Helping you reach your goals for wellbeing through evidence based psychology practice
A warm welcome to North Ayrshire Psychology, where we provide collaborative psychological assessment, formulation, and evidence based therapy. We also offer clinical supervision to other qualified psychologists.
Offering a safe and welcoming space to all clients is of fundamental importance to us. We embrace and encourage our clients' differences in age, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, nationality, physical and mental ability / health, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status.
Comprehensive Psychological Therapy Tailored to Your Needs
Dr Harriet Hockaday, Clinical Psychologist and Lead Clinician at North Ayrshire Psychology
At North Ayrshire Psychology, we offer a range of evidence-based psychological therapies to help you to gain insight into your difficulties, overcome challenges in your life, make progress towards your own personal goals, and improve your overall well-being. We offer face to face appointments in comfortable surroundings in Beith, North Ayrshire, and remote appointments using Zoom or telephone.
The three stages of the therapeutic process:
1. Psychological Assessment: Understanding your needs
Our comprehensive psychological assessments help us gain a deep understanding of your unique needs, strengths, and challenges, allowing us to develop personalised treatment plans.
2. Psychological Formulation: Uncovering causes and maintaining factors of distress
Through psychological formulation, we work collaboratively with you to uncover the underlying factors contributing to your difficulties, helping us tailor our therapeutic approach.
3. Psychological Therapy: Empowering you to thrive
Our evidence-based psychological therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy provide you with the tools, support, and guidance you need to overcome challenges, build resilience, and achieve personal growth.
Testimonials
As someone who suffers with severe OCD, perfectionism, depression and possible ADHD my journey with Mental Health has been far from straightforward. When I initially attended North Ayrshire Psychology I was at my wits end, I didn’t see any possible way out as my OCD was so bad. Harriet has been very empathetic, she has helped me to learn to be more compassionate towards myself and to act more like a co-therapist towards myself meaning in my difficult days I can manage them more easily. I’m excited to continue on my journey with her. For anyone out there’s who’s struggling with Mental Health I definitely recommend Harriet at North Ayrshire Psychology, she’s fantastic Thanks again.
Mr S
Remembering how I felt when I first met Harriet. I was physically and mentally exhausted. I was sceptical in how I thought our sessions would go, but knew I needed the support. Very quickly, Harriet put me at ease. It soon became clear that she had the compassion and understanding I needed to work through an extremely difficult time in my life. All my old feelings of vulnerability and poor self-worth had resurfaced. We met weekly in the beginning over Zoom and, as time went on and I became stronger, our meetings were in person every 4 to 6 weeks. All this happened at my pace when I felt ready. Harriet was able to help me see that I was worthwhile and worthy of kindness from myself and others and for that, I will always be grateful.
Mrs M
Popular Questions
What types of therapy do you offer?
We offer evidence-based therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). We will discuss which approach / blend of approaches might best fit your needs during initial assessment, and make a collaborative decision on how best to proceed following this. This is a dynamic process and can change over time as your own goals and needs change.
Do you provide online sessions?
Yes, we offer online and telephone-based therapy for adults across the UK, as well as face-to-face appointments in comfortable surroundings in Beith, North Ayrshire, which is approximately 30 minutes drive from Glasgow.
What things can you help with?
We can help with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, OCD, grief, panic, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, PTSD, and complex trauma. We specialise in helping people to work through periods of transition in their lives, such as change to health circumstances (including adjustment to chronic illness), change in employment (including retirement), change in relationship status, adjustment to loss / change in any area that is important to you.
How long are the therapy sessions?
Therapy sessions are typically 55 minutes long. I also offer a free 15-minute initial telephone consultation to discuss your needs and goals.
How much do the therapy sessions cost?
Pricing is as follows:
50 minute face to face appointment (Beith) - £120
50 minute zoom appointment - £110
Supervision of other psychologists - £90 for 1 hour (please contact me separately to discuss this)
Do you accept insurance?
Yes, I'm registered with AXA, Bupa, and Vitality Health, as well as working with self-funding clients.
What are your qualifications?
DClinPsy (Doctor of Clinical Psychology), University of Edinburgh, 2018
MA Health Psychology, University of Stirling, 2011
MSc (Hons) Psychology & History, University of Glasgow, 2009
I'm a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience of working in NHS mental health services since 2014. I have worked in private practice alongside my NHS work since 2022. I engage in regular clinical supervision and activities of continuing professional development to ensure high quality and safe practice.
Publications:
Hockaday, H., Teh, Y., & Stewart, H. (2023). A third sector outreach project to increase knowledge of psychological wellbeing, psychological therapies and how to access mental health services for older people in a Scottish health board. FPOP Bulletin Number 164.
Griffiths, H., Duffy, F., Duffy, L., Brown, S., Hockaday, H., Eliasson, E., & Schwannauer, M. (2019). Efficacy of Mentalization-based group therapy for adolescents: the results of a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMC psychiatry, 19, 1-13.
Hockaday, H. (2018). Psychological correlates of mental health outcomes in looked after preschool children. Doctoral Thesis, University of Edinburgh.
Pritchett, R., Hockaday, H., Anderson, B., Davidson, C., Gillberg, C., & Minnis, H. (2016). Challenges of assessing maltreated children coming into foster care. The Scientific World Journal, 2016(1), 5986835.
Hockaday, H. (2013). The Sprit of New Orleans. Article in Children in Scotland Magazine, March 2013.
Kočovská, E., et al. (2012). Neurodevelopmental problems in maltreated children referred with indiscriminate friendliness. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 33(5), 1560-1565.
Dr Craig Mackay's qualifications:
DClinPsy (Doctor of Clinical Psychology), University of Edinburgh, 2023
MSc Psychology of Mental Health, University of Dundee, 2016
BA (Hons) Psychology, University of Stirling, 2014
Do you offer supervision to other psychologists?
Yes, Dr Harriet Hockaday offers supervision to qualified clinical and counselling psychologists at a rate of £90 per hour.
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