Freena Tailor

Welcome, I’m Freena, and I have over 10 years experience working with children and families.

I’m a Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology (CAAP) and have been providing specialist services to support children, young people (up to age 21) and their families.

I completed my MSc in Applied Psychology for Children and Young People, accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) at the University of Edinburgh in 2015.

I have been working primarily in NHS Specialist CAMHS carrying out clinical assessments and treatments interventions to children, adolescents and families as well as offering mental health training, consultation and supervision to Social Care, Early Help and Education staff.

I currently work as Programme Director for a post-graduate programme which trains clinicians and their supervisors to work in child mental health services, at one of the UK’s top universities. This is alongside offering psychological services in private practice.

My Approach

When working therapeutically, it’s important for me to understand your unique experiences and difficulties. This ensures that your treatment is tailored to your specific needs. Typically, my approach is short-term, offering six to eight sessions in the first instance, then we would review where you are in relation to your goals.

I use a variety of different treatments such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused therapy, Attachment-Based interventions and Parenting interventions, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Systemic Approaches. I will always consider the latest evidence in approaches relating to the presentation being treated.

This has involved working with a wide range of emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties. I use evidence-based treatments and interventions to support the best possible outcomes for individuals in order to help them to meet their goals.

I’m also qualified as an Executive Function Coach, which supports the development and strengthening of Executive Function Skills for neuro-diverse children, adolescents and adults. Coaching focuses on supporting individuals to improve executive function skills such as task initiation, planning, prioritising, time management, organisation, emotional regulation and metacognition.

Who I work with?

Although I specialise in children and young people, I do also work with adults.

Some of the presentations I work with are the following:

• Anxiety, Panic, Phobias, OCD, Stress and Worry
• Attachment and Separation Anxiety
• Depression and Low Mood
• Difficulties regulating feelings such as anger
• Challenging Behaviour
• Autism/ Social Communication Difficulties
• ADHD
• Sleep Difficulties
• Exam Stress
• Toileting Difficulties
• Understanding Healthy Relationships
• Low Self-Esteem and Confidence
• Bullying and Academic Difficulties
• Procrastination
• Life Transitions
• Professional/ Career Issues
• Grief, Loss, or Bereavement
• Other Issues/ difficulties

Contact me directly for an initial free 20 min consultation to see if and how I can help you.

I offer both the option of face-to-face appointments, or remote/ online if preferred. For face-to-face appointments, I am based at Bedford Consulting Rooms, near Bedford town centre.

Fees are as follows:

Assessment/ Consultation (50 minutes) – £130 per session
Therapy/ Coaching session (50 minutes) – £130 per session