Over the last decade, the people I have worked with have told me about their varied experiences in trying to access psychological support. Some of these experiences have been life changing but often people haven’t been offered what they’ve needed. People shared that they felt fitted into boxes, had to wait months for help, and their therapy was cut short before they really felt confident to manage on their own. Working out where to get the right help can be exhausting and and bad experiences can make it so much harder to seek help again.

I wanted to work in a different way. I started Konnect Clinical Psychology with the aim of making sure everyone we see is treated as the complex and unique individual they are. Every clinician who is part of the Konnect family is a Clinical Psychologist, one of the few regulated psychological professions and the highest-level professional qualification that can be obtained in the UK. This extensive training allows us to develop a genuine shared understanding of not just your difficulties, but your experiences that have brought you to this point, alongside your strengths, values, and goals. We don’t fit people into boxes. Instead, we use an advanced understanding of a range of evidence-based therapies to formulate a treatment plan that is as individual as you are.

I’ve built a small network of colleagues that I personally know, value, and trust. This means we will be able to make sure you are able to access the support you need. I value and protect the wellbeing of every one of our Clinical Psychologists which allows us to give every one of the people we work with the care they deserve. We strictly limit the number of clients each of us will work with at any one time, meaning all our clients get the focus they deserve from a highly skilled professional that they can trust.

And that really sums up what Konnect is. Transparent, quality psychological support that understands you as an individual and values the wellbeing of our Clinical Psychologists as well as our clients.

I offer every one of our clients a free 15-minute consultation to make sure we are the best placed service to help. As a regulated Clinical Psychologist, I will also always recommend an alternative if there is another service better suited to your needs.

Dr Joseph Barker

Clinical Director