ADULT PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES
Our team are experienced and specialist HCPC registered Clinical, Counselling and Health Psychologists offering a compassionate and confidential service, based in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. Our focus is on understanding your mental health needs and providing tailored support through psychological assessments and evidence-based therapies, to help you understand your needs, gain clarity, and achieve meaningful change.
How We Can Support You
A psychological assessment is a collaborative clinical process designed to build an in-depth understanding of your experiences, helping to clarify patterns, identify contributing factors, to guide personalised recommendations for evidence-based therapy.
We offer a range of evidence-based psychological therapies tailored to your needs. Therapy provides an open and non-judgemental space to make sense how difficulties developed and what keeps them going.
Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition, categorised by differences in social communication. Our gold standard assessments comply with NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) guidelines.
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition, characterised by difficulties with attention, concentration and hyperactivity. Our gold standard assessments comply with NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) guidelines.
A cognitive assessment provides a structured and evidence-based understanding of how you think, learn, and process information. This may include attention, memory, processing speed, and executive functioning (such as planning, organisation, and problem-solving).
Our Approach at The Lotus Psychology Practice
We take a collaborative, formulation-led approach, working with you to understand your experiences in context. This allows us to develop a structured, evidence-based and personalised plan for support. All of our Psychologists are HCPC-registered and have completed a doctorate level degree, with further training in multiple evidence-based assessment and therapeutic interventions. All therapeutic interventions are informed by scientific research and are and in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.
Getting Started
If you are unsure where to begin, we can help you decide whether assessment or therapy is the most appropriate first step.
Our Adult Team
While each of our Adult Psychologists has developed specialist areas of interest, all are highly experienced in supporting adults with a wide range of mental health difficulties, including anxiety, depression, and stress. Our Team Manager, Hannah will work with you to ensure you are matched with the Psychologist best suited to your needs.
Health Psychologist
Dr Esther Bowen
Specialist interests include neurological conditions including functional neurological disorder, physical health conditions, health behaviour change (such as weight management), insomnia & sleep difficulties, chronic and long-term health conditions (persistent pain, chronic fatigue & long Covid), health anxiety & medical Phobias (including needle phobia and emetophobia) and neurodivergence (Autism, ADHD & Tics).
DPsych, MSc, HCPC registered
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Dr Katie High
Specialist interests include depression, self-harm & suicidal thinking, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), physical health conditions, functional symptoms, including chronic pain and chronic fatigue, functional neurological disorder, anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, emetophobia and neurodevelopmental conditions (Autism & ADHD)
DClinPsy, MSc, HCPC registered
Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist
Dr Emma Palluotto
Specialist interests include chronic health conditions, complex Physical health conditions (paediatric & adult), perinatal, maternal & paternal mental health, anxiety, depression, parenting support and neurodevelopmental conditions (Autism, ADHD and Learning Disabilities).
DClinPsy, BSc, HCPC registered
Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist
Dr Hannah Canny
Specialist interests include perinatal maternal and paternal mental health, depression, anxiety, trauma and Complex PTSD, low self-esteem, OCD, social anxiety, health anxiety, emotion dysregulation, grief & loss, panic, phobias and neurodevelopmental conditions (Autism & ADHD & Learning Difficulties).
DClinPsy, MSc, BSc, HCPC registered
Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist
Dr Merry Wright
Specialist interests include anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, parenting support, emotion-based school avoidance, intellectual disability, learning difficulties and neurodevelopmental conditions including Autism & ADHD.
DClinPsy, BSc, PGDip, HCPC Registered
Counselling Psychologist
Dr Anthony Green
Specialist interests include Undergraduate/Graduate Student mental health, trauma (PTSD and Complex PTSD), generalised anxiety, social anxiety, health anxiety, phobias, OCD, depression, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties.
PsychD, MSc Psychology, BSc, HCPC registered
