Clinical Psychology
The Jenny Lind Children’s Hospital offers a comprehensive Clinical Psychology service to children and their families within the following specialities:
- Diabetes
- Gastroenterology
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cancer
- NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
- Rheumatology
- Epilepsy
- Healthy Futures
What is a Children’s Clinical Psychologist?
Clinical Psychology is the application of psychological knowledge in practical ways to help children and families manage personal, emotional and health related problems; this therapy is provided by Clinical Psychologists, trained health professionals who have undergone higher specialist training.
Services provided
We provide psychological assessment for children and their families. We provide a range of therapy approaches. We provide joint appointments with other members of the multidisciplinary medical team. We provide consultation to multi-disciplinary team members, where there are psychological concerns regarding children and their families. We are integrated members of the Paediatric Medical Teams.
How to access our services
- Dr Jo Derisley – Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Head of Clinical Psychology, Diabetes
- Dr Louise Morgan – Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead Psychologist for Paediatric Psychology, Oncology
- Dr Jude Hatton, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Healthy Futures
- Dr Aaron Burgess, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Epilepsy and Rheumatology
- Dr Elisabeth Norton – Principal Clinical Psychologist, NICU
- Dr Charlotte Taylor, Clinical Psychologist, Oncology and Cystic Fibrosis
- Dr Lauren Hickling, Clinical Psychologist, Transition Diabetes
- Dr Rachel Russell, Clinical Psychologist, Epilepsy and Gastroenterology
Telephone: 01603 287545 / 286680
Consultation
The Clinical Psychology department is able to provide consultation to colleagues within the multidisciplinary teams that they are placed.
Teaching and Training
Clinical Psychologists in the team provide teaching and training for the Doctorate Programme in Clinical Psychology and the Norwich Medical School at the University of East Anglia. In addition members actively participate in combined regional teaching sessions within the Regional networks for Gastroenterology, Cystic Fibrosis, Anglia Cancer Network and Diabetes.
Useful Websites
To learn more about Clinical Psychologists, visit: