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Psychology expert witness in child care & criminal proceedings, specialising in personality disorder & sex offenders, child abuse, neglect & parenting skills. Legal links & info on this site.

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Paul Cousins
Consultant Forensic Clinical Psychologist

Client Information

If you have received an appointment from me then this page has information on:

• What you can expect when you see a psychologist
• Details about the appointment
• How to find The Grange, my consulting room
• Complaints

What you can expect when you see a psychologist

Many people's view of psychology comes from the media, and this can be quite distorted. When you attend an appointment with me you'll find no couch, no 'Cracker'. My expertise is in understanding relationship difficulties, parenting difficulties, the way stress affects people, ways in which abusive experiences from the past can affect people, reasons for offending or harming other people etc. As a psychologist I am trained to understand the way people's emotions [or feelings] and thoughts affect their behaviour [or the way they do things].

Most of my clients will have been involved in Court proceedings, and my job is to understand the situations that lead to this and to make recommendations to the Court - to reduce risk in the future or to gain the right support. I will often have already been sent documents relating to the Court case, but also I need to know your point of view in order to make appropriate recommendations.

So I will ask you about your views on the Court proceedings, but also about your family background, education, work, medical history, alcohol & drug history, offence history, relationships and sexual functioning, childcare etc, and I will want to discover where things have gone well for you as well as the difficulties. This allows me to put your current difficulties in the right perspective.

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Details about the appointment

Appointments are usually for 4 hours. This allows time to cover all the areas above. The Grange is a non-smoking building, but if you're a smoker there will be opportunity to take a break every so often to nip out for a cigarette. We provide tea & coffee and a good atmosphere to talk about all the issues facing you.

I will ask you to complete one or more questionnaires relevant to your situation. If you need reading glasses, can I ask you to bring them with you. If you're not good at reading, and many adults aren't, then I will read the questionnaires to you.

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How to find The Grange

Address:       The Grange, 92 Whitcliffe Road, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire BD19 3DR England

Phone:          +44 (0)1274 878600                           
Office Fax:   +44 (0)1274 869898

The Grange is opposite Cleckheaton library on Whitcliffe Road, 1/4 mile from Cleckheaton bus station. Cleckheaton is 8 miles south of Bradford and 1 mile from Junction 26 of the M62. If arriving from this motorway junction then bear in mind that Whitcliffe Road is an extension of Scott Lane, and you will need to look for Scott Lane as the correct turn.

By Car  You can print or download the following maps and travel directions:

• Large scale map of West Yorkshire showing where Cleckheaton is - Click here
• Street map showing Cleckheaton and directions from the M62 - Click here
• Directions to The Grange - Click here - and enter your own address in the 'Start From' box

By Bus   There are Arriva services from Bradford, Dewsbury, Halifax, Leeds, Sheffield & Wakefield:

• For bus services in West Yorkshire - Click here. All Cleckheaton services from Leeds, Bradford & Dewsbury are listed under service numbers 200 to 284. However, the quickest are X24/X25 from Leeds [40 mins], X33 from Bradford [20 mins], X33 from Dewsbury [20 mins],268 from Dewsbury [30 mins] & X33 from Sheffield [1 hour]
• For a map of Cleckheaton to walk from the bus station - Click here. Allow about 10 minutes to walk from the bus station [on Dewsbury Rd] to The Grange

By Train  Cleckheaton does not have a railway station. The nearest station is Dewsbury [with rail connections from Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, York]. The following mainline stations also have bus services to Cleckheaton [either from a bus station nearby or from the railway station itself - check on the bus journey planner above]:

• Bradford [rail connections from Leeds, Halifax, Keighley, Skipton, Blackburn, Preston]
• Huddersfield [rail connections from Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, York]
• Leeds [rail connections from Doncaster, Harrogate, York, Hull]
• Wakefield [rail connections from Doncaster, Sheffield]

For West Yorkshire Metro train timetable - Click here
For national rail journey planner - Click here

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Complaints  Complaints are rare and I can normally resolve matters quickly. However, should you have any cause to complain about the service I have offered then please discuss it with me at the time or with the person who asked me to see you. They will normally contact me and I will attempt to deal with your concerns. If it is not possible to reach a resolution then we can discuss your options for taking your complaint further.

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