Meet the team

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Education Consultant

ADHD and Autism Practitioner

Alice is a highly experienced mental health and education professional with over 25 years’ experience spanning mental health, education and learning difficulties. She holds a BSc in Psychology and a Certificate in Education, with specialist expertise in ADHD and Autism Assessment. Throughout her career, Alice has held senior professional and consultancy roles, bringing together her psychological, educational and clinical knowledge to support children, young people and families with complex and often overlapping needs.

Alice provides strategic and professional leadership across the organisation, with responsibility for shaping the development of the service, maintaining high professional standards and ensuring that assessment and support remain evidence-informed, individualised and focused on meaningful outcomes for families. Her extensive experience across clinical and educational settings gives her a broad perspective on neurodevelopmental needs and the systems surrounding children, young people and their families.

Mental Health Nurse Consultant

ADHD and Autism Practitioner

Mark is an experienced Mental Health Nurse Consultant with over 30 years experience in mental health. He holds a BSc in Psychology, an MSc in Psychiatry, BSc in CBT for Psychosis, and is an Independent Prescriber. He is also UKAAN registered for ADHD assessments and ADOS trained in Autism assessment. Mark has specialised in ADHD for around seven years and brings extensive clinical experience to his assessment work.  During his six years as a Consultant at Sevenacres, Mark undertook specialist assessment and clinical evaluation of individuals presenting with complex mental health and neurodevelopmental needs, working collaboratively with families and multidisciplinary professionals to inform diagnosis, clinical formulation and individualised treatment and support plans.

Consultant Nurse

ADHD and Autism Practitioner

Kate is an experienced Registered Nurse with over 31 years experience across general and mental health nursing, education and learning disability. She holds a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in Advanced Practice, alongside specialist qualifications in autism, ADHD and trauma. Kate is an international facilitator of adult and child mental health training and an International Keynote Speaker, sharing her expertise across a range of professional and educational settings. She has extensive experience in case management and is a member of the Mental Health First Aid England Advisory Board. Kate is also currently undertaking training as an Expert Witness, further extending her specialist professional expertise.

SPCHN

ADHD and Autism Practitioner

Tilly is an experienced healthcare professional with a career spanning midwifery and specialist community public health nursing, including over 20 years’ experience supporting neurodivergent children, adults and families. She practised as a Midwife for 14 years before qualifying as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) with the NHS in 2020, and completed an MA in Advanced Practice in 2025.

Tilly has specialist expertise across autism and ADHD, child development, mental health and wellbeing, sleep, diet, relationships and supporting families to access appropriate services and community-based support.

Her extensive professional and personal experience of neurodevelopmental conditions gives Tilly a deep understanding of both the challenges and strengths associated with autism and ADHD. She is passionate about providing a respectful, validating and person-centred approach, empowering individuals and families through greater understanding, self-discovery and access to appropriate support.