Frequently Asked Questions

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Psychologists hold a doctoral degree in psychology and specialise in one or more aspects such as educational psychology, clinical psychology, forensic psychology or health psychology. 

Some Educational Psychologist have qualifications in teaching, although this is no longer mandatory as it used to be.

Psychiatrists hold a medical degree and are trained to diagnose and treat mental health disorders with medications, in addition to providing therapy.

We understand that life can get in the way of scheduled appointments. We ask that you provide us with at least 24 hours' notice if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment. Otherwise, you may be charged a cancellation fee.

Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is a type of therapy that focuses on changing negative patterns of thinking and behaviour. At Signal Psychology, we offer advice around interventions that are based on cognitive-behavioural approaches, but we do not currently offer therapy.

At Signal we believe in following ethical practice around diagnostic assessments for neurodevelopmental conditions and we  follow appropriate guidelines (e.g. the NICE guidelines). At present, we are unable to offer a multi-professional assessment in order to ethically assess your child for autism. However, we can offer advice around relevant strategies, approaches and interventions if a child or young person is showing signs of difficulties in associated areas.

At Signal we follow the guidance from the British Psychological Society around dyslexia. This means that we believe that dyslexia assessment should be a staged approach that involves assessment in light of purposeful interventions and support. As such, we do not offer single 'one-off' tests that assess for or diagnose dyslexia, but we may indicate the presence of dyslexia as a result of a sustained piece of casework.