Dr Jane Hughes
Clinical Psychologist
Jane is a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist who has been working with children and families for over 20 years. Jane has previously worked in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) offering individual, family and group therapy to children and adolescents and specialises in working with individuals with complex behavioural and emotional difficulties. Jane’s particular area of expertise has been working with children and adolescents who have experienced abuse, but more recently she has developed her expertise working with children and families where there has been a death or severe trauma in the family. Jane has previously worked with a local bereavement charity for children, adolescents and their families. Jane offers psychological assessments, developmental assessments, attachment assessments using Story Stem, individual and family therapy, and has completed training in Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR). Her particular interests are integrative and systemic therapy, divorce and separation, bereavement, trauma, attachment and loss. Jane is interested in the ideas of mindfulness and how they apply to parenting as well as more traditional approaches to parent training. Jane has recently completed Level 2 training in Dyadic Developmental Practice.