Preeti Chauhan, is a Psychotherapist and an Applied Senior Child Psychologist by FPP Ltd.  She holds a BSc (Hons) Psychology, Certificate in Counselling skills, Higher MA in Applied Psychology (Counselling), British Psychological Society Test User: Occupational Ability.

Ms Chauhan is a BACP Registered Psychotherapist and Psychologist. She has over 10 years’ experience of delivering psychological assessments and psychotherapeutic interventions in the NHS, the private health care and the third sector.  As an integrative practitioner, she has trained in a number of therapeutic modalities including: Humanist, CBT, Psychodynamic and Mindfulness. She is a Certificated TRM Practitioner and has completed additional specialist education related to assessment and treatment in Autism Spectrum Disorder (September 2019, January 2020).

She has experience in offering psychotherapeutic interventions for a range of psychological health difficulties including: depression, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, the effects of trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, bereavement, substance misuse and domestic violence.  In collaboration with the clients she works with, she adopts a model that suits their therapeutic needs.  The premise of her therapeutic work involves building a therapeutic alliance in a safe space to explore the underlying concerns and to empower her clients towards effective change and an improved sense of wellbeing.

Areas of specialty:Adult Mental Health; Attachment; Learning Disability; Substance Misuse; Developmental Assessment; Behavioural Assessment; Cognitive Assessment; Clinical and Forensic Risk Assessment; Fitness to Plead; Psycho-legal Assessment; Parenting Capacity; Parental Risk related to drugs, alcohol and domestic violence; Family Proceedings; and Sexualised Offending – both child and adult.

She has attended national seminars for psychologists who undertake assessments in the context of civil litigation with reference to adults who are bringing a claim against a Local Authority for abuse that they experienced whilst in LA care and has completed Bond Solon Expert Witness training.