Southside Child Psychology
About Us
Meet the Team
We are a team of two Clinical Associates in Applied Psychology (CAAPs). Between us we have over 25 years of experience working across NHS Scotland CAMHS teams, providing psychological support to children, young people and their families.
Tamara Owens
Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology
Tammy aims to provide a safe and supportive environment for children, young people and their families to openly discuss, explore and understand their strengths and difficulties. She believes it is important to empower children and young people to understand their mental health, while identifying individualised coping tools to support their wellbeing.
Elaine Barber
Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology
Elaine aims to help children and young people improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing by gaining an understanding of their presenting difficulties and developing helpful coping strategies which can become lifelong skills. She also works collaboratively with parents to support them in supporting their children and young people.
What is a Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology?
A Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology (CAAP), is trained and qualified in providing psychological assessment and interventions with children, young people and families experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
We hold both an Honours Degree in Psychology (BSc Hons, and BA Hons), along with a Masters in Applied Psychology for Children and Young People (MSc).
We have professional registration with the British Psychological Society's Wider Psychological Workforce register (find out more here BPS > Psychologist search > Wider Psychological Workforce Register).
Training and Experience
We have experience in supporting clients with a range of mild to moderate mental health difficulties, including, anxiety, OCD, phobias, low mood, single event trauma, emotional dysregulation, and tics.
We can provide adpated interventions to suit the needs of children and their families. We have experience supporting individuals with neurodevelopmental differences including, Autism, Learning Disability, and ADHD.
We will draw upon a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). We are trained in Habit Reversal for treatment of tics, and Behavioural Therapy (BA) for low mood.
We can offer Parenting Interventions, predominately Incredible Years or Triple P evidence-based parenting interventions.
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