Dr Imogen Clarke

  • Professional Title: Clinical Psychologist
  • Qualifications: BA (Hons.), D.Clin.Psy., CPsychol
  • Clinic location: The Practice Rooms, Clifton Village

Background

Imogen is a Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). She has worked with children and young people with emotional, behavioural and developmental difficulties and their families since qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist in 2003. She has worked in the NHS, the independent sector and in private practice. Her NHS work has included roles as Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Team Manager for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for children with special needs, coordination of a Social Communication (Autism) Assessment Service, and work in Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health. She is currently Service Lead for NHS Intensive Positive Behaviour Support Services for children with Intellectual Disability alongside her private practice.

Imogen has experience of working with pre-school, school-aged children and university-aged young people facing a variety of developmental, emotional, family relationship and behavioural challenges, including assessment and treatment of the cognitive, emotional and behavioural needs of children with Autism, ADHD and Intellectual Disability.

 

Areas of Specialist Experience

Imogen provides assessment and intervention services for children and young people, specialising in Autism, ADHD and other additional needs. She also works with children, young people and their families to offer support around emotional difficulties including anger, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, low mood and depression, behavioural difficulties, family relationship difficulties and challenges in relation to sleep, eating and toileting. She offers parent coaching and support in relation to these issues.

Imogen provides diagnostic assessment and intervention where Autism, ADHD, developmental delay or Intellectual Disability are suspected, alongside post diagnosis parent coaching and therapy to children and young people.

Therapeutic Approach

Imogen takes a kind, collaborative, empathic and neuro-affirmative approach to supporting children, young people and their families with the challenges they face. Developing a shared understanding of those challenges is an important part of the work. Imogen draws on a range of evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Positive Behaviour Support. Her work is informed by guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).