Dr Abisayo Adekeye

Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) 

Working within the NHS as a Clinical Psychologist and specialist clinician for CAMHS eating disorders and ARFID, I am consistently developing my skills in evidence-based, systemic interventions to support young people and families. 

Promoting a cohesive understanding of neurodiversity amongst families and professionals and adapting mental health interventions in response to neurodevelopmental difference, have become integral to my NHS work, private practice and ongoing research. 

My work has primarily involved supporting children, young adults and their families to respond compassionately and effectively to difficulties with anxiety (including generalised, social and specific phobias),  low mood and depression, and specific and complex trauma (PTSD). I am also experienced in providing pre and post-assessment support for those wanting to understand their neurodevelopmental strengths and challenges, using psychological formulation. 

Doctoral training and practice is regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Placement 6 - Specialist - CAMHS ED and Service Development

- Assessment and formulation with young people with complex eating relating difficulties

- Interdisciplinary liaison and advocacy

- Providing specialist consultation, training, reflective practice and team formulation 

- Developing service delivery for neurodevelopmental presentations 

- Delivering CPD on ARFID and Approaches to Psychological Formulation

Placement 5 - Specialist - CAMHS Eating Disorders

- Delivering therapies to young people with eating disorders 

- Providing consultation, training and reflective practice spaces for healthcare professionals

 Placement 4 - Core LD - Adult Community Learning Disabilities 

- Therapeutic assessments, formulations and interventions with adults with addditional developmental needs 

- Accessible neuropsychological reporting 

- Team training and service development

Placement 3 - Core Child - Core CAMHS and CAMHS Neurodevelopmental 

- Delivering therapies with young people (CBT, ACT, CAT) 

- Liaising with schools, local authority and community provisions for young people 

- ASC (received ADOS training) and ADHD assessments and consultation 

- Contributing to service developments on the ASC diagnostic pathway 

Placement 2 - Core Older Adults - Early Intervention for Dementia 

- Neuropsychological assessments, post-diagnostic counselling, skills groups and psychoeducation for individuals and families affected by dementia 

- Service evaluation project on introducing a new screening tool to improve assessment pathway 

Placement 1 - Core Adult - Community Mental Health Team 

- 1:1 therapy with adults with complex trauma (CBT, ACT, CFT) 

- Delivering supervision, training and reflective practice to allied health professionals

- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Coventry and Warwick Universities (2025) 

- Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy,  University of Birmingham (Distinction, 2019) 

- BSc Psychology, University of Birmingham (2016)

Applying Compassion Focused Therapy, Balanced Minds, Chris Irons, 3 days (2022)

Enhanced CBT (Eating Disorders) CREDO, 1 year (2021) 

Applying CBT to Children and Young People, BPS, 3 days (2019) 

Dialetical Behaviour Therapy Skills, MW Care, 3 days (2019) 

Aimhigher Youth Work and Mentoring Training (2015)

I'm a qualified psychological therapist, specialising in cognitive behavioural therapies, including dialectical behaviour therapy skills used in the treatment of a range of mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, eating disorders and other trauma responses. I currently work predominantly with young people aged 11-25 at the Priory Wellbeing Centre in Oxford, as well as independently through GPS.

I also enjoy working with parents as well as delivering school-based interventions and providing consultancy to youth workers to support young people in developing adaptations to thrive in their varying environments.

I spent 5 years overseeing and delivering the pastoral care of the young people in congregation and local area, responsible for the overall running of the ministry, project management and budget-keeping, the training and development of the youth team and cultivating community links with adolescent services in Birmingham. I spent part of role based in a school delivering psychological therapy to young people aged 11-16. 

I trained on a BABCP accreditable course at University of Birmingham, working within Birmingham Healthy Minds (3 years, part time). This included developing in my skills in delivering 1:1 cognitive behavioural therapy, as well as third wave approaches and adaptations, assessing the presentation and severity of difficulties experienced by the service users, and the suitability of the service for best supporting them, evaluating and managing risk, and liaising with my supervisor and at times the wider team for ensuring that the patient receives optimal and ethical care.

I was also involved in the planning and delivery of psycho-educational workshops designed to socialise patients to the CBT model, and seen these to be meaningful and effective for treatment mental health problems.

My administrative duties included keeping clear and complete records of treatment, communicating with 3rd party organisations and ensuring that is done in accordance with the information governance and confidentiality standards of the service.

Offering 1:1 and group support as a classroom teaching assistant, I worked closely with young people aged 13-16 with SEND, additional support needs, regularly managing challenging behaviour. In addition, I ran a mental health support service with slots for teachers to refer pupils to during lesson hours if this might benefit the student.  

I have also worked in paid and voluntary roles, as a support worker, psychological assistant roles, tutor and mentor within a variety of settings.