Traditionally speaking, this is ‘the assessment process leading to clinical autism diagnosis’; however, we see  being Autistic as not a ‘disorder’ to ‘diagnose’. Autism is not a ‘condition’ you ‘have’ but simply your brain's operating style. We believe Autistic identification is best explored and established within a collaborative framework through talking with you, someone who knows you, and everyone's favourite, questionnaires.

Though actively affirming and strengths based in our approach, we take full account of your individual support needs and do our best to give individualised recommendations. Your assessment is completely valid in the eyes of the NHS and other providers as our psychologist has the qualifications and experience to provide assessments and diagnoses. We also support the opinion that our assessments are more tailored and comprehensive than many, and we are confident you will feel the same.
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Assessments are expensive, financially and emotionally. That's why we offer payment plans and talk with you about how you would like the schedule of the assessment to be. We also try to offer discounts where we can for those in financial need, students, and NHS workers. We will always do are best to work with you, as we are here to be supportive of you.

You can find most of the basic information on our Autism assessments in the documents below:
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We believe ADHD identification is best explored and established within a collaborative framework through talking with you, someone who knows you, and everyone's favourite, questionnaires. For children, we will talk with and observe them, often in their school and in our office, speak with you and/or other caretakers and teachers.

Though actively affirming and strengths based in our approach, we take full account of your individual support needs and do our best to give individualised recommendations. Your assessment is completely valid in the eyes of the NHS and other providers as our psychologist has the qualifications and experience to provide assessments and diagnoses. We also support the opinion that our assessments are more tailored and comprehensive than many, and we are confident you will feel the same.

Assessments are expensive, financially and emotionally. That's why we offer payment plans and talk with you about how you would like the schedule of the assessment to be. We also try to offer discounts where we can for those in financial need, students, and NHS workers. We will always do are best to work with you, as we are here to be supportive of you.

You can find most of the basic information on our ADHD assessments in the documents below:

Adult ADHD Assessment Info Pack

Child ADHD Assessment Info Pack

As Erika is a highly trained psychologist, she uses many therapy methods. She pulls from those she needs when in session and to help you actualise your goals. What your sessions look like is also a collaborative effort. Some therapies Erika often uses include -

Acceptance & commitment therapy (ACT)
Existential/Humanistic & meaning-making
Solution focused
Psychodynamic
Aspects of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT)
Psychoanalytic
Psychoeducation

Erika is neuro-affirming and spiritually-affirming. She wants to work with you how you make sense of the world and navigate it.
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Erika's particular specialties are working with people who are Autistic and ADHD, and who have OCD, exceptional experiences, and are struggling with making their life more inline with who they are and want to be.
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As Erika is a psychologist who can provide exceptionally individualised therapy which includes the ability to diagnose when appropriate, our prices reflect this. However, we work on a sliding scale, offering discounted therapy for those in financial need.

Our average price per session is £140.
If using insurance: Dependent on the insurance policy.

Lower prices we can offer depend on how many clients we currently have at discounted rates and what those rates are. We will always do our best to work with you, however.
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Talk with Erika about a diagnosis and how to support yourself, how to support someone with one, etc.
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Typically £100 per session
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Learn how you can manage time, stay organised, be productive, and how to get back on the "bandwagon" when life throws you off. All of the strategies and ideas we'll discuss and implement are based off of how your ADHD expresses itself, rather than a standardised model. We'll build self-awareness, work towards self-acceptance, and get you actualising your potential.
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Typical self-pay cost per session is £100.
If using insurance: Dependent on the insurance policy.
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This is a standalone service for those who simply want to explore a potential diagnosis and do not want psychotherapy (through which Erika can explore potential diagnoses and diagnose when appropriate). This service varies in price as cost depends on what the assessment is for. Some assessments require more intensive methods than others, and thus more time/work. Some assessments we often do are for depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and bipolar disorder.

Some diagnostic outcomes can take one 1-hour meeting while others may need longer. This is case by case dependent. We want you to have a thorough, therapeutic, and the best quality assessment possible.
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Self pay: £140 per hour, on average.
If using insurance: Dependent on the insurance policy.
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"Anomalous" experiences (AE) go by many names: exceptional, paranormal, spiritual, unusual, peak, mystical, psi, etc. The term can be applied to a phenomenon which, "is unexpected according to conventional scientific knowledge, but which does not commit the user to any particular type of explanation" (PA, 2015).

Some examples of AE include near-death experiences, apparitions, psi, mediumship, out-of-body experiences, precognitive dreams, clairvoyance, etc.

People who report AE are often treated as mentally ill, and while some AE show similarities with mental disorders, they are not inherently indicative of illness. In fact, the majority of people who report AE do not have any mental illness (Fach et al., 2013).

AE can impact all aspects of wellbeing, both in positive ways and negative ways (Pratte, 2021). For instance, one may think they are going "crazy" because they've been seeing a recently deceased loved one. They want to confide in someone but are afraid of being judged badly. Who can they turn to?

When given the right opportunities to be processed thoroughly, anomalous experiences can foster healthy and beneficial changes in the experiencer (Braud, 2010).

Holistic Head Health has a subsidiary service called Anomalous Research, Counselling, & Consultation (ARCC). ARCC provides an opportunity to work with your anomalous experiences in a confidential, neutral, and safe setting through one of our three services: consultation, psychotherapy, or case research. To inquire about any of these services, please contact Dr. Pratte.
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