Dr Cathryn “Kate” Thomas

About Kate

I am a senior Clinical Psychologist who has worked in the NHS with children, young people and their families since qualifying in 2005.

Although I have experience of working with people of all ages, my work since qualifying has focused on children, young people and their families. I support a range of mental health and emotional needs, as well as neurodevelopmental conditions and behaviours that challenge.

My experience has involved working across agencies, including education and social care, to ensure that a young person’s needs are best identified and appropriately supported. I enjoy working with the systems around a young person, including schools, care settings, community services and professional networks. I also offer neurodevelopmental assessments across the lifespan.

I use a range of therapeutic models and approaches to ensure that the needs of a young person and their family are best met. These include behavioural, cognitive-behavioural, systemic and compassion-focused approaches. All of my clinical work is based on a person-centred model of care, where the individual needs of the young person and their family are my main priority.

As well as providing one-to-one therapeutic support, I have developed and delivered parent groups on supporting children and young people with more challenging and complex behaviours. I also have experience of providing supervision and training in relation to neurodevelopmental and mental health conditions and behavioural difficulties, working with professionals across different settings.

I hope clients, families and professionals experience me as warm, compassionate and collaborative—someone who listens with curiosity and without judgement, and creates a safe space to explore what matters most.

I aim to build trusting relationships where people feel heard, respected, understood and supported to make changes that are the most meaningful to them.