Current Availability

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Therapy

I currently do not have space for new clients immediately, and my wait list is also closed. If you are after ADHD-informed therapy, I can email you a list of names of Christchurch psychologists who work in this area - please email me. Please note I do not offer couples therapy and I am not ACC registered.

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For adults recently diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood, and based in Christchurch, there are women's and men's group treatment programmes run by clinical psychologists Kate Harris and Felicity Daly.

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ADHD Assessment

ADHD bookings for August - November are now OPEN. I can see clients face-to-face in Christchurch or via Zoom anywhere in New Zealand. Please email me to secure a screening interview.

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Please note I do not provide autism assessment, but can add autism screening to an ADHD assessment. I can provide a list of Christchurch psychologists who assess both ADHD and autism if you email me a request.

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There are two important things I need to know, and which I will ask you via email, before offering a screening interview appointment:

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1.  That you have evidence of symptoms prior to age 12 (that you have a parent, or other person who knew you well as a child that I can talk to, and ideally who you have already spoken to, and who can remember some symptoms and/or that you have school reports that show possible ADHD symptoms). Please note if the person I speak to cannot recall symptoms, it's likely you won't get a diagnosis which is why I suggest you talk to them first about what they remember, before contacting me.

2. That your GP or nurse practitioner has confirmed to you that they would consider prescribing stimulant medication based on a psychologist's assessment report. Click here to see a non-exhaustive list of medical practices in Canterbury and whether they have declared they will accept a psychologist assessment report. If your GP will not prescribe meds, you will need a second assessment from a psychiatrist or GP who assesses ADHD - this will cost you substantially more money, so it is generally best to go straight to them rather than to me in this scenario.

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If you cannot say yes to these two questions, then I am not the best person to do your assessment, and I would recommend seeing a psychiatrist or GP that assesses ADHD instead. I can recommend some Christchurch-based psychiatrists if you email me a request.

 

Please refer to my ADHD assessment page for details on the assessment process, price, and information required for assessment. I can provide a list of over two dozen mostly Canterbury-based psychologists who assess ADHD. Email me to request this.