A to Z of services

Our Team:

Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Clinical Psychologist and Couple Therapist: Dr Ndidi Boakye

Chartered Clinical Psychologist: Dr Sofia Robleda

Assistant Psychologist & Trainee Clinical Psychologists

About Us

The Neuropsychology Service provides a service for people over 18 years (or 16+ and not in full-time education) that have had a recent diagnosis/change in circumstances (e.g. going back to work) following:

• Stroke
• Traumatic & Acquired Brain Injury
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Epilepsy
• Other identified acquired neurological disorders with an organic basis.

We mainly see patients at our community clinic in Broad Green Centre, although concessions may be made if mobility is severely impacted and/or patients are unable to access the Croydon transport services. In such cases, we will consider a home visit.

Our Services:

Mood / Neuropsychological Assessment

​A comprehensive needs assessment, which may also include a full neuropsychological assessment (an assessment of thinking, memory, concentration and other cognitive functions). A neuropsychological assessment typically takes two to three hours and a full report is provided.

Cognitive Rehabilitation

In order to enable you to live with, manage, and/or come to terms with changes that occur following a neurological condition, we will work with you to identify goals and create a tailor-made programme to support you to improve your everyday functioning and independence.

Psychological Support

The Clinical Neuropsychology Service can offer up to six to eight specialist psychotherapy sessions to treat depression and/or anxiety which has developed as a result of their condition and/or support when there are difficulties with adjustment to their neurological condition and/or brain injury.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Brain injuries often occur alongside post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or PTSD symptoms. We offer EMDR therapy to help process traumatic memories associated with the brain injury, as well as the overall impact of injury on one’s life.

Family & Couple Work

We are aware of the devastating impact neurological conditions and brain injuries can have on families and loved ones. As such, we also offer family and couple work. This may include couples therapy, supporting your family to understand your condition, and/or signposting to support services available.

Who can be referred?

Referral Criteria

The service accepts referrals of people who:

• Are registered with a Croydon GP and live in or very near to the London Borough of Croydon
• Are over 16 years of age and not in full time education
• Have a neurological diagnosis of an acquired disorder with an organic basis (we are not funded for Functional Neurological Disorder)
• Have an identified difficulty or need directly arising from the neurological disorder
• Are able to attend appointments at the Broad Green Centre (on occasion home visits are possible but transport is not funded for psychology appointments unless the person is currently being seen by the CNRS)
• Are not able to function within the demands of their lifestyle and further neuropsychological rehabilitation is both desirable and possible.
• Are medically stable

The service is not able to accept referrals for people who:

• Have a condition currently resulting in ongoing cognitive deterioration
• Have a condition with onset some years ago, who had rehabilitation and there has been no recent change in need
• Need psychiatric evaluation or treatment
• Have significant or acute mental health difficulties
• Have marked behavioural disturbance
• Are unable to communicate (interpreters are available)
• Have such marked cognitive difficulties that they would be unable to access therapy
• Are currently abusing alcohol or drugs
• Have psychological needs not related to their neurological condition

Referrals:

Referrals can be made via email by any healthcare or allied health professional (i.e., GP, neurologist, psychiatrist, social worker, nurse, etc).

Please complete the referral form and send it to CH-TR.neuropsychology@nhs.net.

Patients are contacted within two weeks of receipt of a referral with the outcome of their referral. 

Contact details:

Email: CH-TR.neuropsychology@nhs.net

Telephone: 020 8274 6492

Address: Broad Green Centre, 1 -13 Lodge Road, Croydon, CR0 2PD

Opening hours: 09:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday