Mr Simon Dermody

Mr Simon Dermody is a Consultant in Child and Family Psychology, with over 40 years of working in child and family mental health. During that time he has written more than 300 reports for the courts in a wide range of areas: including Social Care, Immigration Appeals, and Family Contact dispute cases for families in the UK and families living anywhere around the world.

Mr Dermody founded Global Family Therapy, which provides an integrated online service to children, couples and families both in the UK and living anywhere around the world . His work is now focused on Assessment and Report Profiling for ADD, ADHD and ASD. Global Family Therapy also offers live therapy interviews for couples and families online.

He has worked in London in Harley Street, and has built GFT over the last 10 years, working with families who have translocated around the world and with embassy staff working abroad.

Previously as Director of Harley Street Family Centre for 20 years, Mr Dermody had extensive experience of assessment and treatment programmes for a wide range of child, adolescent and family conditions and difficulties. The HSFC specialised in therapeutic work with children and adolescents with a wide range of emotional and behavioural difficulties. It also offered specialist interventions for dysfunctional couple relationships and whole families.

Mr Dermody uses the Connors Assessment Questionnaires (Conners 3™) for ADHD and ADD profiling.There are 2 questionaires, one for parent and one for teacher. There is also a self report for 12-17 year olds.

For ASD Profiling, the Connors ASD Questionnaires: (ASRSTM) are used. There are two versions: ASRS (2-5 Years) for ratings of children aged 2 to 5 and ASRS (6-18 Years) for ratings of children or adolescents aged 6 to 18. These can be easily completed online. Each profiling combines with an online or face to face developmental interview with each child's Parent/s,

Mr Dermody also has a wide range of skills for short and longer term therapeutic interventions for children, individuals, couples and whole families including: Play therapy for children, Family Scripts Therapy for couples, Integrated CBT-Hypnotherapy-Person Centred Therapy for adults, and Systemic Family Therapy for whole families.