About us
The Psychology Collaborative is an innovative educational psychology service. We aim to make support accessible by offering a range of ways to access us. We deliver psychological services to schools across Kent, Southeast England. Alongside this, we deliver virtual psychological services nationwide.
Educational psychology services are traditionally accessed through very small portions of time for schools. There is a scarcity of psychologists and resources. The Psychology Collaborative is leading the way in connecting people using video consultation and video content. Virtual psychological support is more accessible and affordable.
What we do
We provide psychological support through consultation. A consultation is a constructive conversation held between the psychologist and the client. Supporting the adults around the child through consultation is often the start of creating positive change. We help you to help them.
Our service is accessible to all, quickly. There are no waiting lists or thresholds to meet before support is offered. Simply book a consultation and speak with a qualified and experienced psychologist.
Dr Rachel McKeating
(BSc, MSc, DEdPsy, CPsychol)
Rachel is the founder and director of The Psychology Collaborative. She is a qualified and experienced Educational and Child Psychologist. She has supported children throughout her career in mainstream and specialist schools, early years settings and colleges. Rachel has worked for Local Authorities and taught on the Doctorate course for Educational Psychologists at The University of East London. Rachel is particularly interested in a consultation model of service delivery. She is passionate about collaboration to bring about positive change for all. Specialisms include mental health and wellbeing of children, parents and school staff. Rachel is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) with the British Psychological Society (BPS), an accredited member of the Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC), registered with the Association of Child Psychologists in Private Practice (ACHIPPP) and is a member of the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP).
Dr Deanne Bell
(BSc, PGDip, DEdPsy)
Deanne is an experienced Educational and Child Psychologist and qualified Youth and Community Worker and has supported children, young people and their families for more than thirty years. She particularly enjoys building relationships to explore problems and solutions and is committed to bringing the specific understanding and expertise of educational psychology to schools and to the lives of young people and their families. Her main interest is in supporting schools at an organisational level to further improve the well-being of those within the school community. Deanne is a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and is an accredited member of the Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC). Deanne is also a member of the Association of Education Psychologists (AEP).