Our Services
Assessment and treatment
Holiday Closure Notice
Please be advised that we will be closing for referrals over the Christmas period and will reopen on January 6th. We appreciate your understanding and wish you a wonderful holiday season!
Current Services Available
- Assessments: We are open for adult ADHD, ASD, combined ADHD/ASD assessments
- Medication consultations: We are open for medication consultations
- Assessment reviews: We now offer the option to review assessments done outside of our clinic for possible medication consultations
- Coaching and Talk Therapy: Our popular coaching and talk therapy services are still available for anyone, regardless of diagnosis
- Renewal of special authority for existing clients
Assessments are conducted by trained psychologists and nurse practitioners. If treatment is recommended, an appointment can be booked with our neurodiversity coaching team and/or our psychiatry team.
At the Nelson Clinic, we offer a streamlined assessment and treatment service
Our ADHD, Autism and combined assessments are conducted by trained psychologists and nurse practitioners. If treatment is recommended, an appointment can be booked with our neurodiversity coaching team /talk therapy and Psychiatry team.
We undertake comprehensive assessments of adults to address questions about the existence and diagnosis of ADHD and/or Autism.
Appropriate diagnosis involves identifying symptoms, understanding how the symptoms are exhibited in the person’s life, and excluding other conditions that may look like ADHD and/or Autism.
Observation and the use of psychological tests and questionnaires are important in determining if someone meets the diagnostic criteria for ADHD and/or Autism..
To assess for ADHDand/or Autism., information gathered includes:
- Developmental History
- Educational History
- Family History
Assessments are primarily being conducted online with limited face-to-face appointments available in Nelson.
Treatment options are available online or face-to-face appointments are available in Nelson.
Our Neurodiversity Clinic Team
Dr. Tom Levien
MBChB, MPM, FRANZCP
Dr. Huw Thomas
MBChB, MRCPsych, MSc Psychiatry
Debbie Gill
MA (Psychology), PG Dip in Psychological Practice, PG Cert in Health Science
Joleen McEvoy
BSW; Post Grad. Dipl. in Social Work; Grad. Dipl. in Applied Psychology
Rachel Heartwood
Masters of Arts in Arts Therapy (Clinical)
Marie McManaway
BSc (Hons) Equine Science
Meg Robertson
MN, BN
Miro Tidswell
Master of Educational Psychology
Ingrid Thomas
Kirsten Thorp
LLB, Coaching and Diploma Career Development
Kirsty McKenzie
Diploma in Violence and Trauma Studies, Certificate in Social Sciences
Sally Scott
BA (Psychology) B Counselling
Megan Carter
BSc(Hons)Neuroscience, BSc(Hons)Psychology, MPsyc(Clin)
Morgan Gallop
BSc, Psychology and Biological Sciences, MSc, Psychology (Health), First Class Honours, Postgrad Dip Psych Practice
Emma Munro
Bachelor of Counselling, PMNZAC
Ross Palethorpe
Qualifications: Bachelor of Applied Counselling (MIT), Postgrad Cert in Applied Practice (Unitec), PGCE Science (UoL), BSc (UoG)