Dr Lucy Murray
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Lucy Murray is an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist who has worked in the NHS since 2006 and qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2015.
Lucy’s interests include autism and ADHD, trauma, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, parenting and relationships. She has experience supporting children, adults and families, including care-experienced and adopted children and young people.
Her approach is warm, compassionate, collaborative and neuroaffirming. She helps people make sense of their experiences, recognising both difficulties and strengths, and identifying practical ways forward.
Quick profile
- Works with
- Children, young people, adults, parents and families; professionals seeking consultation or supervision.
- Areas of focus
- Autism, ADHD, neurodevelopmental differences, trauma and PTSD, parenting and carer support, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation and relationships.
- Services offered
- Psychological therapy; neurodevelopmental assessment; parenting support; consultation and supervision.
- Approaches
- Neuroaffirming practice, collaborative psychological formulation and evidence-based therapy. Lucy’s additional training includes EMDR, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) and Circle of Security.
- Appointments
- Sutton Coldfield and online.
- Registration
- HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist — PYL32366.
About Lucy
I am an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience working in the NHS since 2006. I qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2015, and my experience includes working with children, adults and families presenting with a wide range of psychological difficulties.
I have been fortunate to gain experience in a range of services, including Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), services for care-experienced and adopted children and young people, and neuroaffirming assessment work with neurodivergent adults and young people. Alongside my work with Evolving Families, I hold a lead role in an NHS Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service.
My clinical interests include neurodivergence across the lifespan, parenting and relationships. I am particularly interested in supporting individuals and families to understand neurodevelopmental differences and how these can interact with their wellbeing. I also value supporting people who have had traumatic experiences and are ready to explore and process the impact of these, and I have a specialist interest in parenting support.
I enjoy working collaboratively with children, adults, parents and professionals to develop compassionate, psychologically informed formulations that recognise both difficulties and strengths. This means building a shared understanding of how a difficulty developed and what may be keeping it going, so we can think together about what might help.
I take a warm, compassionate and collaborative approach, recognising that every person and family is different. My work is neuroaffirming, and I draw on evidence-based psychological approaches to identify meaningful ways to intervene. I aim to create a space where people feel understood and listened to, and can explore their experiences without judgement.
If you choose to work with me, we can safely explore your difficulties and experiences together. I strongly value collaboration and believe that you are the expert in your own experiences—and, if you are a parent, in your child.
Whether through assessment, therapeutic work, consultation or supervision, I believe that a trusting therapeutic relationship provides the foundation for meaningful change and understanding. I hope you will leave our work with greater understanding and practical ways of moving forward.
Guiding quote
“Everything will be all right in the end…if it’s not all right then it’s not the end.”
Why this quote matters to Lucy
Lucy wants to hold onto hope alongside you when life feels overwhelming and your difficulties feel hard to manage. This quote reflects her belief in the possibility of things getting better, even when it is difficult to see a way forward.
Services offered by Lucy
- Therapy for Adults
- Therapy for Children and Young People
- Family, Parenting and Carer Support
- Neurodevelopmental Assessments
- Training and Consultation — consultation with professionals
- Reflective Practice and Supervision
Qualifications and registration
Professional registration
- HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist — PYL32366
Qualifications
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) — University of Birmingham
- MSc Forensic Psychology — University of Surrey
- BSc (Hons) Psychology — University of Portsmouth
Selected additional training
- Circle of Security Group Facilitator Training
- Autism Diagnostic Interview–Revised (ADI-R)
- Parent–Infant Interaction Observation Scale (PIIOS)
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) — Parts 1–3
- Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2)
- Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) — Levels 1 and 2
Approaches
- Neuroaffirming practice
- Collaborative psychological formulation
- Compassionate, strengths-based working
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)-informed approaches
- Circle of Security-informed parenting support
A little more about Lucy
As a mum to young boys, I understand both the joys and challenges that parenthood can bring.
Outside work, I enjoy spending time in nature, running, and being with family and friends—things that support my own wellbeing. I also have lived experience of neurodivergence, so I spend time researching and learning the best ways to support my family.
Enquire about working with Lucy
If you would like to enquire about working with Lucy, contact Evolving Families. Our team will help you think through suitability, availability and the most appropriate next step.
