You may come with a specific concern – such as attention, ADHD, anxiety, mood, learning, memory, relationships, work stress or confidence – or simply a sense that you could be functioning better. We start by understanding you as a whole person, not just the problem you have brought to us.

Assessment is an important part of this process. Where appropriate, we combine established psychological assessment with newer tools from neuroscience, digital technology and physiological monitoring. These can provide additional insights into attention, cognitive function, stress and patterns of behaviour in everyday life.

We take a whole-person, total-load approach, considering the interaction between psychological, biological, environmental and lifestyle factors. Technology and data can enrich this picture, but they complement rather than replace clinical judgement and the therapeutic relationship.

Where appropriate, digital therapeutics such as working memory training or heart rate variability relaxation therapy can form part of an individualised programme. The aim is not simply to train a particular skill, but to understand what may be limiting performance and to address the factors that can help you function at your best.

Teebus and Koffiebus near Steynsburg. Photography by Dave Southey