Our Clinicians | Specialist ADHD & Autism Assessors | Meet Our Clinicians | Specialist CAMHS Team

Each clinician within our service brings extensive experience in child and adolescent mental health, alongside specialist expertise in ADHD and autism.
You can learn more about their backgrounds, qualifications, and areas of clinical focus by exploring their individual profiles below.

Dr Adeel Khan

Medical Lead & Locum Consultant Psychiatrist

MBBS • GMC Registered • Extensive NHS CAMHS Experience

Dr Adeel Khan is an experienced Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with a strong NHS background across crisis services, home treatment pathways, specialist eating disorder teams and neurodevelopmental assessment clinics. His practice is grounded in evidence‑based assessment, robust risk management and compassionate support for young people with complex mental health and neurodevelopmental needs.

Dr Khan has worked across multiple CAMHS services, including crisis and home treatment teams, dedicated eating disorder pathways and neurodevelopmental clinics assessing ADHD and autism. He has extensive experience in the assessment and management of ARFID, physical‑health‑related eating disorders, catatonia, psychosis, and high‑risk presentations requiring careful multidisciplinary coordination.

Alongside his clinical roles, Dr Khan has contributed to teaching at Oxford University, supporting the development of future clinicians and strengthening academic links within child and adolescent mental health.

Dr Khan completed his MB BS in 2002 at the University of Karachi, followed by broad experience across both physical and mental health settings. This strong foundation enables him to take a holistic, formulation‑driven approach, particularly for young people whose needs span multiple domains — neurodevelopmental, emotional, behavioural, medical and social.

Clinical Expertise

ADHD and autism assessment
Eating disorders, ARFID and physical‑health‑related presentations
Crisis and home treatment pathways
Catatonia and psychosis in young people
Complex risk assessment and management
Holistic, family‑centred care

Dr Khan brings warmth, clarity and a strong foundation of clinical knowledge to every assessment, ensuring young people and families feel supported, understood and guided with expertise.

Dr Luiza Whittome

Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

MBBS • GMC Specialist Registered • Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists • Section 12 Approved

Dr Luiza Whittome is a highly skilled Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist with extensive NHS CAMHS experience across crisis care, home treatment, neurodevelopmental assessment and specialist adolescent mental health services. She brings over a decade of psychiatric practice to The Kalamitia Clinic, shaped by senior roles within East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT).

Luiza currently works as a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist within ELFT’s Crisis and Home Treatment Team, where she leads the assessment and management of acute mental health crises in children and adolescents. Her role includes specialist psychiatric assessment, complex formulation, risk management, safeguarding, and the development of individualised treatment plans — including community‑based interventions and home visits. She also supervises junior doctors, contributes to service development, and supports whole‑pathway improvement work to strengthen crisis response and care quality.

Alongside her crisis expertise, Luiza has significant experience in neurodevelopmental assessment, having worked within HPFT’s CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Disorders Service. She completed comprehensive ADHD assessments, ASD follow‑up clinics, and management of comorbidities such as anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties and behavioural challenges. Her practice includes use of standardised assessment tools, detailed developmental history taking, multidisciplinary collaboration, and family‑centred psychoeducation.

Luiza’s earlier career includes work across Tier 4 adolescent inpatient services, general CAMHS outpatient care, ADHD specialist pathways, and high‑risk emergency presentations. She has managed complex cases involving suicidality, psychosis, bipolar disorder, eating disorder features, and severe social‑familial difficulties.

Before specialising in child and adolescent psychiatry, Luiza practised as a general adult and liaison psychiatrist in Brazil, working in a 90‑bed acute psychiatric unit and a general hospital outpatient service. This international background enriches her holistic, culturally sensitive and family‑centred approach to care.

Luiza completed her medical degree and residency at the Universidade de Brasília, followed by further psychiatric training within the NHS East of England Deanery. She is bilingual (Portuguese and English), Section 12 approved, and actively involved in teaching, supervision and clinical leadership.

Clinical Approach

Luiza is known for her warmth, clarity and calm leadership, particularly in high‑pressure situations. She combines evidence‑based practice with compassionate communication, ensuring young people and families feel understood, supported and empowered throughout the assessment process.

Clinical Expertise

Acute CAMHS crisis assessment & home treatment
Autism and ADHD diagnostic assessment
Neurodevelopmental psychiatry & management of comorbidities
High‑risk adolescent mental health presentations
Trauma‑informed and family‑centred care
Safeguarding, risk management & safety planning
Multidisciplinary team leadership & service development
Paediatric psychopharmacology and complex formulation

Specialist Training

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Chelsea Laing

Clinical Lead & Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Chelsea Laing is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP), Registered Learning Disability Nurse and Independent Prescriber with over a decade of specialist experience supporting children and young people with complex mental health, neurodevelopmental and learning disability needs.

Specialist Training

Her practice is supported by advanced training including the National Autism Trainer Programme, Respond mental health simulation (train the trainer), DIVA‑5, ACES, 3Di, DBT‑A, ACT, Positive Behaviour Support (BILD), DICES risk management, psychopharmacology, physical health for mental health staff, and multiple Autism Bedfordshire modules covering autism and mental health, sensory processing, eating disorders, demand avoidance, and autism in women and girls.

This breadth of training enables Chelsea to deliver safe, effective, evidence‑based neurodevelopmental assessments and prescribing.

Chelsea leads clinical governance, safeguarding, and quality assurance within the service.

She has spent over ten years working within CAMHS Crisis Services and Transforming Care pathways, providing expert clinical leadership across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. Chelsea holds an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (Distinction) and is known for delivering high‑quality, neuroaffirming assessment, formulation and intervention for children and adolescents.

Her practice integrates advanced clinical assessment, prescribing, crisis intervention, safeguarding, and multi‑agency partnership working. Chelsea is recognised for her ability to support young people and families through highly challenging situations with clarity, compassion and specialist expertise.

Clinical Expertise

Chelsea specialises in autism and ADHD assessment (including DIVA‑5, ACES and 3Di), neurodevelopmental formulation, independent CAMHS prescribing, crisis intervention, admission avoidance, safeguarding, complex risk management, positive behaviour support, trauma‑informed practice and family‑centred support.