About Us

Dr. Samana Haider M.B.B.S, MRCPsych

Dr. Haider is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, she has 15 years’ experience working in Psychiatry and 9 years’ experience working with Children and Adolescents with a range of mental health diagnosis. Her area of expertise includes Autism, Mood Disorders, Behavioural Problems, ADHD and OCD. She has been a Member of Royal College since 2012.

Dr. Haider has both clinical and service development experience in areas of community based CAMHS and CAMHS intellectual disability services, specialist ASC schools and special schools. She has led Systemic Family Therapy Groups, and established parent groups receiving excellent feedback.

Dr. Haider offers high quality, patient centred, evidence-based assessment and intervention for children and young people, working closely with families. She believes if interventions are offered at the right time, long term prognosis can be improved, impacting on young person’s quality of life. She has published and presented research for CAMHS population and continues to be involved in research.

Dr. Maram Wardakhan M.B.B.Ch, MRCPsych

Dr Maram Wardakhan has been a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist since 2013 and a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists since 2008. She has worked in community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for various Trusts within the NHS, working closely with schools, paediatrics and other organisations to deliver comprehensive care packages. She has experience in the assessment and management of a range of mental health disorders in children and young people including Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and Trauma. She has a special interest in neurodevelopmental conditions particularly Autism Spectrum Condition and ADHD.

In her practice she emphasises the importance of seeing the child/young person as a whole and understanding and managing the presenting difficulties within the wider context of family, school environment, and culture.

Emma Kiernan- Associate

Highly Specialised Speech & Language Therapist 

I have been working as a qualified Speech and Language Therapist for 23 years. I graduated with a BSc Honours degree in Speech and Language Therapy from the University of Wales Institute Cardiff in June 2000. In the summer of 2014, I was delighted to be awarded the Allied Health Professionals Practice Award from Birmingham City University. I am a registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT’s), and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). This means I keep up to date with new practice developments and changes within the profession.

My career began in South Warwickshire before I specialised and focused my work within the Solihull area of the West Midlands in an autism assessment and diagnostic service. Following on from this, I was able to use my skills in a leadership and management capacity in the NHS Trust. I have continued to develop my specialism in the field of Autism and neuro developmental difficulties/differences for 20 years, both within the NHS and independently within multi-disciplinary teams. I have extensive assessment experience and can contribute to the assessment, diagnosis, and support for children and adults presenting with Autism (including the PDA profile), Developmental Language Disorder, ADHD/ADD, Selective Mutism and reluctant talkers, Dyspraxia, Learning Disability, co morbid mental health needs and sensory processing difficulties/differences. I have extensive experience of working with autistic women and girls and I am skilled to understand and explore the more subtle and less obvious features.  I am trained to administer the ADOS-2 assessment and have substantial experience of administering all the ADOS-2 modules both face to face and through tele practice. I currently provide assessments for children and young people who have been adopted and /or have experienced developmental trauma. I feel passionate about offering support to develop a person’s communication skills. The ability to communicate is an essential life skill, and I find it extremely rewarding to help children, and adults to fulfil their potential. 

As a busy mum to two boys, I understand the gains and challenges that being a parent can bring. I tailor my assessments, advice and support with understanding and empathy.