About Us
True North Psychology is a values-driven business.
Our Story
Dr. Sara Tookey founded True North Psychology (TNP) in 2020 with a vision to provide accessible, inclusive, and evidence-based therapy using the most effective approaches.
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After 13 years of training in psychology and psychotherapy, and over 12 years working across various sectors (including the NHS and private practice), Sara recognized the growing gap between the demand for mental health services and their availability. She observed that quality specialist psychological services, while valuable, were often inaccessible due to high costs or long waiting times.
Sara believes that expert psychological services should be available to all, regardless of financial means or location. This led her to create a service that aims to expand access to specialist care, including for individuals in rural or disadvantaged communities.
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Our Balanced Approach
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TNP operates on a transparent business model that balances quality service, accessibility, and sustainable growth. We strive to offer competitive rates for specialist psychological services while working towards increased accessibility for underserved communities.
How it works:
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We currently dedicate 8% of our therapy slots to providing services at reduced rates for people from low-income and disadvantaged communities.
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As we grow, we aim to increase this percentage and expand our impact on mental health accessibility.
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TNP Offers:
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Individual and group psychological therapy and support for adults
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Neurodivergent-affirming ADHD assessment and support for adults
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Family and relationships therapy for adults
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Supervision and mentoring for psychologists and other health professionals
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Educational Courses and Workshops to general public, and healthcare professionals
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Consulting services for research projects, organisations, and businesses
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Collaboration with community groups and NGOs
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Our Values
At True North Psychology, we are passionate about helping people and communities thrive. Our mission is to bring compassion and understanding to mental healthcare and improve its accessibility. We are committed to providing care that is ethical, evidence-based, and upholds high international standards.
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Our core values are: Compassion, Integrity, Sustainability, and Community.
COMPASSION
We bring compassion to our interactions with clients, businesses and communities. We lead by example and focus on providing care and consideration to the needs of all others, applying a non-judgmental approach and leading with curiosity, empathy, accountability and courage.
INTEGRITY
We operate with integrity to promote honesty, fairness, and respect in the science, teaching, and practice of psychology, using ethical, theory-driven, and evidence-based practices.
We support environmental and social sustainability by providing a virtual platform to connect people with specialised psychological support. We're committed to sustainable growth, allowing us to expand our services and increase our positive impact on mental health accessibility over time. We also prioritise work-life balance and self-care for our staff.
COMMUNITY
Building a sense of community by applying a multi-level strengths-based perspective, empowering and collaborating, showing respect for human diversity, collective wellness and social justice. We collaborate with clients and other social and healthcare professionals (e.g. working closely with doctors- with your consent) to provide holistic care.
Sustainability
Meet The Team
PhD, DClinPsy, MA, BA, CPsychol (BPS), Registered Clinical Psychologist (HCPC)
Founding Director, Clinical Psychologist & Existential Psychotherapist
Special interests: Existential crises and life-transitions; Cancer support & Palliative Care (including End-of-Life care); Grief & Loss; Integration following profound experiences with non-ordinary states of consciousness (including psychedelic integration); Gender, sexuality & relationship diversities; Neurodivergence
Dr Melissa Hoban
(she/her)
DClinPsy, BSc, Registered Clinical Psychologist (HCPC)
Allied Clinical Psychologist
Special Interests: Trauma; PTSD; work stress and burnout
DClinPsy, PGCert, BSc (Hons), Registered Clinical Psychologist (HCPC)
Allied Clinical Psychologist
Special Interests: Depression & Anxiety; Sleep difficulties; Substance use; Integration following profound experiences, and altered states of consciousness (including psychedelic integration)
The Clinical Psychologists' Hub
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We are an active member of a well developed Clinical Psychologists Hub, which we use to refer clients who may be more suitable for a different service. We can refer clients directly to psychologists within this specialist network, based on client's individual needs (e.g. child psychological therapies, ADHD assessment services). All Clinical Psychologists are trained to doctorate level, maintain up-to-date full registration/licensure to practice and are vetted prior to acceptance onto the referrals list. The list includes recommended non-English speaking psychologists.
Our Professional Memberships and Accrediting Bodies
