of the household background do not require an extension.

The extension is used where their own presentation, needs, behaviour or role within the household requires proper exploration and inclusion within the strategy.

⭐ 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗔𝗚𝗘

Choose this package when the situation cannot be understood by looking at one difficulty or one person in isolation.

It provides a detailed clinical and behavioural explanation of how the different factors and people connect, what is keeping the difficulties going and where change is most likely to make the greatest difference.

The result is one coherent understanding and one practical strategy that individuals, families and professionals can work from together.

💷 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

- Video or telephone assessment: £495
- In person, up to 30 minutes from Leeds: £595
- In person, 30–60 minutes from Leeds: £695
- More than 60 minutes from Leeds requiring a half day: £795
- More than 60 minutes from Leeds requiring a full day: £1,195

All prices include the assessment, clinical and behavioural analysis, comprehensive written report, personalised recommendations and structured 12-month strategy.

The Family Extension adds £150 to the relevant assessment price.

Parking, tolls and accommodation, where required, are charged separately.

📞 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚

For advice or to book an assessment:

📞 07940 506909 — call, text or WhatsApp
✉️ [email protected]

Free consultation available.

𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 & 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧

📋 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗦

Specialist crisis support for children, young people, adults and families experiencing significant mental-health deterioration or distress.

The service is provided by Joe Ramsay, an NMC-registered Mental Health Nurse and Complex Behaviour Consultant with more than ten years of clinical experience, including seven years within mental-health crisis services.

His background includes work within Crisis Teams, A&E mental-health liaison, CAMHS Crisis and Intensive Home Treatment. He has also managed three mental-health wards and Section 136 suites.

The aim is to understand what has led to the deterioration, reduce immediate pressure and help the person or family restore stability, rebuild practical coping strategies and establish a clear way forward.

The service can be used as a one-off assessment with written findings and a crisis plan, or as short-term support and advocacy over a number of hours, days or weeks.

👥 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥

Since Covid, mental-health services have faced increased demand, longer waits and higher thresholds for support. Many people are left in a difficult gap: their situation is deteriorating, but they may not meet the threshold for crisis-team involvement or may still be waiting for other support.

This service is most appropriate when existing coping strategies and support have broken down, the situation is escalating and those involved are struggling to work out what to prioritise or how to respond.

It may be used following an acute incident, A&E attendance or discharge, while waiting for other services, or where the person does not currently meet the threshold for statutory crisis support.

It can be particularly useful for autistic people where masking, sensory needs, demand avoidance, communication differences, shutdown or burnout are being missed or misunderstood within a standard mental-health response.

🏥 𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗖𝗬

This service can support parents, partners or relatives when a loved one has been detained in hospital under Section 2 or Section 3 of the Mental Health Act, or detained under Section 136 and taken to a place of safety.

I can help you understand what is happening, organise relevant information, prepare questions, communicate the person’s needs and advocate for those needs to be properly considered during assessment, treatment and planning.

This is practical clinical support and does not replace legal representation or formal statutory advocacy.

🗣️ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦

We begin with a free triage conversation to understand the immediate situation and decide whether this is the right service.

The crisis assessment focuses on what is happening now, what has led to the deterioration, what is making things worse and what needs to change first.

Following the assessment, I analyse the information and identify the immediate priorities.

Where further support is required, I work with the individual, parent, carer, partner or family to reduce immediate pressure and put the plan into action.

This may include supporting routines and daily functioning, rebuilding coping strategies, reducing conflict, improving communication, progressing referrals or coordinating next steps.

📄 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗜𝗩𝗘

Following the assessment, you receive:

- Written findings — a concise and confidential summary of the information shared, relevant observations, what has happened so far, the current situation and the main concerns identified.

- Crisis plan — a clear, practical action plan setting out the immediate priorities, what needs to change, who is responsible for each action, appropriate referrals or services, the support required and what to do if the situation worsens.

The documents are kept separate so the crisis plan can be shared with schools, employers, family members or professionals without disclosing every private detail contained within the written findings.

⭐ 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘

You may know that something serious is happening but feel that nobody has had time to understand the whole situation. The immediate crisis may be receiving attention while ADHD, autism, masking, sensory needs, trauma, communication differences or family pressures are being missed.

I can work one-to-one with you or your child at home, or support parents, carers and partners through hospital appointments, assessments and professional meetings. This can include preparing what needs to be said, communicating the person’s history and needs, managing conversations with staff, providing advocacy and coordinating with services.

Support can involve a one-off assessment and crisis plan or more active involvement over a number of hours, days or weeks. This provides specialist understanding and continuity, so you are not left repeatedly explaining the situation or managing the entire process alone.

