Hannah Abrahams, Chartered Educational Psychologist
During Hannah’s career as an educational and child psychologist she has amassed wide-ranging experience in supporting schools, parents and children to help the child reach their full potential cognitively, socially and emotionally. She works using a consultation-based approach in order to develop a holistic and systemic understanding of the child’s needs through observation, assessment, consultation and planning with staff, parents and carers, as well as detailed and thorough work with the child.
Hannah uses Systemic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Mentalisation as well as using a Solution Focused Approach where appropriate. Working therapeutically with families and children, Hannah’s integrative approach includes Attachment and Narrative Therapy, alongside Systemic and Compassion-Based Therapy. She uses tools including art, play and drama in order to create a platform for the children’s expression. This proves invaluable in working with those experiencing grief and bereavement, as well as children and families who have been involved in trauma or abuse.
Hannah offers Neurodevelopment Assessments and is trained to use the gold-standard Autism Diagnostic Observations Schedule (ADOS) and Autism Diagnostic Interview, Revised (ADI-R) assessment tools. She also supports perinatal and post-natal parents.
Hannah has extensive experience of writing and running programmes supporting staff who work with children with complex social and communication difficulties including autism. She implements training on a variety of topics including Emotional Literacy Development, Anger Management as well as Supporting Children and Families Experiencing Grief and Loss
Hannah also presents as a speaker both in corporate settings and within schools.
Specialisms
Educational Assessments
Neurodevelopment Assessments
Autism Assessments
Parental Support
Emotional Literacy Development
Anxiety
Anger Management
Grief & Loss
Perinatal and Postnatal Parenting
Systemic Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Attachment & Narrative Therapy
Mentalisation