The Lawrence House Psychological Services

About the Practice

The Lawrence House Psychological Services was founded by Dr Sharla Lawrence (D Clin Psy). Dr Sharla qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2013 and has worked extensively with children and families since qualification. She is registered with the Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist. Her main area of specialist interest includes the identification of autism and work with children who struggle with emotional regulation due to autism or exposure to trauma. She is also skilled in the application of a range of psychological therapies (including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – ACT and Mindfulness-based approaches) to address a variety of emotional difficulties including anxiety, low mood, school refusal and trauma amongst others. The Lawrence House Psychological Services uses its own spacious premises at 1 Stratford Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire. CV11 5BS. Assessment for Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) will consist of the completion of a full neurodevelopmental history (for under 18’s this will be completed with the parents only), a speech and lauguage screening assessment, play based sessions and completion of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2 (ADOS-2). Any speech and language difficulties identified through the screening will then be offered an indepth Speech and Language Therapy assessment (this will incur an additional cost as outlined below). It may also include school observation or consultation where appropriate. At the conclusion of the assessment a discussion about any psychological formulations of the individual’s difficulties will be undertaken and this will include the diagnosis of ASC where appropriate. We offer ADHD Assessments for both adults and children above the age of 8yrs Our assessment is compliant with NICE guidelines. This will include an initial assessment with one of our multi-disciplinary teams and one session in person to gather evidence using Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Scale, Brief 2 behaviour rating inventory and a learning assessment. To get a formal Diagnosis of ADHD there needs to be evidence across 2 separate settings. Assessment for learning difficulties will consist of an initial assessment session (for under 18’s this will be completed with the parents only) and one assessment session with the individual to be assessed. It may include school observations where appropriate. At the conclusion of the assessment a discussion about any psychological formulations of the individual’s difficulties will be undertaken. A full clinical and psychological assessment will include discussion with our team about behaviour and symptoms in the person's everyday life. Psychological therapy can be helpful for a range of different emotional difficulties including anxiety, depression, trauma, obsessive-compulsive difficulties, grief/ bereavements and phobias amongst other presentations. A treatment plan will be discussed and agreed following an initial assessment session and a set number of sessions suggested in the first instance. Typical therapeutic approaches used include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness amongst others. We also offer Occupational Therapy (OT),Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) and new to The Lawrence House "Brick by Brick Therapy"