Please contact Brighton Child Psychology for Under 18s at brightonchildpsychology@drflackhill.co.uk
Please contact Brighton Adult Psychology for Over 18s at brightonadultpsychology@drflackhill.co.uk
Charlotte is a warm and approachable Clinical Psychologist offering assessment and treatment of psychological distress in children and young people.
Individuals and families often find it helpful to talk through their difficulties with a Clinical Psychologist who can use a wide range of therapeutic techniques to help them find solutions and enhance their emotional well-being.
Dr Charlotte Flackhill started her career at Great Ormond Street Hospital in the Eating Disorders Research Team. On the completion of her first degree in Psychology she worked in an adolescent in-patient unit in Sussex before returning to Great Ormond Street Hospital. After this she spent a couple of years working with adults in Outer London before embarking on a three year doctorate course in Clinical Psychology. This training taught her how to treat a wide spectrum of psychological difficulties from infancy to older age.
Since qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist in 2004, she has specialised in working with children and young people. She has worked in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in London, West and East Sussex. Charlotte has also had a highly specialist role in the NHS diagnosing Autism in 11-18 year olds with a Psychiatry colleague in East Sussex.
Lisa is a Senior Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years experience as a mental health professional. She has experience working with both children and adults experiencing a wide range of mental health difficulties.
She works using a number of different psychological approaches, including CBT and EMDR, to provide personalised psychological therapy, tailored to suit each person’s needs. Her therapeutic style is open and collaborative, recognising that we both bring our own expertise and experiences into the therapeutic work.
She currently works in a NHS secondary care mental health service, offering psychological therapy to support people with complex mental health needs, in addition to private practice. She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and is a member of EMDR UK and Ireland.
Please note we do not work with people who are:
For Under 18s, Brighton Child Psychology also offers a NICE-compliant, neuro-affirming Autism Assessments to identify strengths and needs, using gold standard assessment tools such as the ADOS 2 and ADI R, as well as strength-based assessment tools, in collaboration with a Consultant Psychiatrist.
Charlotte supervises other Clinical psychologists in private practice and offers Training for schools and other organisations.
For Under 18s, Please email Brighton Child Psychology Ltd at brightonchildpsychology@drflackhill.co.uk.
For Over 18s, Please email Brighton Adult Psychology Ltd at brightonadultpsychology@drflackhill.co.uk.
If possible please share a brief outline of why you are getting in touch. If you are requesting an appointment, a mutually convenient appointment time can be arranged.
In the first meeting we will ask quite a few questions to develop an understanding of you as a person as well as any difficulties you have.
If you are contacting us with concerns for your child, we advise a parent only appointment in the first instance. A second appointment can be arranged for your child.
Once we have enough information to develop a clear understanding of your difficulties, which usually takes two appointments, we will make some recommendations about the best way forward.
Decisions about treatment (the form it should take and the best provider) will be made with you and will be based on you and your family's needs, professional practice guidelines and outcome research.
Brighton Child & Adult Psychology offers a range of therapies, tailored to the individual. Like most Clinical Psychologists, we often integrate a range of different psychological models in a way that best meets the unique needs of the individual.
Typically our work is informed by the following approaches:
Therapy sessions last 50 minutes. After the assessment, we will be able to give you an idea of roughly how many therapy sessions will be needed. Most people require between six and ten sessions although this varies tremendously with some needing less and others needing more.
Please note that Brighton Child & Adult Psychology Ltd has a 48 hour cancellation policy; where an appointment is cancelled by a client with less than 48 hours notice, the fee for that session will still be payable.
We are recognised by major insurers and are pleased to accept:
We take most major insurance clients. Private self-funding clients are also welcome.
Brighton Child Psychology therapy sessions take place in one of two clinics in Hove:
The Health Professions Council (HCPC) only registers professionals who meet agreed standards for their training, professional skills and behaviour. Charlotte is registered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC. Please see The HCPC Website
Dr Flackhill is also registered with the British Psychological Society (Membership No: 87917), where she is recognised as an Associate Fellow (AFBPsS). She is also registered with most of the major Private Healthcare Providers.
Client confidentiality is of the utmost importance to Brighton Child Psychology Ltd; any information shared with us will be treated securely as set out in our Privacy Statement.
Online : National SEMH Speech & Language Therapists: PDA, what is it and how can we best support young people with a PDA profile? (2025).
Online : Children's Services Oxford County Council: Attachment ASC (Autism Spectrum Condition) and Anxiety : Stay Curious (2022).
Presentation in Adelaide, Australia to the Neurodevelopmental and Behavioural Paediatric Society of Australasia: Coventry Grid Interview - What are Attachment Difficulties and What is Autistic Spectrum Condition? (2021).
Presentation at the University of Cambridge to the Division of Clinical Psychology EAST: From Coventry Grid to CGI: Enhancing our ASC assessments in those with attachment difficulties (2020).
The British Academy of Childhood Disability (BACD) Conference. "ASD, Attachment or Anxiety, How do we know which is which?"(2013).
Flackhill, C., James, S., Soppitt R., Milton, K. (2017). The Coventry Grid Interview (CGI): exploring autism & attachment difficulties. Good Autism Practice, 18, 1, 62-80.
Flack-Hill, C., Hill, R. & Hammond, N. (2006). 'Thinking Choices': A way of working psychologically in an addictions ward. Clinical Psychology Forum, 164, 30-32.
