Child Psychiatry UK helps young people with mental health and emotional problems. We provide high quality care, delivered by experts using evidence-based techniques. We do so with compassion, care and professionalism.

We see children and young people with a wide range of problems.

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Services

We see children and young people with a wide range of problems including:

  • Anxiety, Panic disorder and Phobias
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asperger’s Syndrome
  • Behaviour Problems
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
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Assessment & Treatment

As Medical Director Dr Westgarth meets with each new referral personally. He undertakes a full assessment and after listening carefully develops the best plan to help. No two assessments are the same but the following areas are explored…

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Therapies

  • Art Therapy
  • Behavioural Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • CBTi for insomnia
  • Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Family Therapy
  • Pharmacotherapy (Medication)
  • Motivation enhancement Therapy
  • Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
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Recent Patient Testimonials

“I’ve improved so much since seeing him and he’s very calming and positive all the time, which are good qualities when you want somebody to talk to.”

Teenage boy
with Social Phobia

“Dr Westgarth was approachable, attentive, encouraging, clear in his explanations and above all compassionate, a quality that made all the difference to our son’s recovery when he was going through the despair, isolation and pain of depression.”

Parents of a teenage boy
with Depression

“Meeting Dr Westgarth was a turning point for our family. We felt he really cared about our child and instead of feeling helpless we felt supported. With Dr Westgarth’s help our daughter is now back in mainstream schooling, doing well and our lives have turned around. In fact we feel as if we have a life again.”

Parents of a young girl
with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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