Meet Dr Pippa
Dr. Pippa Busch began The Child Psych to help children in their journey, and to support the families and teachers who help them grow and flourish.
Dr. Pippa Busch
Child Psychologist and Founder
Dr. Pippa Busch is an Educational Psychologist with extensive experience working with young people, families and educators. She began her private practice, The Child Psych, after years of working in the Local Authority. Her approach is empathetic and engaging, supporting young people to open up while designing and steering them through a personalised pathway.
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Dr Pippa regularly speaks at schools, and UK and international conferences, on a range of topics including SEND, attachment, neuro-affirming practice and Autism. She is a recognised World-class Speaker on Learning Lines - read more!
As an accredited ELSA Lead Trainer, Dr Pippa recently worked with ELSA founder Sheila Burton, to create videos to be used in ELSA training across the UK. Dr Pippa is the lead on several modules for the Teacher CPD Academy, author of chapters in The Wellbeing Toolkit, and a contributor to the Cognitive Science Network by InnerDrive. As founder and lead of The Child Psych, she oversees a team who offer bespoke training and support to schools.​​​​​​
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Dr Pippa received her doctorate from the University of East London.​​​
“We immersed our staff in the ELSA training course, and it gave us a wonderful amount of new information and knowledge we'd never before consider... I'm excited to implement the work".
Educational Staff