Dr Danielle McLymont
BSc (Hons)., MSc.,PsychD.,C.Psychol., HCPCReg.
Consultant Paediatric Neuropsychologist
Areas of Specialism:
Paediatric Neuropsychology, Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention for children, adolescents and young adults up to 25 years old, ASD and ADHD Diagnostic Assessment and Intervention, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systemic Therapy, Working with Young People and Families with Acquired and Neurodevelopmental Conditions Including Traumatic Brain Injury, Hypoxic Brain Injury, Altered brain development in the context of prematurity, Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, ASD, ADHD, Movement Disorders, Feeding Disorders, Tic Disorder, Epilepsy, NEAD etc, Supporting Young People with Depression, Anxiety, Adjustment to Physical Health Diagnosis and Medical Treatment Adherence
Clinic Base:
Clinic Bases in Winchester and Salisbury
Home visits / Community-based visits
Remote and Hybrid Working
Geographical Regions Covered:
Hampshire, Berkshire,Wiltshire,West Sussex,Surrey and parts of Dorset and additional regions by agreement. Nationwide remote working.
Referrals: Enquiries@Psychologia.co.uk
Dr McLymont is a Chartered Consultant Paediatric Neuropsychologist and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours in Psychology, a Master of Science degree in Psychological Research Methods, a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is currently undertaking the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Paediatric Neuropsychology at University College London.
Dr McLymont has ten years of experience in working within Paediatric Clinical Psychology. She began her career in the Bromley Adolescent Team in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) providing specialist Clinical Psychology input for adolescents in a Crisis Team before moving on to working in a Tier 3 CAMHS service in Hampshire where she working with young people experiencing a range of mental health difficulties and carried out neuropsychological assessments and Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnostic assessments, She has continued to work in a number of senior posts across Hampshire, working with young people with neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions and most recently worked as the Clinical Lead in Paediatric Psychology at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust and as Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the Paediatric Epilepsy Team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr McLymont is a highly accomplished clinician with post-graduate training in EMDR trauma therapy for children, Acceptance and Commitment Training and Family Therapy and Systemic Intervention training. She is qualified in the administration of the Autism Diagnostic Schedule (ADOS-2), the 3di Autism Diagnostic Assessment and the Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI-R) to support the diagnosis of Autms Spectrum Disorder in young people.
Dr Mclymont provide specialist Paediatric Neuropsychology input in her role at Psychologia, as part of the Paediatric Neuropsychology pathway, delivering neuropsychological assessments and interventions for young people who have experienced acquired brain injuries and conditions. She works with client from early infancy, families, professionals and young people up to age 25, supporting them with cognitive, emotional, behavioural, and educational needs, to work toward person-centre goals.
Qualifications and Training
Qualifications
1996 - 1999
1999 - 2000
2003 - 2006
2022 - 2024
2020 - 2022
Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours in Psychology
University of Leicester
Master of Science Degree in Psychological Research Methods
Exeter University
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
University of Surrey
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Paediatric Neuropsychology
University College London
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (Practice)
British Psychological Society
Training
2015
2019
2020
2021
2022
Family Therapy and Systemic Practice(Foundation course)
Hampshire/Surrey CAMHS Training Consortium
CYP IAPT Enhanced Supervision Training
University of Reading, 2015
Clinical Supervision Training
University of Southampton
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, DNA-V model
Louise Hayes
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 101
Joe Oliver and Richard Bennett
ACT for Physical Health Issues
Ray Owen, Contextual Consulting
EMDR Training (Adult) Levels 1-3
Sandi Richman
Behavioural Therapy for Tics Institute (BTTI)
Tics and Tourettes training
EMDR Child Training, Level 1
Susan Darker-Smith,Child Trauma Centre
2022
Clinical Experience
Support Worker, The National Autistic Society
Assistant Psychologist, Lewisham Team for Adults with Learning Disabilities, South London & Maudsley NHS Trust
Research Psychologist, MolGen Project, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London
Assistant Psychologist, LEAP-Life Enhancing Adolescent Project, Richmond Child and Family Consultation Clinic/CAMHS, South West London & St. George’s NHS Trust
Trainee Clinical Psychologist, University of Surrey, Surrey Oaklands NHS Trust
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Adult Mental Health (Merton Primary care and Tooting and Furzedown CMHT), South West London and St.George’s Mental Health NHS Trust
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People with Learning Disabilities (West Kent NHS Trust), South West London and St. George’s MH NHS Trust
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CAMHS (Merton CAMHS Tier 2 and 3), South West London and St. George’s MH NHS Trust
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Older People’s CMHT (Sutton), South West London and St. George’s MH NHS Trust
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St. George’s (Specialist) Eating Disorders Service, South West London and St. George’s MH NHS Trust
Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Haringey CAMHS - (Adolescent Outreach (Crisis) and Youth Offending Teams), Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Mental Health Trust
Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Adolescent Team, Crisis Team, Bromley CAMHS, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Aldershot Tier 3 Clinical Psychology Service, CAMHS, Hampshire Primary Care NHS Trust/Sussex Partnership NHS Trust
Senior Clinical Psychologist, Split post: Winchester CAMHS (0.4) and Paediatrics at Royal Hampshire County Hospital (0.4wte)
Senior Paediatric Clinical Psychologist, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Principal Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead, HHFT Paediatric Psychology Team, RHCH,Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Paediatric Epilepsy Team
Consultant Paediatric Neuropsychologist, Psychologia Ltd.
Professional Memberships
Chartered Psychologistwith British Psychological Society.Full Member of the Division of Clinical Psychology.Member of the Paediatric Psychology Network
Accredited Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Academic and Publications
Publications:
Cotterill, E., Gillmore, C, Cassell, E., McLymont, D. and Clark, E. (2011).Exploring the how's and why's of being involved in a Recently Qualified Group.Clinical Psychology Forum,No. 225, September 2011, BPS Publications.
Main Clinic: 10 Harley Street, London, W1G9PF
Telephone: +44 (0) 7930243127
Email: Enquiries@Psychologia.co.uk