Our specialised clinical neuropsychology service aids in recovering from post-brain injury for all ages

Neuropsychology Team

The Clinical Neuropsychology Service, working with both adults and children, specialises in the assessment and rehabilitation of cognitive, emotional, and behavioural difficulties following brain injury and/or other neurological conditions.

We use an eclectic and dynamic approach to gather and understand the difficulties that may be presenting as barriers for a client to achieve their rehabilitation goals. Our aim is to provide the most appropriate type of scaffolding to enable that could be used to enable a client to achieve their rehabilitation goals.  This may include a mixture of direct intervention with the client as well as indirect intervention with the system and services around them.

In addition to neurorehabilitation, we also specialise in Mental Capacity Assessments and Expert Witness Reports for litigation purposes.

We work in a variety of settings, including the community, schools, rehabilitation units, and homes.  The Neuropsychology services currently cover the East and West Midlands, North West, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and the South West.  However, we anticipate additional geographical areas will also be added in due course, so please contact us for more information.

Dr Kit Mistry

Director/Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology 

  • Kit is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology and currently covers the East and West Midlands, North West, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the South West.

    Kit has worked across the entire neurorehabilitation pathway provided by the National Health Service and has experience of working in acute and post-acute inpatient settings, outpatient clinics, as well as community brain injury rehabilitation units.

    Kit set up his own independent practice in 2014 and provides neuropsychological intervention and rehabilitation within the private sector and the medico-legal sector as a Treating Clinician and Expert Witness. He has experience working with both adults and children.

  • TBI and ABI, Adults, Paediatrics, Neuropsychological Assessments, Mental Capacity Assessments, Setting Functional Goals and Expert Witness.

  • East and West Midlands, North West, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the South West.

  • Phone: 07812157532 / 0330 2235477

    E-mail: kit@neurorehabgroup.com

Mr Alistair Atherton

Associate Consultant Clinical
Neuropsychologist

  • Alistair is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist associated with the NRG, a member of the British Psychological Society’s Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists and an HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist. He has worked in NHS teams across acute, sub-acute and community stages of the acquired brain injury care pathway and also with those affected by a range of neurological conditions.

    Since 2012, Alistair has developed an independent practice providing expert medico-legal and professional clinical services. Since 2019, Alistair has worked with the NRG providing professional assessment/treatment of adults.  He also provides supervision and consultancy services to other Clinical Psychologists and Neuropsychologists, including those undertaking independent and university training in Clinical Neuropsychology.

  • TBI and ABI, Adults, Neuropsychological assessments, Mental Capacity assessments, Expert Witness, long term neurological conditions, consultancy, supervision, and tenancy issues

  • Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Bassetlaw.

Dr Nicholas Morton

Associate Consultant Clinical
Neuropsychologist

  • Dr Nick Morton is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist associated with NRG.  He is a member of the British Psychological Society Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists and an HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist.  He has worked in the area of neurorehabilitation for thirty years, both in the NHS and independent sector services in London, South Yorkshire and the North West.

    Nick has worked part-time in independent practice and consultancy since 1998, offering Clinical Neuropsychology services both as a treating clinician and medico-legal expert.  He has worked with individuals who have a range of progressive and non-progressive neuro conditions across acute, post-acute and community based services.  Since 2022 Nick has worked with NRG providing neuropsychological assessment, treatment and consultancy with adults.

  • TBI and ABI in Adults.  Neuropsychological assessment, mental capacity assessment, Expert Witness, long term neurological conditions both non-progressive and progressive, clinical supervision with clinical psychological and non-psychological professionals.

  • Yorkshire, Derbyshire and East Midlands

Dr Gurpinar

Associate Clinical
Psychologist

  • Dr Gurpinar is a Clinical Psychologist with over 14 years’ experience working with people adjusting to life-changing injuries or health difficulties, grief and loss, physical health and trauma. Dr Gurpinar has worked in community, hospital and hospice settings within the NHS and third sector.

  • Trauma and PTSD, adjustment to life-changing injuries or health difficulties, grief and loss and physical health.

  • West Midlands and North Cotswolds.

Dr Cara Pelser

Associate Clinical
Neuropsychologist

  • Dr Cara Pelser is a Clinical Psychologist specialising in neuropsychology and covers the North West area.  Cara has worked in the NHS for over 11 years and qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2014.  Since qualifying, she has worked in both inpatient and community settings with people with brain injuries and neurological disorders and has volunteered for her local Headway branch for 10 years.  Cara has experience providing psychometric assessment, cognitive rehabilitation and psychological therapy for emotional adjustment following life changing illness or injury.  She has an interest in functional neurological disorders and is passionate about providing support and education for family members, carers and friends following brain injury.

  • Brain injury and neurological impairment, cognition and cognitive rehabilitation, neuropsychological assessment and formulation, goal setting, working with families, cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and narrative approaches, functional neurological symptoms, adults and children.

  • North West.

Oliver Reed

Assistant Clinical
Psychologist

  • TBC

  • N/A

  • TBC

Dr Jennifer Dainty

Associate Clinical Psychologist in
Neuropsychology

  • Jen is a Clinical Psychologist who works in both the National Health Service and the Neuro Rehab Group covering the North West of England. 

    Jen is experienced working with clients across the lifespan in physical health, neuro-rehabilitation and major physical trauma. She currently specialises within a paediatric population and works in acute and outpatient settings. 

    Jen has extensive experience of administering psychological and neuropsychological assessment, formulation and intervention, including linking in with schools and other outside agencies. 

  • Brain injury, neurological conditions (most specifically epilepsy), major physical trauma, non-epileptic attacks, neuropsychological assessment, acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive-behaviour therapy and narrative approaches.

  • North West England

Dr Lauren Hampson

Associate Clinical Psychologist in
Neuropsychology

  • Dr Lauren Hampson is a Senior Clinical Psychologist specialising within neuro-rehabilitation. Lauren works with both the Neuro Rehab Group and the National Health Service, primarily with an adult population within both inpatient and community settings. Both roles cover the North West of England. Lauren also delivers training courses for healthcare professionals, for the Association of Psychological Therapy.

    Since qualification in 2019, Lauren has specialised in neuro-rehabilitation, working with adults with complex physical and cognitive needs following neurological trauma, injury or illness. Spanning her career, Lauren has worked across all stages of the pathway (i.e. from ICU/major trauma, acute rehabilitation, complex long-term rehabilitation and through to community working). Lauren has recent experience working with individuals with a diagnosis of functional neurological disorder. Prior to clinical training, Lauren worked largely within learning disability populations; adult mental health services; acquired brain injury services; and forensic units.

    Lauren has a breadth of experience in psychometric and neuropsychological assessment, alongside developing formulation, recommendations and intervention tailored to individual circumstances. Such assessment is valuable in directing rehabilitation goals and aiding adjustment post-injury. Lauren holds great value in working with both the person and their family, as well as integrative working alongside the multi-disciplinary team.

  • Neuro-rehabilitation following complex and neurological injury; neuropsychological assessment; cognitive behavioural therapy; acceptance and commitment therapy; solution focussed therapy; psychological adjustment; working with family systems.

  • North West England

Claire Rosenbaum

Assistant Clinical
Psychologist

  • Claire has worked for The Neuro Rehab Group as an Assistant Psychologist since 2018 and has provided psychological intervention, under the supervision of a Neuropsychologist to both adults and children.

    As a qualified teacher specialising in Special Educational Needs, and Brain Injury Case Manager, Claire has experience of working in both educational settings, as well as in the community coordinating ongoing community rehabilitation for clients with complex clinical needs.

  • N/A

  • Midlands and South West.