Spear’s Review

Dr Jon Goldin is a consultant psychiatrist at multidisciplinary mental health centre The Soke in Chelsea.

With over two decades of experience in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Goldin specialises in the assessment and treatment of behavioural problems, ADHD, anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. He can also help young people manage eating disorders, self-harm issues, school refusal and OCD, and understand the connection between social media and their mental health. In addition to his position at The Soke, he is also an independent consultant psychiatrist at 35 Great James Street in Bloomsbury.

Goldin tells Spear’s that he takes a ‘bio-psych’ approach to treatment, building a wide network of specialists – including psychologists, neurologists, family therapists and paediatricians – around a patient to offer a holistic plan.

It is important to see issues from a child’s perspective, Goldin adds, as is early intervention: ‘If you can help turn things around when they’re teenagers ... you’ll be helping them for the rest of their lives.’