Dr Clare Gates is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who, after a career in the NHS spanning 20 years, has been working in the private and voluntary sector since 2011.

She has extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of the full spectrum of commonly encountered child and adolescent mental health conditions including adolescent and childhood depression, OCD, anxiety disorders, ASD and ADHD. 

In addition to her private practice Dr Gates works as a consultant to the National Autistic Society (NAS) Lorna Wing Centre providing diagnostic assessments and offers specialist support to parents of teenagers in conjunction with the charity, Connected Lives.