“Having struggled with poor service in recent years with a provider, I engaged across both primary and secondary phases with Lincolnshire Psychology Services from September 2019. At long last appropriate, effective support both for the children and me. Training has been second to none; appropriate, effective and reasonably priced and we have accessed a variety of courses from anxiety based school refusal to supporting transsexual students. Work in school has been timely; no long wait between asking for support and it arriving; strategies have been effective and reports prompt. I would highly recommend without hesitation; it’s how multi agency approach should work!“
“Thank you so much Helen for the training session on Anxiety. It went down a storm. So many of the staff have commented incredibly positively about it:
‘Best training session I think I have ever had’ from a teacher who has been in the profession for 20 years.
Others – ‘brilliant session’, ‘excellent training – made anxiety and the strategies to use so relevant and easy to understand’ ‘ it really made me think about how I approach pupils and the techniques I use’, ‘fantastic training and great presenter’.”
“We’ve been very fortunate to have Catrin’s support for a number of years. Catrin has always been highly efficient and yet personable and understanding.
The advise and strategies she’s been able to provide us with have always been incredibly effective and highly valuable in supporting our most complex children.
Strategies are always realistic within the constraints of a busy school environment”
“Gemma is always a pleasure to work with. She is professional, supportive and flexible. Her work is always detailed and completed to the highest of standards, while her communication is excellent and both staff and parents find her very approachable and easy to speak with. Gemma has also been a massive support during an EHCP application process.”
“We worked with Dr Gemma Slack on practical strategies for tackling the impact of anxiety within school. All staff, both teaching and support staff, felt the session gave them practical strategies needed and signpost them to helpful and proven resources that could support the ever growing number of children who suffer from anxiety at varying levels in our school. Gemma delivered the session with excellent interactive activities that helped build staff’s understanding of the theory behind anxiety and gave them confidence to support and guide all of our children better in the future.”
“I found the visit by Catrin to be extremely useful and positive. She was efficient and professional in her manner, but took time to consider the views of all parties. The suggestions made in order to overcome the issues were sensible and realistic and as a result we have implemented a number of them. Parents were very positive after the visit and have taken on board everything that was suggested. The child Catrin saw has made huge progress with his issues. I would not hesitate to recommend your services to other colleagues (and indeed have already done so). “
“I first met Catrin as the link EP for our school, when I was serving as a full-time class teacher. Her advice then, was always professional and practical, enabling me to support children in my class emotionally and academically.
Whilst starting out as a SENDCo in school, Catrin continued to support me, signposting to various strategies, training and programmes. At my request, she also led invaluable staff training. This has enabled me to support colleagues and meant that our school has been able to develop its inclusive environment for the pupils with SEND and for children in foster care. As a Senior EP Catrin continued to provide support via email/telephone, and in the way of signposting, shared discussions and recommendations of literature to further my practice, enabling me to keep abreast of recent developments in practice.”
“Thank you so much to Catrin and Phylly for being knowledgeable, informative and friendly ELSA trainers. I have certainly learnt a huge amount and am looking forward to putting all my newly gained knowledge to work! I also think that we all learned so much from each other as a group. Always something new to learn.”