What is available in Highgate
Parent consultation is an online appointment and can be an accessible first step for parents considering support for their child in North London. It can be helpful when parents are unsure what kind of support their child needs, or when family life has become shaped by worry, school difficulties, emotional distress, neurodivergence, physical symptoms or uncertainty about what to do next.
A Psychotherapy Assessment can be helpful when a child or teenager’s difficulties are complex, longstanding or involve several overlapping concerns. Many families seek assessment when school attendance, anxiety, neurodivergence, emotional distress, physical symptoms or family stress have become difficult to understand separately. The assessment considers the child’s emotional life, development, family relationships, school context, neurodevelopmental profile, physical health and current difficulties. Where appropriate, I can also think with parents about communication with schools, GPs, paediatricians or other professionals involved in your child’s care. Following the assessment, parents receive a clinical formulation and recommendations about next steps.
Psychotherapy is usually a regular and longer-term commitment, so it is important that appointments can be attended consistently and without placing too much strain on the child, family or school day. The Highgate therapy room is within easy reach of many local schools, including Highgate School, Channing School and Highgate Primary School. After-school and early evening appointments may be available, and each child is usually seen at the same time every week. This weekly slot is reserved for them, so it is important to choose a time that can be maintained on a regular basis. For older children and teenagers, it may be possible for them to attend independently once they are settled and this has been agreed with parents. Because of the practice’s close proximity to several local schools, daytime appointments may also be possible where after-school attendance is difficult, provided this is appropriate for the child and agreed with parents and the school.
Difficulties I help with
The room and therapeutic setting
The room is arranged so children and teenagers are not required to sit face-to-face or use words as the only form of communication. Depending on age and preference, they can use play and creative materials, sensory objects, games, the couch, the floor, movement or quiet.
A brief pre-therapy visit can sometimes be arranged before assessment for a young person who needs to see the route and room before the first clinical appointment.
Location and access
Location and access to Highgate practice
Highgate Village
62A Highgate High Street, London N6 5HX
The practice is conveniently based on Highgate High Street, in the heart of Highgate Village. It is accessible from Highgate and Archway tube stations, with local bus routes serving Highgate Village and the surrounding North London areas.
The location is well placed for families in Highgate, Hampstead Heath, Dartmouth Park, Crouch End, Muswell Hill, Archway, Kentish Town, Tufnell Park, Islington and wider North London.
A private parking space may be available by prior arrangement for parents attending with their child.
Being based in Highgate can make regular appointments easier to manage around school, home and family routines, especially where a child or teenager is attending weekly psychotherapy or a Psychotherapy Assessment.
Questions and answers
FAQs
Yes. I am based in Highgate Village, North London, and offer child and adolescent psychotherapy, parent consultation and assessment for children, teenagers and families. Families often come to me when difficulties involve school anxiety, EBSA, attendance difficulties, neurodivergence, masking, autistic burnout, emotional distress, chronic illness, persistent physical symptoms or family stress.
My practice is based on Highgate High Street and is well placed for families in Highgate, Hampstead, Crouch End, Muswell Hill, Archway, Tufnell Park, Dartmouth Park, Kentish Town, Islington and wider North London. I work with families online for parent consultations.
Yes. Highgate can work well for regular psychotherapy because it is close to many local schools, homes and family routines. Psychotherapy usually takes place at the same time each week, and the slot is reserved for your child. It is therefore important to choose a time that can be attended consistently.
Older children and teenagers may be able to attend independently once they are settled and this has been agreed with parents. This will depend on the child’s age, confidence, travel arrangements, clinical needs and what feels appropriate for the family.
In some circumstances, daytime appointments may be possible, particularly where after-school attendance is difficult or where a child is managing fatigue, anxiety, physical symptoms or other demands. This would need to be agreed with parents and, where relevant, the school. The aim is to find a regular appointment time that can be maintained without placing unnecessary strain on the child or family.
Yes. I work from my own consulting room in Highgate, in a quiet and discreet setting rather than a busy clinical environment. For some children and teenagers, particularly those who are neurodivergent, sensitive to noise or anxious about being seen—the environment around therapy matters. Busy waiting rooms, unfamiliar people and the possibility of encountering another patient can make arriving for a session more stressful. The setting offers greater privacy and fewer unnecessary distractions, helping young people arrive, settle and leave without having to manage a crowded communal space. Entering the building also does not visibly identify them as attending a mental health service, which some families find reassuring.
Yes. Some children feel more comfortable when they know what the room looks like, what will happen during the first appointment and whether their parent will remain nearby. You can also tell me in advance about sensory sensitivities, mobility needs, a preference for fewer questions, needing more time to answer or anything else that may make arriving and settling into the room easier.
The Highgate practice provides Psychotherapy Assessment, the ongoing psychotherapy programme, regular parent meetings and reviews, clinically indicated joint work, and agreed professional liaison. The first Parent Consultation is online.
No. Parent Consultation remains online and is ordinarily the first directly bookable service.
Sometimes. A brief pre-therapy visit may be arranged for a young person who needs to see the route and room beforehand.
Parent Consultation
A 40-minute online appointment for parents, offering specialist guidance without an obligation to continue.