Dr Thorley is a Consultant Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist and Neuropsychologist providing assessment and therapy services for young people under the age of 19 years.

He is a highly experienced clinician having been a practitioner for 30 years. In addition to private practice, he is Head Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologist for the Leicestershire Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service. He is recent a member of the guidelines development group for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder at the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Dr Thorley has authored a number of scientific research papers for professional journals and has recently published a book " Successful Parenting - the Four Step Approach" to assist parents to parent effectively and resolve a number of the more common behavioural and psychological problems in young people.

Clinics are held in at the Spire Hospital Leicester and at the Fitzwilliam Hospital Peterborough.

He also acts as an expert witness for the legal profession on a wide range of civil litigation matters and offers consultations in Leicester and Peterborough.

The most common referral conditions include:-
	Anxiety
	Phobias
	Emotional problems
	Attention Deficit Disorder
	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
	Autistic Spectrum Disorders
	Self- harming
	Social difficulties
	Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
	Problems of defiance and opposition
	Problems following parental separation and divorce
	Disturbances of sleep, eating and continence in children
	Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress and Adjustment Disorders
	Cognitive and developmental assessment of children and adolescents

Dr Thorley uses a wide variety of therapies but with a particular focus on cognitive behavioural therapy. Young people are seen individually and/or with their families depending on the type of problem. Assessments for learning and developmental delays are also undertaken.