Feedback from Families and Schools

"Our report was done by Dr Brooke Allen It was interesting to hear things from a psychology point of view especially in the way we can help support our sons needs. Dr Allen understood [child's] needs and listened to our concerns as parents. I felt her report reflected his needs really well."

"Dr Brooke Allen was very informative, and in the short time she spent with [child] understood her."

"Thank you for your guidance and kind words! The report is fantastic…Thanks again for your support, it will undoubtedly make a huge positive difference on all of our lives."

"Thank you so much for [child's] report, I can't tell you how grateful I am to you for fitting us in to your incredibly busy schedule and for making time to meet [child] and chat with me. The report is fantastic and I think it is a perfect reflection of [child]."

"Thank you so much again for everything you have done for us - for your advice, your kindness, your support and for making time for us when we really needed you. I will always be so grateful."

"It felt like Brooke captured our child well and she represented our views accurately. She had clearly read the paperwork submitted extremely carefully and could speak confidently about [child] during our meeting at school. The report and process was useful in identifying what we can do to support [child] and helped us to think about what else we can do in the future."

"As parents, we were very impressed with Brooke's professional yet compassionate approach. She seemed to understand [child] well and ensured she allowed time for us to talk, even though we repeated what she probably already knew. She did not dismiss any worries we had about the future (i.e. high school in two years time) and instead talked about what we might want to consider closer to the time. The report showed the warmth she had when working with [child] as well which was lovely. It can hard to read/hear information about your child's needs but we felt Brooke did this with a lovely manner, despite the fact she was clear and factual."

"Thank you for this, and thank you for all of your support over the last year. Your reports have made a difference to the students and have given our staff confidence in their approach."

"This process has really helped us as parents to have a clear view on what [child's] needs are. Up until this point we have been guessing. We know he needs support and that this has helped him, but it is good to know how we can focus this support both at home and at school. As we both work in the education profession, it was good to have our concerns validated - sometimes we worry about confirmation bias and knowing too much about things! Brooke allowed us to understand [child's] needs better."

"I found Brooke incredibly helpful. She was resourceful, kind… she listened to my concerns and I felt understood and seen. She spoke about things I had researched on my own but no other professional had mentioned before."

"From our conversation it transpired she had clear understanding of [child’s] struggles and an idea of how she behaves from a short observation which was quite accurate."

"Thank you for the report - it is really informative and captures where [child] is right now."