A multidisciplinary team driven by empathy, clinical rigour and the belief that every person deserves to feel understood.
Our multidisciplinary team
Rhiann Marchant
Founder and Clinical Lead
Rhiann founded Sensational Minds to improve support for neurodivergent people in education and the workplace, after seeing too many families left with a diagnosis and nothing else. As an education consultant and highly specialised SENCO, she brings classroom-level insight to our training, coaching and post-diagnostic services and works alongside families every step of the way.
Qualifications and registration: BA (Hons), QTS, PGCert NASENCO, MEd Autism; clinically trained practitioner in the administration of ADOS-2, 3Di, ACIA and DIVA assessments; Health and Social Care Level 7 qualified · Qualified teacher and Highly Specialised SENCO
“When neurodivergent people are properly supported, we thrive. It is about the right support, not 'superpowers'.”
Alex Centurion-Eyre
Autism Lead
Alex leads our gold-standard autism assessments, combining face-to-face ADOS-2 observation at our Colchester appointment venue, The Chill Out Centre, with clinical interviews that build a full picture of how someone experiences the world. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Highly Specialist CBT Psychotherapist, Alex also brings deep mental health expertise to our multidisciplinary team.
Qualifications and registration: Clinical Nurse Specialist (Neurodevelopment & CYP Mental Health) & Highly Specialist Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist; BSc Hons, PG Dip, PG Cert; NMC registered & BABCP accredited; Member of the Royal College of Nursing · NMC registered nurse & BABCP accredited CBT psychotherapist
“A good assessment should never leave someone feeling like they have failed.”
Emma Rees
Associate Assessor
HCPC registered, highly specialised Speech and Language Therapist. Emma supports our assessment team when additional capacity is needed.
Qualifications and registration: BSc (Hons), ACIA, ACE, UKAAN · HCPC registered, highly specialised Speech and Language Therapist
“We look at the whole picture, not just one setting on one day.”
Mark Wilson
SpLD and Dyslexia Assessor
Mark carries out our dyslexia and specific learning difficulty assessments for children, students and adults, producing reports that translate directly into classroom, university and workplace support.
Qualifications and registration: Postgraduate Certificate in Specialist Assessment for Literacy-Related Difficulties (Level 7), April 2024 · PATOSS Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) holder
“An assessment should tell you what actually helps someone learn.”
Chris Richardson
ADHD Lead
Chris is our ADHD Lead, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and advanced ADHD assessor working within the multidisciplinary ADHD pathway. He brings mental health expertise to assessment, helping us distinguish ADHD from, and alongside, anxiety, low mood, trauma and burnout.
“ADHD rarely arrives on its own. Understanding the whole mental health picture matters.”
Kim Johnson
Client Care Coordinator
Kim is often the first person you speak to. She coordinates screening, bookings and communication so families always know where they are in the process.
Qualifications and registration: Client liaison and assessment coordination
“Nobody should have to chase us to find out what happens next.”
No single person decides alone. Every assessment brings the right clinical perspectives together.
"Receiving our son's autism diagnosis has made such a positive difference. It has given us a much deeper understanding of him, the way he experiences the world and why certain things can be challenging for him. Instead of feeling unsure or worried, we now feel empowered to support him in the right ways so he can thrive and be fully understood. What also meant so much to us was that the care didn't stop once the diagnosis was given."
