Services

Assessment and Treatment

Dr. Fox is a qualified and experienced child and adolescent psychiatrist. He continues to work part time in the NHS and has a wide range of experience in assessing and treating a variety of mental health conditions, including ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety, OCD, self harm, gender dysphoria and eating disorders.

Dr. Fox will take a detailed assessment of the presenting difficulty and develop a bespoke treatment plan that may include medication and referral for talking therapy.

The Tavistock and Portman hospital is a world-renowned centre for training mental health professionals. Dr. Fox's training at this prestigious institution has given him the skills and knowledge he needs to provide excellent care for his patients.

If you are looking for a qualified and experienced child and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr. Fox is an excellent choice.

Family Intervention

Dr Fox offers goal focused psychodynamic informed family work and MBT informed therapy.

Goal-focused psychodynamic therapy is a short-term therapy that focuses on helping clients identify and achieve their goals. It draws on psychodynamic principles, which focus on the unconscious mind and how it influences our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Dr Fox uses this approach to help clients understand their own patterns of behavior and how they may be contributing to their difficulties. He then works with them to develop strategies for change.

Mentalisation-based therapy (MBT) is a type of therapy that helps people develop a better understanding of their own and others' mental states. It is based on the idea that our ability to mentalise, or understand the thoughts and feelings of others, is essential for healthy relationships. Dr Fox uses MBT to help clients develop their mentalising skills, which can help them to improve their relationships with others and cope with difficult emotions.

MBCT

Dr Fox offers adapted mindfulness based cognitive therapy for depression and anxiety in adolescents and adults. Dr Fox has practiced Mindfulness for over 10 years and completed a residential training in MBCT.

MBCT is a type of cognitive therapy that combines mindfulness meditation with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT is a type of therapy that helps people change the way they think about and react to their problems. Mindfulness meditation is a type of meditation that helps people focus on the present moment and accept their thoughts and feelings without judgment.

MBCT has been shown to be effective in preventing relapse in people with depression. It can also be helpful for people with anxiety disorders.

If you are interested in learning more about MBCT, you can contact Dr. Fox for a consultation.

Child Psychiatrist Norfolk

Dr James Fox MBBS, MRCPsych

Dr James Fox MBBS, MRCPsych

Dr Fox completed his core training in Psychiatry at UCL in London. This included working at UCH and a one year post in the psychodynamic therapy service at Thorpe Coombe Hospital in Waltham Forest.

Dr Fox was a speciality registrar at the Tavistock and Portman hospital in North West London. He gained further experience in liaison, community and the specialist eating disorder service at the Royal Free Hospital before working in the Tavistock looked after children team (LAC). He completing his training at the Coborn adolescent inpatient unit in East London.

Dr Fox began work as a consultant for the adolescent team in Hackney. This was a team that saw the most unwell and complex patients in the area and was rated as outstanding by the CQC.

On moving to Norfolk Dr Fox worked as a consultant in Great Yarmouth Community Youth and Crisis Service for three years. He then moved to a liaison and associate clinical director role in Suffolk.

Dr Fox continues to work part time as a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist in a community CAMHS team in Suffolk.

Dr Fox has a special interest in psychodynamic therapy and studied psychodynamic psychotherapy for psychiatrists at the Tavistock throughout his training.

Dr Fox is also trained in mindfulness and offers a small number of sessions to teach adapted MBCT (mindfulness based cognitive therapy) to adolescents and adults.