💷 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻:

- Video assessment: £250
- Face-to-face assessment within 30 minutes of Leeds: £350
- Face-to-face assessment 30–60 minutes from Leeds: £450

Each price includes the free triage conversation, a one-hour crisis assessment, written findings and a separate practical crisis plan.

𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲-𝘁𝗼-𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆:

- Within 30 minutes of Leeds: £90 per hour
- 30–60 minutes from Leeds: £100 per hour
- Half-day support and advocacy: £550
- Full-day support and advocacy: £950

Half-day or full-day rates apply where the support and travel required take up a substantial part or all of the working day.

Short-term packages can be arranged where support is required over several days or weeks.

Mileage, parking, rail fares, tolls and accommodation, where required, are charged separately.

🚨 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

This is not a 24-hour or emergency-response service.

Call 999 or go to A&E immediately if someone’s life is at risk, someone has seriously injured themselves or taken an overdose, or you cannot keep yourself or someone else safe.

If urgent mental-health support is needed but the situation is not an immediate emergency, use NHS 111 online or call 111 and select the mental-health option. You can also contact the person’s local crisis team where one is already involved.

This service can work alongside NHS, emergency and safeguarding services but cannot replace them or act as the only support where someone is actively suicidal or at immediate risk of harm.

📞 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚

For advice or to discuss whether this service is appropriate:

📞 07940 506909 — call, text or WhatsApp
✉️ [email protected]

Free initial consultation available.

𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛, 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗, 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗠, 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗠𝗔, 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗥 — 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗟

My core work sits where different things overlap. That includes neurodivergence on its own, neurodivergence with mental health difficulties, neurodivergence with trauma and mental health, neurodivergence with learning disabilities and mental health, and behaviour that is happening in the context of neurodivergence, learning disabilities and mental health. In most situations there is never just one problem; there are usually two, three or more of these happening at the same time across home, school and services. I focus specifically on these overlapping, complex situations, not on mild or single-issue presentations.

🧠 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥

I work one-to-one with children from around four years old, with adolescents and teenagers, and with adults and older adults of all genders. A lot of my work is with autistic, ADHD or PDA children and young people whose lives are being taken over by anxiety, shutdown, aggression, burnout or school refusal, and with adults who are living with overwhelm, burnout, low mood, trauma reactions or repeated crises on top of neurodivergence.

I also work with whole families, especially where PDA and demand-sensitive patterns run through more than one person, so that we are managing and strategising with the entire family rather than just focusing on one individual.

Many of the situations I see include serious mental health, trauma, learning disability or risk issues alongside neurodivergence. The common factor is that things are complex enough that people need careful thinking and practical strategy rather than quick, standard answers.

🔍 𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗥

Many people are unsure what is “normal” behaviour and what is a sign that something is going wrong, whether that is in their child, themselves, or the wider family. My job is to assess human behaviour across the whole system: children’s behaviour, parents’ behaviour, adult behaviour, and the behaviour of services and professionals around them.

I look closely at what people are doing, how they communicate, how they respond under pressure, and how all of that fits into their neurodivergence, mental health and environment. This helps us separate everyday ups and downs from patterns that are genuinely harmful or unsustainable.

In family assessments, I profile each person in the system and how they interact with each other and the environment. I look at the child, the parents and anyone else involved, then think in depth about what that particular mix of people and circumstances needs. Everything is tailor-made, and I keep refining the plan until it properly fits that specific family.

This can include behaviour at home, behaviour at school, and behaviour from services such as school staff, local-authority teams, CAMHS or GPs, where part of the question is whether they are responding appropriately or adding pressure.

A lot of the behaviour I see involves neurodivergent patterns that have been pushed past healthy limits — for example, controlling behaviour, anxiety-driven behaviour or aggression that is now placing serious pressure on parents in terms of time, energy and emotional load.

I often work with separated families where there are very different rules and routines in different households. My role is to help you manage as well as possible even when some parts of the situation cannot easily be changed.

I also look very carefully at parent behaviour, especially around PDA and demand sensitivity, because tone of voice, facial expression and nervous-system state can make a major difference. Part of the work is helping parents settle and regulate their own nervous systems so that they can respond more effectively.

If there is any issues school, we do not stop at describing it. We map it in detail and work out what is driving it. This can include neurodivergence, mental health and trauma, but also practical issues such as curriculum level, particular lessons being too easy or too difficult, or certain people or environments acting as triggers.

We go through lessons, days and incidents to understand exactly what is happening, then build a plan that addresses the real drivers rather than simply trying to suppress the behaviour on the surface.

