Tailored programs for Children and Adults

At Kedras Clinics we understand that you are unique. That’s why we offer different treatment approaches tailored to your specific needs.

Our Approach for Adults

Our experienced clinicians will carry out a thorough assessment to help identify the most optimum treatment plan that is individualised based on each person’s unique problems. Treatment will use different evidence-based modalities that will help drive a reduction in symptoms as quickly as possible. We appreciate that therapy can be difficult as we face our darkest fears, but each clinician at Kedras Clinics is experienced in staying with each person as they journey through their unique Kedras therapeutic pathway towards healing.

Interactive Therapy for Children

Children can often struggle to articulate what is bothering them, so at Kedras clinics we use a variety of creative techniques to engage all of their senses, using bilateral stimulating activities to help regulate the brain and body. It’s perfect as children don’t have to talk or tell their story if they don’t want to, but if they do there are various ways to do this without having to use words. Therapy becomes fun, using creativity and imagination with various interactive props to help encourage expression of emotions and improve concentration in a safe and fun environment.

Our child therapy rooms are what you would expect a child’s ideal place to be like – there are bean bags, big comfy chairs, pens, drawing materials, music, and we also use neurofeedback with children which is particularly effective as their young brains are like sponges and respond extremely well to this form of therapeutic help.

Food for Thought

It is now widely recognised that our gut is effectively our second brain. There is a two-way stream of communication between our brain and gut. What happens to the brain influences the gut, and what food we put into our gut influences our brain, for example, 90% of Serotonin receptors are held in our gut. Serotonin plays a key role in important body functions such as mood regulation, sleep, digestion, nausea, bone health, and sexual desire. Therefore, if we don’t keep our gut healthy, it will have an impact on these areas.

We believe in treating the whole person, by recognising the link between body and brain. We are holistic in our focus. Just like a plant or flower can flourish or die depending on their environment and being cared for, so the body and brain are the same.

Our chef, David, is passionate about the research around this area of gut health and will help people create eating patterns that will help improve their mental health. David will talk you through understanding what foods might help your health and what might make it worse.

What we treat

At Kedras Clinics we can treat a wide variety of mental health problems including:

Our treatment programs are innovative, using the latest neuroscience to guide interventions with each person. Our therapists work from a neurophysiological and neurobiological basis,

understanding that the connection between body, mind and brain is central to healing.

“I really hated myself and felt vastly inferior to other people, that, somehow, I wasn’t good enough to be part of society. I felt I had no rights, that other people’s needs were far more important than mine. I found it hard to be assertive and ask for what I wanted. I always had to try to please others, or I’d be rejected. It’s such a relief to come to NF after years of working so hard at talking therapy. I can feel myself calming down during the sessions and all I have to do is to watch and listen and feel my body.”

“You have changed my life and I am a much better wife than I ever was. I am calmer and much more rational. I am immeasurably less self-rejecting and selfattacking. I have more relaxed and comfortable relationships with other people, because I am more accepting of myself and, therefore, imagine that they find me more acceptable.”

“It is like getting a hug from all the parts of you that have been hurting for so long, and feeling all the compassion and acknowledgement that they should have felt at the time. It has changed me as I am less suicidal and anxious, and more connected with my body and the world. I have accomplished things over the last 2 years that I never thought I would be able to do...”

We Are Here To Help

The decision to seek therapy can be difficult, but we are here to help. Therapy can provide a safe space for you to heal and grow. If you are feeling afraid or embarrassed to seek help, know that we understand and are here to support you. Problems should not be hidden, but shared with those who can help. Like you would go to the doctor for a physical health problem, we believe that everyone should have access to good quality psychotherapeutic care. We have experience in a variety of challenges, so no matter what your problem we look forward to helping.

Dr Dawn Harris

Consultant Chartered Psychologist
Registered Forensic and Clinical Psychologist
Founder/CEO Kedras Clinics