Dr Charlotte Grahame qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2023 and has 6 years prior experience in the NHS working across the lifespan. Most of her experience has been focused on working with young people, neurodiverse individuals and those with Intellectual Disabilities. She has worked in a wide range of settings, including inpatient services and several mental health crisis teams.

 

Charlotte has also had experience leading the Autism post-diagnostic pathway within CAMHS and supporting young people after their diagnosis. She is passionate about supporting individuals to understand their lived neurodiverse experience on their journey of self-discovery. She enjoys working in a trauma-informed and integrative manner to adapt therapy to individual need, with a particular focus of CBT, ACT, CFT.

 

Charlotte is also trained in completing Autism Assessments with adults and young people and enjoys working with people on their assessment journey.

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Memberships:

• Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) – Practitioner Psychologist

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Skills and experience:

• Specialist assessment of Autism for adults and young people.

• Passion for working in a neuro-affirmative and trauma-informed way.

• Flexible, adaptive approach to tailor therapy to specific needs using a variety of models including CBT, ACT, CFT and Narrative Therapy.

 

Work experience:

• ​Clinical Psychologist, Adults Learning Disability Community Service, Feb 25 - present

• Clinical Psychologist, CAMHS, 2023-25

• Autism assessments, private practice, Jan 2024-present

• Trainee Clinical Psychologist, 2020-2023

 

Relevant post-qualification training:

• Autism Clinical Interview for Adults (ACIA)

• The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R)

• Inhouse Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Training and Formal Training (booked for May 2025).

• Supervisor Training

• National Autistic Society SPELL Framework Training

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with the Association for Psychological Therapies.

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Publications:

Grahame, C., Thompson, A. R., & Freeth, M. (2024). “A wild and inaccessible place”: The lived experiences of autistic pregnancy and birth. Autism in Adulthood. Grahame, C., Rawlings, G. H., Gourley, T. R., & Vlissides, N. (2023). Experiences of being diagnosed with an intellectual disability: a mixed methods service evaluation. FPID Bulletin: The Bulletin of the Faculty for People with Intellectual Disabilities, 21(1), 5-16. 

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