Meet the Team

Wanda Fischera

Assistant Psychologist

Wanda joined Psychology Associates in 2020, and has previously had experience working with children therapeutically both in the UK and in Hungary. She works particularly with children experiencing difficulties with low mood and anxiety, and also supports those children with therapeutic Life Story Work. Wanda plays a key role in the multidisciplinary team, which includes school observations, consultation, and interpreting psychometrics to assist in the assessment of children who have experienced developmental trauma. She also assists with and delivers training sessions. Wanda has a background in health psychology, which further equips her to work with children and adults.

As you may be aware, on the 14th April 2025 the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) announced changes to the Fair Access limit with a reduction of funding to £3000 and the discontinuation of the separate Fair Access Limit for specialist assessments.

We are currently working really hard to amend quotes for ongoing therapy work to fit within the new Fair Access Limit and working closely with Adopt South West and other local RAAs. We are also working closely with other specialist adoption support providers and therapeutic organisations including DDP connects and Theraplay UK to explore how we can continue to deliver specialist therapies within this limit.

If you are waiting for a new package of therapy please look out for correspondence from ASW or your regional adoption support agency, as they will need to regain your consent for the amended therapy contract.

If you are concerned about the impact of the delay on your family or have questions about the therapy or assessment you are waiting for please get in touch with Ellen or Jen and we will do our best to support you.

We will be contributing to a wider response to this and the following is a link to a petition requesting government action – Petition · Action Against ASGSF Changes (Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund) – United Kingdom · Change.org