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TRUSTED, REGULATED, CLINICALLY LED

About us

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TRUSTED, REGULATED, CLINICALLY LED

For the first time in a long time, I felt "heard". Sensational Minds have assisted me through more ways than one and the whole team have been a huge support

Georgina, client, Essex

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Where healthcare meets education

​We know that reaching out for an assessment isn't something people do lightly.
By the time many families contact us they've spent months, sometimes years, wondering why life feels harder than it should.
Whether you're looking for an assessment, support, or guidance for your organisation, we're here to help
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Why Sensational Minds?

After years working in education, I saw too many children and adults waiting far too long for answers.
 
Families deserved an assessment process that felt compassionate as well as clinically robust.
 
Sensational Minds was created to bring healthcare and education together, helping people feel understood rather than judged.
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What people say about Sensational Minds. Read their experiences

Meet the team behind Sensational Minds

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Our core team members also work with a wider team of specialists including psychiatrists, paediatricians and psychologists to ensure a multi-disciplinary approach and robust assessments

Rhiann Marchant

Rhiann Marchant

Founder and Clinical Lead

Former teacher and Specialist SENCO with a Master's in Autism, Rhiann founded Sensational Minds to create an assessment service where people feel genuinely heard. She combines extensive educational experience with advanced clinical training in ADOS-2, ACIA and 3Di  to help children, young people and adults better understand themselves. L7 Health and Social Care qualfied. 

Emma Rees

Emma Rees

Emma is passionate about helping children and adults understand ADHD and how it affects everyday life. ADHD Clinical Assessment Lead and senior Speech and Language Therapist for children and adults, HCPC registered with advanced clinical training in ACIA, ACE and UKAAN.

Alex Centurion-Eyre

Alex Centurion-Eyre

Alex specialises in supporting children, young people and adults with complex mental health and neurodevelopmental needs.

Autism Clinical Assessment lead. Clinical Nurse Specialist in Neurodevelopment and CYP Mental Health. Specialist Psychotherapist, NMC registered, BABCP accredited.

Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson

Mark is an experienced specialist dyslexia assessor with a passion for helping children, young people and adults better understand the way they learn. Mark holds a BSc (Hons), PGCE, NASENCO, CPT3A and a Postgraduate Diploma in Specific Learning Difficulties. He is an APC registered assessor and a member of PATOSS, the British Psychological Society (BPS) and NASEN.

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Christopher Richardson

Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Advanced ADHD Assessor

Chris is an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner with a specialist interest in ADHD assessment and neurodevelopmental care. He takes a calm, collaborative and person-centred approach, creating a supportive environment where individuals and families feel listened to and understood.

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Kim Johnson

Client Experience Co-ordinator

Making sure every family feels supported from first enquiry through to receiving their report.

Screening is free to help make sure an assessment is the right path for you

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© Sensational Minds Ltd 2026 | Hybrid service | Registered office only: 47 Butt Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3BZ. Not an appointment location. | Appointment-only assessment venue: Beacon End Coach House, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0NQ. Not staffed outside arranged appointments. | Company no. 11981130

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