💬 𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛

If you are struggling with intrusive thoughts, anxiety, low mood, self-harm, suicidal thinking, burnout or shutdown, I can often help, particularly where these sit alongside autism, ADHD, PDA or other neurodivergent profiles.

Standard talking therapies do not always fit a neurodivergent person’s needs. If someone does not understand how their mind works or does not have everyday systems that fit them, therapy may not reach deeply enough or provide changes that last.

When ADHD or autism are not understood or supported in a way that fits the individual, serious mental-health problems can build over time. Part of the work is understanding pressure properly: when someone is overloaded, when pressure is too low, and how to optimise their system so they are more able to function, cope and engage with support.

My background includes seven years in NHS crisis services, so I am used to working with people who have been very distressed or at risk. Part of my role is helping people stabilise and understand themselves well enough that other therapies, if they are needed, have a better chance of being effective.

I am not an emergency or crisis service. If someone is in immediate danger, they still need urgent support. However, I am often the right person to see once immediate risk has reduced — for example, when you are being discharged from Intensive Home Treatment, are no longer under a crisis team, or were never accepted by them but are still carrying serious distress that sits between everyday problems and full crisis.

⚡ 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗

With ADHD, my work ranges from basic coaching to detailed, advanced support. I have ADHD myself, which means I can draw on lived experience as well as clinical knowledge. That can make it easier for people to trust that I understand what is happening in their heads and lives.

I have helped children, young people and adults stabilise with or without medication, reduce impulsivity and bring behaviour back into a range that feels manageable.

In practical terms, this can mean sitting with parents at the kitchen table and going through a child’s planner, lesson by lesson and day by day, mapping exactly what has happened, when and with whom. We then use that detail to understand what the ADHD system is doing and why things keep going wrong.

When a child is willing and able to engage, I can often help turn behaviour around within weeks by ensuring they understand their own brain, adjusting pressure and expectations, and putting new patterns in place that fit how they actually work.

Children do not always tell the full story, particularly where they feel ashamed. I may use brief examples from my own ADHD, including around anger, or familiar figures such as the Hulk, to show they are not alone. Once they realise I understand similar experiences, they are often much more able to be honest.

Medication can be helpful but is not a requirement. It can be harder without medication to find and maintain the optimal middle ground, but meaningful change is still possible.

Over time, the aim is for you to become an expert in your own ADHD: understanding what is happening, spotting patterns early and working problems out without feeling constantly blindsided.

Alongside this, I work around anger, emotional regulation, mental-health difficulties and behaviour at home or school, including where ADHD overlaps with PDA, substance use or repeated contact with the criminal-justice system. I help people understand and manage the nervous-system patterns that can drive ADHD, addiction and impulsive behaviour, with the aim of reducing harm, increasing safety and building a life that does not depend on substances or continual crisis to feel bearable.

♾️ 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗠

Autism can be hard both for the person themselves and for the people around them. I work with autistic individuals and whole families to make sense of what is happening and make practical changes.

I particularly enjoy working with autistic children and young people because their minds are still developing, and there is often significant scope to build skills, confidence and understanding that can support them throughout life.

In sessions, whether in person or online, I am direct and thorough. Once someone is ready, I ask them to walk through situations in detail, explain how they understand what is happening and describe how they would deal with it step by step.

I check carefully that they are comfortable with this. Once everyone is happy, I ask focused, respectful questions: why they think what they think, why they choose particular responses, what they expect those responses to do for them, and how this links to the neurobiology and nervous-system patterns we have discussed.

Over time, this can help people become genuine experts in their own autism.

Alongside that, we build awareness, including interoception, so people can notice what is happening inside their bodies and minds before everything tips over. We examine their cognitive schemas — the rules, patterns and templates they use to navigate the world — and remap them so that life has more options and does not feel trapped in one rigid way of doing things.

A central part of the work is finding where pressure sits in the system, including internal pressure people place on themselves, and adjusting it so it is in the right places rather than silently causing problems elsewhere.

Depending on how deeply someone wants to work, this may be a short piece focused on immediate coping or a longer process where we keep fine-tuning understanding and skills until they can read their own patterns and design strategies with confidence.

🔥 𝗣𝗗𝗔

PDA can be one of the most difficult things for individuals and families to live with. I work with children, teenagers, adults and whole families where PDA or demand-sensitive patterns are part of the picture.

My job is to understand all the pressures acting on the person: external demands such as school, routines, requests and expectations, as well as internal demands such as guilt, shame, self-monitoring, perfectionism, fear of getting things wrong and feeling trapped.

I then work out which combinations of pressure may be driving the demand avoidance.

I often work with whole family systems where more than one person is demand-sensitive because what appears to be one child’s difficulty is often a pattern running through the household.

