Dr Emmi Honeybourne-Ward
Dr Honeybourne-Ward has been working in the field of mental health since 2009. Since she completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Dr Honeybourne-Ward has specialised in working with looked after and adopted children. In particular, she has worked within a team of social workers in children’s services in London for two years, where she undertook training in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP). Dr Honeybourne-Ward has also worked within a social enterprise for the past six years predominately with adoptive families, children’s residential homes and with children’s social care teams, and contributed to care/placement planning for looked after children. In addition to her clinical commitments, Dr Honeybourne-Ward provides expert witness services in the area of family laws.
Areas of specialism
- Assessment of child and adolescent mental health
- Looked after and adopted children
- Full psychological assessments of parents
- Family assessment and therapeutic work
- Professional consultation (predominately within children’s social care)
- Care proceedings
- Placement recommendations
- Psychological assessments of parents
- Attachment-focused assessment and therapeutic intervention (DDP
- Cognitive assessment of adults, children and adolescents
- Capacity assessments
- Developmental trauma
- Psychological therapy for child, adolescent and adult mental health problems
Profession: Psychologist
Courts or Tribunals: Adoption or Foster Care, Family Court
Age groups: Adolescent, Adult, Child, Family
Psychological Specialisms: Child Mental Health, Mental Capacity, Parent-Child Attachment, Parenting Problems, Trauma and PTSD
Therapies offered:
