Summit Team Member
Dr. Alice Carvalho
Dr. Alice Carvalho is a Child and Educational Psychologist specialising in developmental trauma and attachment. She has supported children and young people for over 20 years, including 15 years working within local authorities and educational settings as a trainee and qualified educational psychologist. Alice currently works as a child psychologist within therapeutic residential care homes alongside her work in education. Alice has been a member of the Summit Psychology Services team since 2022.
Qualifications & Licensure
- Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience (B.B.Neurosci.)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Psychology (PGDip AppPsych)
- Doctor of Educational Psychology in Educational, Child and Community Psychology (DEdPsych)
- Chartered Psychologist (C.Psychol)
- HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist
Professional Experience
- Local Authority Educational Psychologist
- Secondment to Virtual School supporting Children Looked After at risk of permanent exclusion
- Senior Specialist Educational Psychologist in Autistic Spectrum Conditions
- Senior Child and Educational Psychologist in residential children’s care homes
Areas of Specialisation
- Developmental trauma and attachment
- Childhood adversity (ACEs)
- Children in residential care homes
- Autistic Spectrum Conditions
- Parental burnout and parenting with mental health difficulties
Therapeutic Approaches
- Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy informed practitioner
- Video Interaction Guidance and Video Enhanced Reflective Practice
- Trauma-informed and attachment-aware
- Systemic and narrative approaches
- Positive psychology and coaching
Accreditations & Memberships
- Tuning into Teens: Accredited by the University of Melbourne
- Parental Burnout: Accreditation by the Training Institute for Psychology and Health
- Chartered member of the British Psychological Society
- Member of the Compassionate Mind Foundation
Publications & Research
- Hampton, E., Roberts, W., Hammond, N., and Carvalho, A. (2010) Evaluating the impact of Rtime: An intervention for schools that aims to develop relationships, raise enjoyment and reduce bullying. Educational and Child Psychology, 27(1), 35–51.
- Carvalho, A. (2010) The Aspirations of Young People in Care and Their Perspectives on Resilience. University of Exeter, Doctoral Thesis.
Personal Philosophy
Alice believes in the power of connection and empathy as a positive vehicle for change. She is passionate about social justice and values equity, collaboration and empowerment.
Personal Interests
Alice enjoys arts and crafts, travelling, dancing, visiting the seaside and spending time with her two young children. Originally from the multicultural city, Melbourne in Australia, Alice loves experiencing different cultures and enjoys challenging herself in the kitchen with different cuisines. The motto she lives by is “Be who you want to be, not who others want to see”.
Continuing Interests and Professional Development
- Parental burnout: diagnostic and treatment training course
- Tuning into Teens training course
- Emotion Coaching UK training course
- DDP Level 1 and 2
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Contact Information
Office Address: Summit Psychology Services Ltd, 15 High Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire. ST5 1RB