Child and Adolescent Psychology and Neuropsychology Services in Birmingham and the West Midlands
Dr Lucky Ganatra
Principal Clinical Psychologist
BSc, MSc, DClinPsy, PGDip
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Specialities
Anxiety & Depression
Attachment
Child and Family Mental Health
Emotional Difficulties
Leadership & Teaching
Neurodevelopmental Needs
Paediatric Neuropsychology
Trauma & PTSD
Therapeutic Approaches
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)
Neurodevelopmental Assessments (ASD & ADHD)
Solution Focused Therapy
Systemic Family Therapy
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Location
Sutton Coldfield - West Midlands
Remote (on-line)
A Bit About Me
Dr Lucky Ganatra is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years of experience supporting children, young people, and families across the NHS, education, voluntary, and independent sectors. As an associate with NeuroKids, Dr Ganatra brings particular expertise in working with developmental adversity, trauma, and neurodevelopmental conditions, and is currently completing his formal qualification in Clinical Paediatric Neuropsychology. His work is informed by a strong commitment to evidence-based practice, clinical leadership, and systemic, compassionate care.
Dr Ganatra has held senior and lead clinical roles in children’s residential care and therapeutic services, as well as delivering training, consultation, and expert witness work in the context of care proceedings and complex family dynamics. He is the founder and director of Evolving Families, a service supporting children and adults affected by developmental trauma, attachment difficulties, learning needs, and neurodivergence. His clinical approach draws on a wide range of models including Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), systemic and trauma-informed frameworks, and neuropsychological assessment and formulation.
He has extensive experience conducting complex assessments for children and families—particularly those with neurodevelopmental presentations, learning disabilities, and histories of adversity or care involvement. Dr Ganatra regularly works alongside social care, schools, and multidisciplinary teams to co-produce formulations, inform care planning, and support therapeutic interventions tailored to the child’s developmental profile and lived experience.
Dr Ganatra is trained in the ADOS and ADI-R for the assessment of Autism and holds additional certifications in ADHD clinical services and neuroaffirmative approaches. He has delivered teaching at doctoral level and is a visiting lecturer on the University of Birmingham’s Clinical Psychology programme. Across all his work, Dr Ganatra is known for his reflective, relational approach and his ability to communicate complex psychological ideas in accessible and meaningful ways.
Explore the Specialist Support We Offer​
We support children’s mental health needs with evidence-based approaches like CBT, systemic therapy and trauma-focused interventions. Psychology therapy provision is goal focused to promote well-being and empower children and families to manage challenges effectively.
EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY
Through assessments and tailored interventions, we support children and young people to manage educational challenges, develop skills and achieve their full potential. We work with families and educational professionals to foster positive relationships and promote inclusive practices.
We conduct assessments to identify cognitive strengths and challenges, providing information to inform interventions and rehabilitation. Our assessments address needs such as behaviour, learning, memory, attention, executive functioning, and social-emotional regulation.
We specialise in working in the medico-legal setting providing expert witness neuropsychology and educational psychology assessments. with comprehensive evaluations, impartial reports, and tailored recommendations and prognosis. We assist Claimants and Defendants, providing unbiased opinion to inform legal proceedings.
Our approach is assessment-led and formulation driven. Support is and evidence-based, grounded in neuropsychological formulation and developmental understanding. We provide clear, impartial opinion to inform clinical, educational, rehabilitation, and medico-legal decision-making, with intervention where clinically indicated.
We are registered practitioner psychologists (HCPC) who provide neuropsychological, psychological and educational services for children and young people with a range of complex needs. Including assessment, therapy, rehabilitation, MDT input, teaching/ training, and expert opinion across health, education and legal contexts.