Child Psychiatry, Psychology & Parenting Support

Integrated mental and physical healthcare for children and families

At Central Health, our child and adolescent mental health services are built around a simple principle: children’s emotional wellbeing cannot be separated from their physical health, development, family context, and educational environment.

Led by Dr Harriet Stewart, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, and Tara Porter, Child and Adolescent Psychologist, our team provides a carefully coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to assessment and treatment. We work with children, young people and parents to understand not just symptoms, but the wider biological, psychological and social factors that shape a child’s experience.

We offer comprehensive support across the full spectrum of child and adolescent mental health, including:

• ADHD and autism spectrum assessments

• Anxiety and mood disorders

• Trauma and stress-related difficulties

• Developmental and educational transitions

• Eating disorders and complex emotional presentations

• Parenting support and family-based interventions

What distinguishes Central Health is our ability to provide gold-standard, joined-up care, where mental health expertise sits alongside paediatric, medical and developmental input when needed. This ensures that physical health, neurodevelopmental factors, sleep, nutrition, growth, and underlying medical issues are properly considered as part of every child’s mental health journey.

Our approach is clinician-led, evidence-based and ethically governed, allowing our specialists to work collaboratively and independently in the best interests of each child and family — without fragmented referrals or conflicting opinions.

We aim to offer families a single, trusted place where thoughtful assessment, continuity of care, and long-term support come together — creating the conditions for children and young people not just to recover, but to develop resilience, confidence and emotional wellbeing as they grow.