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Recommend Ed Psyc and or psych for Tribunal EHCP

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CHAKRAlight · 20/03/2026 11:33

Hi everyone,
Can anyone recommend a really good Educational Psychologist and or Psychiatrist for a SEN tribunal. I have lots of reports but they are a few years old and non specific in terms of school. I need new water tight reports to challenge a named secondary school in an EHCP. (ASD) Any advice warmly appreciated
London or Border of Kent (South East London)
Thanks

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ChasingMoreSleep · 20/03/2026 13:37

For an EP, you could try Vivienne Clifford, Ruth Birnbaum, Mike Hymans, Stephanie Satariano, Valerie Hero or Matthew Hart. Nick Palmer and Craig Tribe will often travel to your area.

For a psychiatrist, you could try Richard Soppitt, Gloria Dura-Vila, Osman Malik or Maite Ferrin.

It is worth thinking about what you need. An EP and psychiatrist have different roles. For an appeal to SENDIST, if you can only afford one, in most cases, you should prioritise an EP assessment over a psychiatrist assessment.

CHAKRAlight · 20/03/2026 14:00

HI @ChasingMoreSleep thanks for this....I really appreciate it, I think you are totally right I need to focus on an EP, our earlier reports I don't think the EP was that great (all very generalised text book stuff not quite specific enough in recommendations, even 2 years ago). I will have a look at your recommendations, thank you :)

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