Dr Olivia Payne, BSc(Hons), D.Clin.Psych, CPsychol

Dr Olivia Payne is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist who has worked within NHS services for children, young people and their families for over 15 years.

Alongside her work within IPC, she currently works in a multi-disciplinary autism assessment service for children and young people, within the NHS. Her work draws upon systemic, psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioural and developmental models across both individual sessions and family work.

In addition to direct work with families, Olivia provides supervision to trainee and qualified Clinical Psychology colleagues. She has enjoyed providing training to networks of Clinical Psychologists and other practitioners across the UK on topics such as mental health, autism, and supporting young people who are gender diverse.

Children and Young People

Having worked for many years in Child and Adolescent Mental Health services, Olivia is experienced in helping young people and their families to cope with low mood, stress, anxiety, and to manage high levels of distress, for example, expressed through self harm. She has worked alongside many families experiencing adversity and trauma.

Olivia has worked within specialist gender services for children and young people, and has supported many young people in exploring their identity, for example, around gender and sexuality. Olivia also has extensive experience of working with neurodiverse young people, for example, those on the autism spectrum. She is passionate about helping young people to develop a compassionate sense of their own strengths and needs. She has a warm and approachable style, and works to build a safe and containing relationship, from which to explore and make sense of young people and families’ experiences.

Families and Networks