Biogs of experts, Secret Life of 5 Year Olds: Here Come the Girls (WT)

Dr Elizabeth Kilbey (pictured left)

Dr Elizabeth Kilbey is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the NHS who has spent the last 12 years working with children both within the NHS and privately. After completing a degree in Psychology (University of Birmingham), and an MSc in Child Development (Institute of Education), she completed her Doctoral Clinical Psychology training at Canterbury Christ Church University College. After qualifying she pursued her predominant interest in developmental psychology and worked within a specialist service supporting children under 5 and their families. Following this Dr Kilbey has continued to work clinically in the field of developmental disabilities and is now a Trust Clinical lead for developmental difficulties such as Autism and ADHD. Dr Kilbey has her own private practice offering complex differential and diagnostic assessments for children at the request of parents or schools. She is known for her work in the media around the area of parenting expertise and children's development and she’s recently published her first book on raising children in the digital era.

Laverne Antrobus (pictured right)

Laverne is a Consultant Child and Educational psychologist at Tavistock and Portman NHS trust and is also a tutor on the professional doctorate in child and educational community psychology. She also works as a child psychology consultant privately. For over 20 years Laverne has worked with children who present with complex social, emotional, behavioural and psychiatric difficulties and is currently working in one of the Tavistock’s specialist multi-disciplinary teams supporting children and families who are struggling with conditions such as autism, ADHD and depression. In the past she has worked for Hammersmith & Fulham and Enfield working with teachers to support children’s learning needs in school. Her expertise has led to her appearing regularly on TV where she is often asked to give a psychological perspective on issues that affect children and their families. She is best known for her roles as a psychologist on House of Tiny Tearaways and Little Angels. Laverne has also authored material on child development. She has also served on award juries for the Griersons and RTS and was on the Children’s BAFTA panel for learning.