Autism & ADHD Assessments in Kent: Expert Private Psychology Clinic

Autism & ADHD Assessments in Kent
Private Psychology and Therapy

Kent Psychologist

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What our clients say

“Thank you for sending over the reports and paperwork. We are so pleased with what you have done and the level of resources and support you have offered following your assessment. I can’t thank you enough for the work you have done with our child. We feel as though we have a new lens to look through in understanding her better. She has had a real shift in mood since her discovery. So thank you again!” March 2025

“We would like to thank Sirja and her team for making the whole process a positive one for all of us. We really want to help and understand our son and we are very grateful for all the information and resources. Please pass on my kindest wishes to Sirja and her colleagues for their comprehensive assessment.” January 2025

“I just want to say a huge thank you to Sirja and the amazing team once again for all her help and support during this process. I know this diagnosis will help our son hugely in getting the right support and understanding he deserves.” January 2025

“Dear Sirja, I hope you don’t mind me contacting you directly but I wanted to say a huge thank you. You have been brilliant; your direct professional approach made me feel confident & safe in your care. Your colleagues were equally lovely and you have all been so compassionate and gentle towards our daughter. Thank you so very much again.” January 2025

“I wanted to thank you and your team for providing us with such a comprehensive, well written, informative and very useful report. It was the foundation for our parental EHCP application and we have today had our final EHCP issued. Our son is a changed boy and we could never have come so far without you and your colleagues assessment and report. Thank you so much for setting us on the right path to helping him become the very best  he can be and for helping us as a family to better understand him and how we needed to adapt to support him.” January 2025

“Thank you for sending all the documents through. We so appreciated the time that everyone involved spent with us and with our daughter, and how thorough the report is with the supporting documents.  The additional suggested resources are most helpful in moving forward and will be invaluable in making all our lives easier. Our daughter seems happier already and I believe feels more free to be herself which is amazing to see.” December 2024

Meet The Team

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Dr Sirja van Zyl - Lead of the Neurodevelopmental Service and Clinical Psychologist

Sirja set up the Neurodevelopmental Service at Kent Psychologist in January 2019. Having worked with autistic and neurodivergent young people for over 25 years, she brings a wealth of expertise to the team. Sirja is personally involved in each assessment. She is supported by a team of highly experienced and caring colleagues who all strive to make the assessment process a positive turning point in young people’s lives. Sirja is continuously working on new ways of supporting neurodivergent young people and their families, including the recent introduction of parent workshops and resources. You can read more about Sirja’s experience here.

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Dr Ruth Drake - Clinical Psychologist

Ruth joins our autism assessments and meets with parents to gather the developmental history. Ruth has been working as a qualified clinical psychologist and systemic practitioner with children, young people and their families since 2003. She is passionate about privileging and championing the strengths, resources and abilities of children, young people and their parents or carers in her work. Ruth has worked in both paediatric and mental health NHS services for many years and has run her own private practice in Tonbridge since September 2018. She has extensive experience working with children and young people with physical health conditions as well as mental health challenges and neurodevelopmental conditions. She is passionate about ensuring children and young people are provided with the right support so that they can achieve their potential in all areas of their lives.

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Alice Enfield - Speech and Language Therapist

Alice joins Sirja to complete autism assessments with children and young people. She has been completing autism assessments since 2016. Alice hopes, along with the rest of the team, to make this process feel positive and comfortable for the people and families involved. Alice loves to learn about all things related to autism and has completed a variety of training within this field. She has found it extremely insightful to hear the perspectives of autistic people themselves. Alice is passionate about wanting the world to be a more accepting and inclusive place for all different types of people and hopes that we are working towards this in a small way through our assessment process.

Alice qualified as a speech and language therapist in 2009. Since that time she has enjoyed working with young people with autism, learning disabilities and their families. She has worked in a range of settings, including in schools and within the NHS. She has been lucky enough to work with lots of incredible young people and their families, who she continues to learn from.

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Aeran Jones - Assistant Psychologist

Aeran supports the smooth running of our assessments and report preparation.
She is a Psychology Graduate and has a special interest in the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents. She is originally from South Africa and has both practical and research experience in supporting children and young people with additional needs. Aeran is hoping to become a Clinical Psychologist supporting people with neurodevelopmental differences.

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Kayleigh Lang - Virtual Assistant

Kayleigh is an experienced Administrator, PA and Medical Secretary. She supports the smooth running of our practice and liaises with schools and parents about all administrative aspects of the assessment process. Kayleigh is extremely passionate about dance and dance education, hoping to complete her Masters Degree in Dance Movement Psychotherapy.

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