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For parents and carers of children and young people with social communication differences
Dr. James Stacey
Dr. James Stacey
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Founder of Orca Psychology
What is Orca Psychology?
What is Orca Psychology?
Our mission
To amplify parents' and carers' voices and strengthen their knowledge and wellbeing through compassionate listening, trusted guidance, and accessible, high-quality information.
Who we support
Orca supports parents and carers of children and young people with social-communication differences. By children and young people with social-communication differences, we mean:
Autistic children
Children on a waiting list for an autism assessment
Children whose parents/carers recognise that their child has an autistic communication style but don't wish or need to pursue a diagnosis.
Focus
Orca supports parents and carers to help reduce their child or children's distress and to increase positive wellbeing. Orca also seeks to help parents and carers to reduce their own distress and increase positive wellbeing.
Approach
Orca support parents and carers through:
Trusting their knowledge and decision-making,
Deepening their understanding of their children’s and their own distress,
Providing relevant and reliable information about contextual and psychological approaches to supporting their and their children’s emotional wellbeing.
Who is Dr. James Stacey?
James is the Founder of Orca Psychology. He is a compassionate and trusted Consultant Clinical Psychologist. James completed his clinical training at the University of Oxford and has over 20 years NHS experience. For the last 10 years James has specialised in supporting neurodivergent children and young people, their families, and other parts of their support network.
James has a deep understanding of how environmental, neurodevelopmental, and psychological factors come together to shape each child or young person’s strengths and struggles, and what is needed for neurodivergent children and young people and their families to thrive. Trust, compassion, and hope guide everything that James does in his work.
Orca's current offering
Orca's current offering
Orca Psychology is currently designing talks, workshops and webinars for parents and carers about understanding and improving stress, anxiety and emotional overwhelm in children and young people with social-communication differences and themselves.
We have created a short survey for parents and carers to share their views on Orca Psychology’s current offering. The survey also includes some information about the talks, workshops, and webinars, and enables parents to register their interest to find out more. If you are interested, please follow the link below:
Orca's principles
Orca's principles
Empowerment
Empowerment
We know that parents are experts on their children and support them to develop their confidence and sense of agency.
Compassion
Compassion
We always seek, and understand, parents' experiences and perspectives and offer support related to these.
Trust
Trust
We trust parents and earn their trust through providing reliable and relevant insights and tools.
Hope
Hope
We always hold hope for parents and their children and help them see, and build, a more positive future.
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