Our Team
All of our clinical team have experience working in National & Specialist NHS Services. These are the leading teams in the country who support young people with the most complex difficulties, or those who have not responded to the help offered within local services.
In addition to providing high-quality clinical care, National & Specialist services also conduct cutting-edge research, leading the way in the development of novel assessment techniques and mental health interventions.
All of our clinicians have the highest level of training and are registered with the leading professional bodies.
Dr Matt Woolgar
Before co-founding The Child Wellbeing Clinic, Dr Matt Woolgar was a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the National Conduct Problems Clinic and Adoption and Fostering Team, where he has worked for over 20 years. He is a nationally recognised expert in child behavioural problems, attachment, parenting, and the mental health needs of adopted and fostered children.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Clinical Director
Dr Tom Cawthorne
Before co-founding The Child Wellbeing Clinic, Dr Tom Cawthorne was a Senior Clinical Psychologist registered with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). He also holds additional accreditations as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Mentalization-based therapist. Tom specialises in working with children, adolescents and their families, and is experienced in delivering a range of evidence-based psychological therapies.
Senior Clinical Psychologist & Clinical Director
Professor Isobel Heyman
Professor Isobel Heyman is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and an internationally recognised expert in child mental health. She has extensive experience working with some of the most unwell children and young people, founded the UK’s first national specialist clinic for obsessive-compulsive disorder, and has held senior clinical and academic roles at leading institutions including Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Dr Holly Bemrose
Dr. Holly Bemrose is a Clinical Psychologist and HCPC-registered practitioner specializing in working with children, young people, and their families facing a range of challenges. She has extensive experience in both NHS outpatient and hospital settings as well as the private sector. Currently, she also contributes her expertise to a CAMHS inpatient service for children up to 13 years old.
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Dr Ria Pugh
Dr Ria Pugh is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with over 10 years of clinical experience in psychiatry. For the past six years, she has specialised in working with children, adolescents, and their families. She is registered with the General Medical Council and is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Dr Pugh completed her psychiatric training at the Maudsley Hospital and continues to practise as an NHS consultant within the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Dr Emma Trustam
Previously, Emma was a part-time Senior Clinical Psychologist for the National Adoption and Fostering (CAFT) team at the Michael Rutter Centre, providing specialist clinical psychology assessments and treatments to adopted and fostered young people. Her assessments focused on disentangling issues around attachment and trauma from neurodevelopmental presentations, as well as other common mental health disorders and behavioural issues.
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Dr Cliona Brennan
Dr Cliona Brennan is a registered dietitian specialising in child and adolescent eating disorders, with over eight years of experience in both NHS and private settings.
Senior CAMHS Specialist & Paediatric Dietician
Dr Sacha Evans
Dr. Sacha Evans is a child and adolescent psychiatrist specialising in the assessment and treatment of young people aged 5–17/18 with complex mental health difficulties. She has particular expertise in neurodevelopmental disorders, tic disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, and self-harm, and is committed to delivering compassionate, trauma-informed care tailored to each child’s needs.
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Dr Nimmi Parikh
Dr Nimmi Parikh is a Senior Clinical Psychologist with nine years’ experience working in specialist teams at Great Ormond Street Hospital and across a range of physical and mental health settings. She specialises in psychological assessment and intervention for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions.
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Dr Sheila Redfern
Dr Sheila Redfern is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychologist at The Child Wellbeing Clinic with over 30 years’ experience across NHS and third sector services. An internationally recognised expert in mentalization-based parenting, she specialises in complex assessments, trauma, self-harm, fostering and supporting neurodivergent families through evidence-based, compassionate interventions.
Consultant Child & Adolescent Clinical Psychologist
Dr Juliet Singer
Dr Juliet Singer is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist working in the NHS, with specialist interests in neurodevelopmental disorders and the interaction between physical and mental health. She has previously worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital and also has experience in public health communication through her work in television.
Consultant Child & Adolescent Clinical Psychologist
Dr Ruth Webster
Dr Ruth Webster is a Clinical Psychologist with experience supporting children who are looked after, fostered, adopted, or on Special Guardianship Orders. She has worked across services in Southampton and London, supporting individuals with complex trauma and neurodevelopmental differences. Her work is guided by a PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy) approach and draws on therapeutic models including Compassion Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Ruth aims to provide thoughtful, compassionate, and evidence-based support tailored to each individual.
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Dr Kirsten Mitchell
Dr Kirsten Mitchell is a Lead Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at City & Hackney CAMHS. She has extensive experience supporting children, young people and families with complex mental health needs, providing specialist psychiatric assessment, leadership and evidence-based care within NHS services.
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Dr Julie Proctor
Julie Proctor is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years experience working in child and adolescent mental health. She has wide breadth of clinical experience having worked across a range of specialist areas including neurodevelopmental disorders, eating disorders, self-harm, psychosis, adopted and fostered children.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Hannah Creaven
Hannah is a highly skilled Clinical Nurse Specialist with over a decade of experience in NHS Child and Adolescent Eating Disorder services. As a registered Mental Health Nurse and Systemic Family Practitioner, she possesses extensive expertise in providing family therapy for eating disorders.
Neurodevelopmental Specialist
Leanne Dreyer
Leanne Dreyer is a clinical specialist occupational therapist with over ten years’ international experience across NHS and private practice settings. She specialises in evidence-based feeding, neurodevelopmental, and neurorehabilitation care for children and young people.
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
Irena Tetkovic
Irena is an Assistant Psychologist supporting children, young people, and families across specialist services. She is also completing a PhD at the University of Cambridge on supporting young people in families affected by mental health difficulties.
Assistant Psychologist