Simpleology Project Author Profile
Dr Angel Adams has worked as a clinician for over 30 years. Originally licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in the USA, she is also chartered and a registered Practitioner Psychologist with both the British Psychological Society and with the Health Professionals Council.
Dr Adams received her PhD from the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), a school within Alliant International University. It has an impeccable reputation for integrating research, theory and practice as well as preparing multi-culturally competent professionals. Her background includes extensive training in various models of clinical psychology including psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and systemic family therapy. Working as an adult psychologist and as family therapist for 10 years, she then trained as a child psychologist. She worked for 15 years in the NHS and Sutton CAMHS outpatient psychiatry team, including as a locum in the London Borough of Sutton’s Children with Disabilities Team.
In her private practice clinic, Dr Adams specializes in CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) and mindfulness-based therapy. She also offers an innovative Parent Training model called New Perspectives for parents with special needs children. She is an ADHD and autism specialist and her work involves assessment and diagnosis, psychometric testing, and implementation of therapeutic interventions for looked after children, adolescents and adults with a broad range of diagnoses. She offers social skills-training, cognitive problem-solving skills training and consultation to schools. She speaks frequently at support groups for the National Autistic Society.
She has conducted research on group intervention for children with ADHD which she has presented at two different National and International CHADD conferences. She appeared on prime-time TV, in which BBC2’s Horizon science series featured the programme ‘Living with ADHD’. Since 1994, she has been a guest speaker at many conferences and seminars across the UK, Europe and USA. She has also chaired various conferences on ADHD. She is a lecturer at St George’s Medical School, Royal Holloway University of London and Greenwich University in the United Kingdom.
Dr Adams received her PhD from the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), a school within Alliant International University. It has an impeccable reputation for integrating research, theory and practice as well as preparing multi-culturally competent professionals. Her background includes extensive training in various models of clinical psychology including psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and systemic family therapy. Working as an adult psychologist and as family therapist for 10 years, she then trained as a child psychologist. She worked for 15 years in the NHS and Sutton CAMHS outpatient psychiatry team, including as a locum in the London Borough of Sutton’s Children with Disabilities Team.
In her private practice clinic, Dr Adams specializes in CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) and mindfulness-based therapy. She also offers an innovative Parent Training model called New Perspectives for parents with special needs children. She is an ADHD and autism specialist and her work involves assessment and diagnosis, psychometric testing, and implementation of therapeutic interventions for looked after children, adolescents and adults with a broad range of diagnoses. She offers social skills-training, cognitive problem-solving skills training and consultation to schools. She speaks frequently at support groups for the National Autistic Society.
She has conducted research on group intervention for children with ADHD which she has presented at two different National and International CHADD conferences. She appeared on prime-time TV, in which BBC2’s Horizon science series featured the programme ‘Living with ADHD’. Since 1994, she has been a guest speaker at many conferences and seminars across the UK, Europe and USA. She has also chaired various conferences on ADHD. She is a lecturer at St George’s Medical School, Royal Holloway University of London and Greenwich University in the United Kingdom.
