About us
Atrium Clinic & Therapy Centre- Community Services
Established for over 25 years, Atrium Clinic & Therapy Centre offers face-to-face therapy from our clinic in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, and online support across the UK.
Our experienced multidisciplinary team includes chartered psychologists, specialist therapists and practitioners, and assistant psychologists providing a wide range of evidence-based services for adults, couples, and young people aged 16+. We work with university partners to publish therapy outcomes and accept referrals from major insurers including Vitality, AXA, BUPA, and Cigna.
Our services include:
- Individual therapy for adults and young people (16+)
- Couples therapy
- Neurodivergence coaching and ADHD support
- Depression treatment using the Flow device (free loan available to eligible local clients)
- Digital therapies
- CBT for insomnia (CBT-I)
Our team:
- Dr Sara Ireland Clinical Lead, Chartered Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Flow Clinician | HCPC registered | BACP accredited
- Monique Beckett BA Hons, Masters Senior Community Therapist, Clinical supervisor specialising in young people, adults, neurodiversity & digital therapies | UKCP accredited | BACP registered
- Michelle Smith Masters Therapist | BACP accredited
- Maria Hartshorn BA Hons, Masters, PG Dip Counselling Psychology | BACP and UKCP accredited
- Jo Gibson Registered mental nurse, NMC, systemic practitioner and therapist, neurodiversity specialist.
- Sara Glover BA CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I) Practitioner, Sleep Pathway
Victoria Roach Trainee Counsellor
Assistant Psychologists & ADHD Coaching:
- Sara Bettison BA Hons, Masters level | Hina Sherazi BA Hons, Masters level |
- Karen Elboushi BA Hons, Masters level
Training, qualifications & experience
All of our staff are professionally registered with the relevant governing bodies. We deliver high-level placement training in partnership with universities, contributing to Counselling Psychology Doctorate programmes and Master’s-level therapeutic training. In addition, we offer accredited training for practising therapists, provide specialist clinical supervision, and, in collaboration with our academic partners, publish the evidence base demonstrating the effectiveness of our therapeutic outcomes.
Member organisations *
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
The HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling we deal with
Other areas of counselling we deal with
We offer some online support for young people and their families particularly around parenting support for neurodivergence and there are limited online appointments for working directly with young people. We are expanding our family focused interventions to support parents. Ask us!
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £90.00
Additional information
You may be able to get discounts or be eligible for free support if you are coming through GP referral or are local to the Westcliff-on-Sea Clinic.
Further information
Atrium Clinic and Therapy Centre is a specialist ADHD service provider. We actively contribute to the research evidence base on the effectiveness of coaching interventions. In addition, we deliver training for NHS staff, focusing on neurodivergence awareness and providing support for therapeutic practice.
