Allison Hamilton
Educational Psychologist
Children & Adolescents
Allison gained her masters in Educational Psychology from University College, London. She worked for a Local Education Authority in London for eight years before moving with her family to Tokyo, where she worked independently, with clients from the international community.
Allison has worked closely with a wide range of primary and secondary schools, at the level of the individual child, with groups of children and by offering consultation and training to parents, teachers and management staff. She has also worked extensively within multidisciplinary teams. Allison has developed her experience of and interest in working with families by completing the foundation course in systemic family therapy. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese and has assessed and supported many bilingual children. Allison is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Allison adopts a holistic and problem solving approach to each child’s individual case, assessing them in a number of ways, which may include:
discussing the child and the concerns with their parents/carers and teachers
observing the child in their classroom, playground or at home
reviewing the work the child has been doing at school
speaking to and/or playing with the child
Using standardised tests, to check the development of the child’s thinking and learning skills and to gain an insight into their strengths and relative difficulties.