Meet the team
Solar is a team of people who have a number of different backgrounds, skills and training. We do not work in a hospital and we do not wear uniforms. We all know about and have experience of working with children and young people who have mental health difficulties.
Our team includes:
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists – they are medically qualified doctors who specialise in working with young people with mental health problems and their families
- Clinical Psychologists – they can assess and help with children’s psychological functioning, emotional wellbeing and development
- Child Psychotherapists - they are trained therapists who work with children helping to deal with their emotional and mental health problems
- Family Therapists - they are trained therapists who work with children and their families together, to help them understand and manage the difficulties that are happening in their lives
- Mental Health Practitioners - they are usually trained in mental health and help in the assessment (understanding) and management of emotional, behavioural and mental health problems
- Community Psychiatric Nurses / CAHMS nurses – they are trained to care for and support young people and their families this is done by assessment, making sure children are safe and managing risk. A nurse prescriber might prescribe and or monitor medication. Nurses will talk through problems or difficulties you have
- Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner – they are usually trained in short term therapies
- Primary Mental Health Worker – they have a wide range of skills and will work closely with you and others around you
- Counsellor – they provide talking treatment that aims to help people to find ways of coping with problems that they might be experiencing
- Advocate – they will represent your interests and will speak out on your behalf. If you feel you would like an advocate please ask someone in the Solar team or your worker
- Administrators – they keep the service running. They help us by sending all your letters, answering a lot of telephone calls, greeting you at reception and making sure you are in the right place
- Students and Volunteers – we sometimes train other people, and there might be times we ask if you would be ok to let a student or volunteer come in to your appointment to help them learn the job, of course this is up to you.
Meet the Team
