Mr Robins has extensive experience in the assessment and psychological treatment of adults and young people with mental health problems, intellectual disability (formerly learning disability) and neurodevelopmental conditions, including: specific learning difficulties (SpLD, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia), ADHD and autism spectrum conditions. He provides expert reports in relation to post-sixteen assessments for further and higher education and Disabled Student Allowance claims. He also provides reports of neurodevelopmental conditions in adults in relation to employment issues.

Mr Robins provides a full range of expert Psychological, Parenting, Capacity and Forensic assessments and reports in Criminal, Family and Civil cases. He offers psychological assessments for Tribunals and for Medico-Legal Actions and Negligence Claims. For over 15 years he has been instructed in Family, Civil and Criminal cases and he has given expert oral evidence in Family and Crown Courts and the High Court since 2001.

Mr Robins has previously held the position of Head of Psychology at an independent low secure hospital. He has also been the Head of a Learning Disability service and a Challenging Behaviour service in the NHS. He has extensive experience working with mentally disordered offenders, adult mental health psychology, alcohol and drug addictions and as a Court diversion specialist. Mr Robins started his career as a Youth Worker with a Local Authority on projects for supporting and developing the skills of disadvantaged children. He also worked with Mencap with children with severe and profound learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders and challenging behaviour.

Mr Robins has also provided training and workshops to professionals such as: Occupational Health, Social Work, Nursing, Medical Specialisations, Management and Administration, with training ranging from half day introductions to topics, to more in-depth practical training in specific skills in a range of settings including: Local Authorities, Universities and Colleges, Private Companies, Charities, and the NHS. He has provided lectures and workshops in his areas of experience such as: Attachment, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Autism Spectrum Conditions, Bereavement and Loss, Managing Change, Mindfulness in the Workplace, Motivational Interviewing in the Workplace, CBT and Psychosis, Suicide and Self-harming, Counselling and Communication Skills, Risk Assessment and Management and Mental Capacity. He also provides training in forensic topics such as: Violence Risk, Sexual Offending Risk, Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence and Personality Disorders. 

Mr Robins has wide-ranging specialist training including:

EMDR training to advanced level

Certified in the risk assessment of sexual and violent offending

Certified in the assessment of Psychopathy

Certified in the assessment of Attachment Disorders

Bond Solon training in Court and legal practices including Family Procedure Rules for Expert Witnesses Certificate.

Advanced training in the assessment of mental capacity (Mental Capacity Act)

Child and Adult Safeguarding

Mental Health Act 1983 and as amended 2007

Extended Community Based Assessment for Family Proceedings

Applied Behavioural Analysis

Dr Benjamin works with clients who experience a variety of problems that affect their mental health including anxiety, depression and trauma and attachment related difficulties. She has a wide range of interests in working with individuals and families whose experiences may not easily fit into a particular diagnostic category including those experiencing chronic illness or women experiencing post-natal depression.

Dr Benjamin uses a number of different approaches working with the client(s) to develop an approach that meets their specific needs. Clients who have an autistic spectrum disorder for example may require the adaptation of an approach to suit them.  Dr Benjamin works using the framework of available evidence published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for specific disorders. This has included CBT, Mindfulness based approaches and Systemic approaches.

Dr Benjamin works with adults, children and young people and their families who present with a variety of difficulties and problems affecting their mental health and emotional well-being and has also carried out consultation to a number of different organisations in the public sector.

Dr Benjamin has worked for more than 20 years in a variety of NHS services in Adult Mental Health and in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. She has worked within the secondary care and specialist CAMHS services and has also worked with children and adults with moderate to severe learning disabilities.

Dr Benjamin has held a 4 Consultant posts in the NHS including Head of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (2004-2009). She has held part time posts with Canterbury Christ Church College University as a Clinical and Academic Tutor (1994-1999 and 2010-2012).

Dr Benjamin has offered consultation to a number of public sector organisations including schools, paediatric community nursing team, CAPE project team ( a service provided for families with a member with severe and enduring mental health problems).

Dr Benjamin qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 1989 via the in-service NHS training route which led to the Diploma in Clinical Psychology awarded by the British Psychological Society. She studied and completed her doctoral qualification in 1999.
She has taken additional training in Neuropsychology (Dip Clin. Neuropsych.) and have undertaken short courses in systemic and psychodynamic approaches, cognitive behaviour therapy, mindfulness and in organisational consultancy.