I use different approaches depending on whether the underlying pattern seems more ADHD-based, more autistic or a mixture. The behaviour on the surface may look similar while the mechanics underneath are very different.

In practice, this can mean detailed work with parents, the child or young person, or an adult and their partner or family. We go through ordinary days and particular flashpoints to see exactly where pressure builds, where it spikes and where the system needs more autonomy, more protection or more structure.

Over time, the aim is to reduce the overall level of demand on the nervous system, change how people respond to early signs of overload and gradually reduce demand-sensitive distress by removing unnecessary pressure and building ways of doing things that feel safe enough for the person while keeping family, school or work life functioning.

The work can range from a short piece of strategic advice to longer, detailed support where we keep tracking and adjusting the pattern over months.

💥 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗠𝗔

Many people come to me knowing something is badly wrong but not having a clear name for it. They may not know whether they are living with trauma, neurodivergence, a mixture of both or something else entirely, particularly because trauma and neurodivergence can overlap and appear very similar from the outside.

Part of my work is helping people unpack this: looking carefully at what has happened to them, how their nervous system reacts now, how day-to-day life feels, and how all of that fits — or does not fit — with autism, ADHD, PDA and other patterns they may already know about or suspect.

Some people come mainly for help with trauma itself. Others come because everything is tangled together and they have no idea where to start.

I often work with people who have been told they are not yet in the right place for trauma therapy, or who have been considered too high-risk for that work at the moment. In these situations, my focus is on stabilising things as much as possible: helping them build coping skills, routines and support so that risk reduces and life becomes more manageable.

This can provide a solid framework before, during and after any trauma therapy undertaken later. In practical terms, that may mean working on self-harm and suicidal thinking, understanding triggers, recognising early warning signs in mind and body, and adjusting pressure and expectations so the person is not constantly being pushed past their limit.

I can also help people decide when self-referral to talking therapies may be appropriate, and support them to get to the point where therapy is more likely to help rather than overwhelm.

📚 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬

Some of the most complex work I do involves all the factors already described — neurodivergence, mental health, trauma, behaviour and environment — alongside learning disability.

A major difficulty in these situations is that some people have no spoken language or very limited communication. Even when someone can talk, autism and interoception difficulties may make it hard to explain what is happening internally.

In some situations, a person’s developmental level is closer to that of a younger child. They may not have the words, concepts or self-awareness to describe their internal experience, even where they are clearly distressed or struggling.

My role is to build as accurate a picture as possible using behaviour, patterns, context and what the people around them can see. I then use this to support the individual and the people caring for them in a way that respects their limits while working to reduce distress and improve quality of life.

When learning disability is part of the picture, I begin with a deliberately broad view of possible contributing factors. I then work through them systematically, narrowing the possibilities by looking at what is known and what remains unclear.

What we can be confident about is recorded as a clear finding. I also identify plausible but unconfirmed factors where information is limited, whether because the person cannot communicate it or because there is not yet enough evidence.

The plan directly addresses both: it sets out what to do about the factors we know are present, alongside practical ways of responding safely if the less certain factors are also playing a part.

We do not only plan for what is visible now. We also plan for what could be happening out of sight, giving families and services a structured way to respond to both what is known and what remains uncertain.

🧭 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞

The way I work depends on what the situation needs.

Sometimes the focus is a short, targeted piece of work: a small number of sessions to stabilise things, make sense of what is happening and leave you with a clear plan to take forward independently or with other services.

In other cases, particularly where neurodivergence, learning disability, trauma, behaviour and environment overlap, the work is more detailed and runs over a longer period.

Whatever level of support you choose, I design my reports so that, as far as possible, you do not need ongoing input from me. They are deliberately information-dense, bringing together understanding, explanations, relevant literature and a clear plan, so you are equipped with what is known about the situation rather than left guessing.

I am adaptable because situations and family dynamics often change as things begin to settle. It is common for the original difficulty to ease and for another pattern to become more visible beneath it.

My job is not only to help stabilise the immediate situation, but also to reassess and fine-tune the plan as changes happen, so support continues to fit what is actually in front of us rather than what was happening three months ago.

Because I will already have assessed you or your child, I teach and explain things in a way that matches how you think and where your knowledge currently is.

Whether we are working on an individual situation, emotional dysregulation, parenting or adult life, my role is to stretch your understanding and confidence without overwhelming you. Over time, the aim is for you to become increasingly able to read patterns, understand what is happening and make informed decisions without constant professional input.

📞 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗘𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦

For advice or to arrange a free initial consultation:

☎️ (07940) 506909
📧 [email protected]