Psychology Chartered

Welcome to Psychology Chartered

We believe that psychology can change how we live and improve who we are.

 Whether young or old, healthy or sick, an individual, family or organisation, psychology has influenced our lives in significant and positive ways.

 This isn’t just our view. The evidence base for psychological interventions and treatments speaks for itself and underpins its ever growing contribution to health and social care, education, law, business and elite sport.

Psychology Chartered has been applying this knowledge and experience to real life problems since 2003.  However, as the evidence base grows and psychological skills evolve, our dynamic service is evolving to meet the increasingly challenging demands of living today and the changing world we live in.

We believe that achieving a sustainable and dynamic business is entirely compatible with maintaining our strong values regarding working collaboratively, sharing ideas and offering our professional expertise via consultation, training and supervision.

We know that we can only progress and develop by listening to clients, referrers and each other. In fact, being entirely open to feedback and advice makes our service more responsive and relevant. We look forward to working with you, accepting the challenges presented in the course of this work with respect and compassion but also an unwavering belief and confidence that psychology is a compelling force for positive change and innovation.

 

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Meet the Team

Dr Richard Maddicks

Dr Richard Maddicks

Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Director

Richard’s decision to pursue neuropsychology followed his experience during doctoral training at Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre in 1995.  He went on to complete his post-doctoral More...
Alex Wilson

Alex Wilson

Practice Manager

Alex joined Psychology Chartered in 2016 coming from a background of sales and finance. As Practice Manager she is often the first point of contact More...
Dr Elke Haworth

Dr Elke Haworth

Clinical Psychologist

Elke is a clinical psychologist with over 13 years’ experience working in the NHS and independent sector. She completed both her PhD and Doctorate in More...
Meet the rest of the team

Case Studies

A case of reversible mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Dr Laura Meader, Clinical Neuropsychologist All names and other potentially identifying information has been changed to protect anonymity Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), sometimes called Mild cognitive disorder (MCD), is a diagnostic term used to describe problems with memory or other aspects of cognition (thinking abilities), usually affecting people aged 60+. More...

Case Studies

Capacity Assessment – decisions about care
*All names, initials, and other potentially identifying details have been changed in the interests of confidentiality for the person involved and their family* We are often asked to assess people’s mental capacity to make decisions. Under the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005, people are assumed to have the ability to More...
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Optimising brain health in later life: Can we reduce our chances of developing a dementia?

Dr Laura Meader, Clinical Neuropsychologist, May 2026  We often hear reference to an “ageing population”, since people are continuing to live longer, particularly in developed countries. This has meant an increase in the numbers of people living with a dementia, which is estimated at around 1 million in the UK currently and predicted to rise to 1.4 million by 2040 More...

What is reversible mild cognitive impairment (MCI)?

Written by Dr Laura Meader, Clinical Neuropsychologist All names and other potentially identifying information has been changed to protect anonymity Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), sometimes called Mild cognitive disorder (MCD), is a diagnostic term used to describe problems with memory or other aspects of cognition (thinking abilities), usually affecting people aged 60+. Crucially, MCI implies that a person’s cognition and More...
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