About

Alicia is registered as a Clinical Psychologist with the HCPC. She is a Chartered Member of the BPS and a member of the Child and Family Faculty of the Division of Clinical Psychology and the Association of Child Psychologists in Private Practise (AChiPPP).

She has worked as an NHS Clinical Psychologist in lifelong learning disability services, Child and Family Services, Paediatric and Child Development Teams.

Alicia was employed at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire as a member of the Child Development Team. Since she left the NHS has provided 20 years of service to Schools designated for the education and care of those with diagnosed autism and co-existing conditions..

Professional status

Chartered Psychologist (BPS)
Independent Clinical Psychologist (HCPC Registered)
Division of Clinical Psychology Faculty - Children and Young People
Psychologists in Private Practice - AChiPPP membership
Paediatric Neuropsychology Network (UCL)

"For me, helping children and families is a calling. I am passionate about what I do."

Doctoral Training

Alicia completed her Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training with the South East Thames NHS Training Course based in University of Canterbury. Her thesis was an investigation into support for families where there was a child/young person with a learning disability. The outcomes for this showed the need for continued support for families throughout the lifetime of the child/young person not just during the school years. This was published in 1989.

Post Doctoral Training

Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO)

Eliot House, Bromley. Course led by Dr. Lorna Wing and Dr. Judith Gould.

Paediatric Neuropsychology Symposia - Parts 1 and 2. (UCL)

CBT/Trauma Informed Practice

Publications

"Early Intervention in Autism" (2002) Good Autism Practice Journal, University of Birmingham Alicia Eysenck and Alex Stanyer

"Practice-focused Reflections on Adaptive Behaviour Assessment in Autism Specialist Education" (12 June 2024) Eysenck A. et al British Journal of Special Education - Wiley Online Library

Autism Early Support website

Autism Early Support (www.autismearlysupport.org.uk formerly 'The Puzzle Centre') is a service based in Buckinghamshire providing early assessment support and intervention for all children showing differences in their social and communication development. This service was initiated and developed by Alicia and Alex Stanyer 25 years ago. Alex further established an early intervention service to promote professional knowledge and skills in managing neurodiversity, as well as meet the needs of children and their families, supporting them into the education provisions.

Watch the YouTube video below to see a parents comment on Autism Early Support.