My approach always begins with a genuine curiosity about the young person in front of me. Their strengths, their passions, their frustrations, the moments when they feel most themselves and the moments when they don't. I seek to understand where there is a mismatch between who they are and what is being asked of them, between their needs and what their environment currently provides.

Whatever the situation, my work involves developing a deep, holistic understanding of each young person's unique strengths, needs, and challenges within the context of their home and school environments, and finding the clearest path forward for them and their family.

What sets how I work apart is that it doesn't belong to a single discipline. I specialise in education and neurodiversity but I don't teach a subject, carry out school searches, or clinical assessments (although I have excellent colleagues who do). Rather, I work at the intersection of education, neurodiversity, psychology, mental health, family systems, and advocacy, focusing on the whole child, their emotional, learning and physical needs, and how they operate within their home and school environments.

I work principally with young people, parents, schools and other professionals, but I also provide specialist guidance to others who play an important role in the young person's life, including tutors, nannies, and household staff, to enable a shared understanding and approach.

As an independent specialist, I regularly work within multidisciplinary teams alongside other leading professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, paediatricians, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists. I often curate the professional team around each young person, their family and school, so that advice is carefully joined-up in approach.

My work is discreet and bespoke, and the number of families I work with is intentionally small in order to provide the very highest levels of care and attention. Most families are referred through trusted connections, although parents may also make confidential enquiries directly.

'I collaborate with Dr Pinkus on many cases. She has an extraordinary ability to connect with the young people and families with whom she works. Her holistic assessment enables her to develop robust and highly personalised plans. Dr Pinkus is always approachable, warm, and highly committed to the work that she does.'

Dr Michelle Benson, Counselling Psychologist