The Team
Amanda Swain
Melanie Stevens
Melanie Stevens
Amanda is a highly respected expert clinician in brain injury rehabilitation. Her 30 years experience has seen her asked to work in many countries including New Zealand, USA, Middle East and the UK.
Her dual qualifications and training have also contributed to her writing training programmes nationally and papers on the wide ranging areas of Coma, to managing behaviours that disable participation in the community
Enquiries regarding her work as an adviser for ABI and rehabilitation service standards of practice, are through Linkedin
Melanie Stevens
Melanie Stevens
Melanie Stevens
Dr Melanie Jane Stevens, is a Consultant Clinical Neuro Psychologist with 14 years post doctorate experience.
Mel specialises in adjustment to life changing injuries, often a result of brain injury, and that can cause post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She offers family support for this life change too.
Mel is also experienced in working with adolescent and children in ASD services. She travels widely to assess and report on needs with evidence based good practice recommendations
EllenMac
Melanie Stevens
EllenMac
Our therapy dog
Ellen has been working with patients for 7 years.
She is trained to 60 commands and to hand signals, so she is often borrowed by therapists to assist in their sessions.
Mostly, Ellen likes to ensure people feel safe and calm but she can also remove socks and slip on shoes! Now there's a useful skill.
Note: Gravy bones are her favourite!
Areas of Specialty
Specialties
1. Brain Injury rehabilitation
2. Long Covid rehabilitation for Cognitive and memory issues caused by fatigue and brain fog.
3. ASD assessments and reports
4. Return to work assessment and reports with phased return recommendations
5. Memory assessment and reports with ongoing rehabilitation programmes for early intervention of early onset dementia patients. (Referrals accepted with a qualified clinicians letter)
Telehealth and face to face services
Initially your referral or enquiry is likely to generate a telephone or video call interview so that we can identify the area of your need and what you want to achieve. This helps us plan your appointment for appropriate and specific assessments.
Your second appointment will then start your rehabilitation plan that aims to work to improve your abilities and progress toward agreed aims and goals.
You will have "home work" to practice techniques or strategies taught to you during the session and we use what you bring back to show us to review how you are getting on, and how to adjust your programme. Yes, the target is a favourite homework task!