The Association of Child Psychologists in Private Practice (AChiPPP)
We support psychologists working in private practice with children and young people up to the age of 25 years.
Professional Network
Connect with psychologists in private practice, ensuring we have a ‘voice’ for issues affecting our practice.
Find a psychologist
Find psychologists by location, expertise or type of work.
Training & Supervision
Helping members access professional development, peer support and supervision
For Families & Professionals
Help to put you in touch with psychologists working privately.
About AChiPPP
The Association of Child Psychologists in Private Practice (AChiPPP) is a professional network supporting psychologists who work independently with children and young people. We provide a space for members to connect, share knowledge, access training and supervision, and support one another in private practice.
At the same time, AChiPPP helps parents, professionals and organisations find qualified psychologists with the right expertise for their needs through our searchable directory.
How can we help you today?
For Psychologists
Support, training and professional connection for psychologists working in private practice. Join our lunchtime discussion sessions for professional development and join our special interest groups.
Find a Psychologist
For parents, schools, solicitors and other professionals looking for psychological expertise.
For psychologists
Psychologists working privately need support networks, relevant training and professional debate – you do not have to feel as though you are working alone.
AChiPPP encourages members to share skills, abilities, interests and helps members establish networks with peers for support, supervision and more.
Our email forum and WhatsApp Community encourage members to ask questions, seek advice, share information, discuss current issues and join Special Interest Groups.
You can seek or provide supervision, join supervision groups, join our lunchtime discussion sessions for professional development.
Working independently doesn’t mean you have to ‘go it alone’.
Find out more about becoming a member here →
For parents, schools and other agencies
If you need to find a psychologist working privately for your child, adolescent or young adult, go to our;
- Parents Information Area – to find out what type of psychologist you need.
- Search Directory:
- To find psychologists working privately in your local area.
- To find psychologists with specialist knowledge and experience e.g. trauma
- To find psychologists who accept referrals for SENDIST work, Family Court work etc
- Help Centre – so we can contact members with availability who may be able to help you,
Remember – psychologists working privately often have long waiting lists so use our Help centre to find out who has availability
For solicitors, case managers etc.
If you need to find a psychologist who will accept a referral for any kind of legal work you can use our search directory to need to find out which psychologists will accept referrals for:
- SENDIST work
- Medico-legal work
- Clinical Negligence work
- Personal Injury work
- Family court work
- Criminal court work
- Forensic work
If you are a case manager or need to find a psychologist to provide ‘treating’ work for a specific kind of case, you may be able to identify potential options using our search directory or use our Help Centre to circulate your request to our members who may be interested in this kind of work.
Unsure what kind of Child Psychologist you need?
What AChiPPP Does Not Do:
AChiPPP is a professional network and directory. We do not:
• recommend or endorse individual psychologists
• confirm qualifications beyond HCPC registration
• intervene in disputes between psychologists and clients
• encourage psychologists to leave employed roles