“Dr Stephanie is amazing. She was instrumental in helping our young very anxious child not only cope with his first year at school, but actually enjoy it and thrive in all environments. As a parent I couldn’t recommend her approaches more highly - they are practical, adaptable to all parenting styles, gentle and kind. She is thorough, incredibly empathetic and compassionate. She always goes the extra mile e.g. to follow up with more information or check progress and it is this personal touch combined with her huge wealth of experience that sets her apart from other therapists. I can not thank her or recommend her highly enough. ”
— Parent of 4 year old boy
“Dear Stephanie,
A couple of years ago you worked with me on my social anxiety and I wanted to let you know how helpful and transformative it has been for me. This year, I have been taking a gap year and travelling to alone to countries such as Serbia and Malaysia, something I couldn’t have even dreamed about doing before your help. I am currently in Australia with my friend and have been independently calling a myriad of companies to organise travel and accommodation around the country and freely engage in other social activities.
I know this may not sound like much but since working with you my confidence has increased tenfold and I’m able to do the fun activities that 3 years ago would’ve debilitated me given the social nature of the activity or the stress of organising it so I wanted to give you my utmost thanks. ”
— 18 year old client
“We were recommended to see Stephanie. Our daughter had become increasingly anxious about seemingly innocuous things, and had started to also worry about many events in the future - lots of ‘what ifs’ seemed to cloud her thoughts daily, and were starting to prevent her living a full life. We were also a little concerned that she was beginning to be overly concerned with her body image. Stephanie was amazing from before day one. A short call to understand our situation better, and to decide if seeing her would be appropriate led us to some initial reading and approach we could try before we visited Stephanie. At the sessions Stephanie was open, friendly and supportive to all of us, encouraging us all to present our perspective and discuss the situation with us. We had sessions as a family, and our daughter on her own with Stephanie when needed.
Our daughter is now so much more confident and willing to try out new things and meet new people. She’s transformed and is so much happier because of it. We know that Stephanie is there if we need to see her again, but she’s given our daughter lots of techniques that she can use on her own if she ever feels worried or anxious again, and they really work for her. Thanks!”
— Parent of 11 year old girl
“Stephanie is knowledgeable, kind and very approachable. She has the ability to make complex information readily accessible to teachers and parents and has an excellent understanding of the independent education sector and its unique challenges. Stephanie’s advice is both balanced and insightful and she never fails to put the children’s interest at the heart of her work. She is lovely, caring and a true delight to work with.”
— Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator, Independent School in South West London
“Stephanie is fantastic! She combines intelligence, expertise and kindness in a unique way. She has a practical understanding of autism and helped my son amazingly. He loved her! Stephanie arrives with a smile and looks after the parents as well as the children. We are ever grateful.”
— Mum of 11 year old boy
“Dr. Stephanie has been wonderful to work with, and she built a close and personal relationship with our son to help him through his various issues. He always looks forward to her visits and as a result has become a confident young boy better able to manage his own thoughts and feelings.”
— Parents of 6 year old boy
“Our son was diagnosed with ASD 6 months ago. Steph has been a huge support to him, and to us, in adjusting to his diagnosis. She has a relaxed, patient and friendly approach. Her advice to us as parents has been a very helpful combination of general insights into the way ASD affects our son, and focused practical suggestions”
— Parents of 13 year old boy
“We reached out to Stephanie shortly after our 2 year old son was diagnosed with ASD. Through 3 home based sessions Stephanie was able to provide us with better clarity & understanding of the diagnosis & worked with us to put strategies in place for the future. We very much appreciated her flexible approach to the content, the careful preparation she put into each session & the considerate way in which she worked with us.”
— Parents of 2 year old
“After moving across the world, our 11 year old son became severely anxious to the point that he could barely leave the house. It was a frightening time for both him and his family. Stephanie was recommended by a local GP and we could not have found a better practitioner. After six sessions of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, our son was much improved and has had no relapses in the three years since then. Stephanie has a great manner - calm and kind and very down to earth. We first met as a family, which was really helpful, followed by one-to-sessions between her and our son. She taught him self-management skills that will last a lifetime and helped us, as a family, understand his behaviour. My partner and I will always be grateful for her help at a most challenging time and recommend her highly to anyone in need of a Clinical Psychologist for their child.”
— Parents of 14 year old boy
“Dr. Doig built a very quick and strong connection with our 10 year old son. She was able to speak to him on his level in a way that resonated. The tools she gave him really helped him to understand and manage his feelings. Additionally, she armed us with very practical ways to help him; we have really seen a change and most importantly, our son is much happier! Dr. Doig really changed our lives and our son is doing so well thanks to all her help.”
— Parents of 11 year old boy
“We have been very fortunate to have found Dr Doig as she is a wonderful caring person who has had such a positive influence on our son’s life. Her friendly, calm approach made our son feel comfortable and able to respond to her. What was most impressive was how much she showed our son how much she valued his thoughts and feelings. We felt that as a family all our opinions mattered. The suggestions she made in order to help our son overcome some difficulties really worked. She enabled us and him to use ‘tools’ that would help him address some things that were impacting on him negatively. We would happily recommend Dr Doig to parents struggling with some of the issues that our children with autism have to cope with. Our son was always treated as a child with autism as opposed to an autistic child. He was J first and foremost not autistic J.”
— Parents of 9 year old boy
“We performed quite a bit of research online and spoke with other parents at my son’s school and Dr Stephanie Doig was by far the best option for our 9yo son. Stephanie put our son at ease right away, her heartfelt manner in talking to our son and her caring nature, helped our son communicate his feelings to Stephanie. Stephanie is a wonderful listener and provided our son with some great “tools” for him to help understand and see the early warning signs for his behaviour.
Our son is performing extremely well since his sessions with Stephanie and we have seen remarkable changes in his thought process and behaviour at home and at school. We would highly recommend Stephanie to any parents who might need help with their child’s life difficulties.”
