Tailor, Freena
BA (hons), PGDip, MSc, PGCert
Company Name
FT Psychology Services Ltd
Qualifications
Work Experience:
Freena is a Psychologist, Therapist and Coach with over a decade of experience supporting children, young people, parents and adults. She specialises in neurodiversity affirming psychological therapy, executive function and ADHD coaching, and evidence based interventions (such as CBT) for emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.
Alongside her independent practice, Freena works at one of UK’s top universities as Programme Director for two postgraduate professional training programmes. She teaches and supervises clinicians working in children’s mental health services, with a focus on anxiety, low mood, OCD, trauma, tics/Tourette’s, neurodivergence, parenting support and clinical supervision.
Freena trained in NHS CAMHS as a Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology (CAAP) and previously worked in NHS Specialist CAMHS services across Scotland and England. She draws on this background to provide warm, evidence based, neuroaffirming support for children, young people, families and adults.
Previous Experience:
Clinical Director for an NHS commissioned Third-sector Children’s Mental Health Service in Bedfordshire.
Clinical Supervisor for PG Dip in CYP IAPT Under 5s, Bedford Borough Council
Senior Early Help CAMHS Clinician, ELFT NHS
Early Help CAMHS Clinician, ELFT NHS
CAMHS Clinician, Lanarkshire NHS
Trainee CAAP, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Adult Service, Hertfordshire NHS
Assistant Psychologist, CAMHS & Psycho-Oncology Service, NHS
NSPCC Childline and Age UK.
Qualifications:
❇️ MSc in Applied Psychology for Children and Young People (BPS Accredited Programme) | University of Edinburgh
❇️ PG Diploma in Psychology | University of Nottingham
❇️ PG Certificate in Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) Management and Leadership | University College London
❇️ BA (Hons) in English & Psychology | Birmingham City University
❇️ Executive Function Skills Coaching Level 2 & Level 2 | Connections in Mind Foundation
❇️ Certified Conscious Uncoupling™ Coach | Katherine Woodward Thomas
Further Training:
• Collaborative Divorce & Co-Parenting Tools for Two-Home Families – Katherine Woodward Thomas – 2025
• National Autism Trainer (Train the Trainer) – NHS England NATP – 2024
• Sensory Profiles & Accommodations for Neurodivergent CYP – Anna Freud/ UCL – 2024
• School Exclusion & School Anxiety in Neurodivergent CYP – AT-Autism – 2024
• The SPELL Framework for Autism – AT-Autism – 2024
• Dropping the Mask & Meltdowns, Emotional Burnout in Autism – The Autistic Advocate – 2024
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in CYP & CBT Interventions – Anna Freud/ UCL – 2024
• Conscious Uncoupling™ Coach Training – Katherine Woodward Thomas – 2021-2022
• Cultural Competence – Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre’s CPD – 2022
• Interculturality within the Supervisory Relationship – Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre’s CPD – 2021
• CBT Strategies for working with Emotional Regulation and Self-Harm – Anna Freud Centre – 2020
• Guided Parent-led CBT for Child Anxiety (Train the Trainer) – Cathy Creswell – 2020
• Executive Function Skills Coaching Level 2: Competent Executive Function Coach Status with Grade 1 Outstanding – Connections In Mind Foundation – 2020
• ITSIEY Specialist: Reflective Supervision in Infant Mental Health (0-24 months): Holding the supervisee, child and family in mind (3 day) – Anna Freud Centre – 2019
• Executive Function Skills Coaching Level 1: Core Skills Accreditation – Connections In Mind Foundation – 2018
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Essentials (3 day) ELFT NHS – 2017
• DBT Skills Development Group (3 day) ELFT NHS – 2017
• Enhanced Clinical Supervision Training (4 day) – Anna Freud Centre – 2017
• Adapting CBT for Children/ Adolescents with ASC: Training for Practitioners Experienced in CBT – NHS Education for Scotland (NES) – 2016
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children & Young People – Theory & Practice – University of Edinburgh – 2014
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – University of Edinburgh – 2014
• The Incredible Years® Parenting Programme – Webster-Stratton – 2014
• Dina Dinosaur School The Incredible Years® Child Training Programme – Webster-Stratton – 2014
• Triple P® Parenting Programme – 2014
• Mellow Parenting – Parenting and Relationship Programme – Mellow Parenting – 2014
• Making Sense of Children’s Behaviour – Training for Foster Carers/ Adoptees – NHS South Staffordshire & Shropshire – LAC CAMHS 2013
Therapies
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
ADHD Support and Executive Function Coaching
CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Conscious Uncoupling Coaching (TM)
DBT Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
Evidence-Based Parenting Approaches
Executive Function Coaching
Neurodiversity-affirming Therapy
SFT (Solution Focussed Therapy)
Trauma-Informed Therapy
About
I offer assessment and therapy for a wide range of emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties, including:
• Anxiety, panic, phobias, OCD, stress and worry
• Separation anxiety and attachment related difficulties
• Low mood and depression
• Emotional regulation (including anger, overwhelm and shutdowns)
• Behaviours that challenge
• Sleep difficulties
• Exam stress and school related pressures
• Toileting difficulties
• Healthy relationships and interpersonal challenges
• Low self esteem and confidence
• Bullying and academic difficulties
• Executive function and ADHD related challenges
• Procrastination and motivation
• Life transitions
• Grief, loss and bereavement
• Professional or career related stress
I’m a Certified Executive Function Coach (Levels 1 & 2). Coaching supports neurodivergent children, adolescents and adults to strengthen skills such as:
• task initiation
• planning and prioritising
• organisation
• time management
• emotional regulation
• metacognition
This approach is particularly helpful for individuals with ADHD, autism or executive function challenges.
