Dr Kara Davey | Kara Clinical Psychologist

Dr Kara Davey is a Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about helping adults with ADHD. Kara is a trauma specialist with extensive perinatal training, who really understands how ADHD presents in both men and women, including how hormones, difficult life events and times of transition impact on ADHD symptoms across the lifespan. Kara has ADHD herself and has children with ADHD, so she knows the impact of ADHD on everyday life personally too.

Kara understands that most adults with ADHD have never been taught the skills to thrive in a neurotypical world and is passionate about sharing the tools she has learnt personally and professionally to help other people benefit from them too. Kara uses a wide range of evidence-based strategies to treat all of the factors contributing to a person’s challenges, whilst also maximising on the person’s strengths to help them improve both functioning and quality of life.

Some of the approaches Kara draws from to increase coaching effectiveness include: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotion Focussed Therapy (EFT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). 

Qualifications

UKAAN training in providing Psychosocial interventions for ADHD

UK Adult ADHD Network (UKAAN) training in adult ADHD assessments

Centre for Coaching training in transition coaching and developmental coaching

Trained in a range of therapies, with additional training in how to adapt for neurodiverse populations.

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

MSc Research Methods in Psychology

BSc (Hons) in Psychology

Services

Kara provides a range of ADHD services, including-

• NICE compliant ADHD assessments for adults,
• ADHD coaching to improve executive functioning; coping skills; communication skills; emotional regulation and/or productivity.
• Executive coaching for Senior Leaders
• Business coaching for ADHD entrepreneurs.
• Therapy, specifically tailored for adults with ADHD, including EMDR (trauma therapy), which can be exceptionally effective at improving emotional wellbeing and mental health given that so many ADHD’ers experience trauma in their lifetimes.
• Corporate Webinars
• Line Manager Training
• Consultation with HR professionals, managers and/or individuals wanting support to implement reasonable adjustments in the workplace.

Typical session

Coaching sessions last 45 minutes and cost £175 per session.

Group coaching sessions are available for those wanting to benefit from the social support of meeting like-minded others too. This is also a great option for those looking for a lower budget option.

Kara accepts Access to Work funding and is registered with insurance companies to provide both ADHD assessments and therapy.

Kara works Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm. She also has a team of other specialist psychologists, some of whom work evenings and weekends.

Website: https://www.drdaveycoaching.com/adhd

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