“What do you call a psychiatrist who treats not just the head but the whole person? A vast improvement.”
“You many need an assessment. You may need treatment. Both are available at this practice.”
“If you just want an ADHD assessment you’ve come to the right place. If you want deeper diagnosis, you’ve come to the right place.”
“Now a teenager, our son is flourishing after finding nursery and school tricky. We couldn’t be happier or more proud.”
“ADHD? ASD? BPD? MDD? Understanding the causes of such conditions is more helpful than simply labelling them.”
“Dry Fry is an innovator who cares deeply about the mental well-being of children and young people.”
“Be advised: I may well prescribe other things for your mental health than just drugs.”
“There are some outstanding psychiatrists out there. But not many with such outstanding support staff.”
“Dr Fry is patient, kind and looks at the bigger picture, not just the medication.”
“You may need your head examined. But to do that I suggest we examine all of you.”
“You may be the parent, not the patient. But you will benefit from my treatment too.”
“The quality of psychiatric care I provide may also be available within the NHS. Meanwhile, here’s my number.”
“Our aim is to guide patients back to better mental health, not to a life of medication.”
“I prefer to treat mental illness holistically. If you prefer a more conventional method, there are many other excellent services out there.”
“I could write a book about modern mental disorders. But I think my time is better spent treating them.”
“My team responds fast to email enquiries. Because no-one should have to wait too long for an assessment.”
“I believe you can’t successfully treat mental illness without first understanding the mad world we live in.”
“Seeing Dr Fry was the best decision we made.”
“As a patient you don’t just get my help, you get the back-up of my entire team.”
“An expert in child psychiatry, Richard’s innovative thinking and vibrant energy brings a unique perspective to clients.”
“We were in crisis and now feel in a completely different place, in large part due to the support and care of Dr Fry and his team.”
“Many parents suffer from anxiety on behalf of their children. I can help.”
“I’m the child psychiatrist your GP would refer you to if only you’d managed to see your GP.”
“I’m not a one-prognosis-fits-all psychiatrist precisely because you’re not a one-symptom-shows-all patient.”
“Like most clinics, we offer assessments of ADHD. Unlike most clinics, I ask what’s actually causing it.”
“If a psychiatric assessment is all you need, this doctor will see you now.”
“I wish we had more gems like Richard working in UK psychiatry.”
“Dr Fry diagnosed our daughter’s illness and identified the right psychologist to support us. We’ve seen a huge amount of progress since.”
“Dr Fry looks beyond symptoms and sees the whole child, hormones, gut health and genetics. Bringing science to psychiatry.”
“We cannot thank Dr Fry enough for helping with our son’s anxieties.”
“Yes, it’s a mad world. And if you feel it’s making you mentally ill, we’re here to help.”
An integrative psychiatric approach for children, families and young people
Meet Dr Richard Fry
MD, MB.BS, MRCPsych, MRCGP, MSc, ACTFT, mIFM
I’m Dr Richard Fry, a child psychiatrist in Winchester, Hampshire. Formerly a GP, I’ve been practising for over 30 years both in the NHS and privately. I believe we live in an increasingly stressed, toxic and poorly-fed world and that our mental health is affected by all manner of things: genetics, life experiences, lifestyle, family background, upbringing, diet and many more…
Diagnosis & Treatment
I run a practice that is considerate, attentive and friendly – an overlooked part of any treatment and one that’s fundamental to our ethos. Children are often scared, anxious or resistant to talking, especially to doctors. As parents ourselves (and every one of us here is), we understand just how difficult situations can be and we care deeply about making our patients better and happier. We provide assessments, diagnoses and treatments for the conditions below. Please enquire if you don’t see yours listed:
Assessments
Today, we run serious risks of over-diagnosis and over-medicalisation. Schools pressurise parents to get assessments. Exam boards demand clinical assessments of a child’s psychiatric, not necessarily medical, problems. And so the situation escalates.
If an assessment is all you want and need, I will provide one. But ticking boxes alone merely results in a label, not a treatment. And patients need to be guided back to health, not to a life of medication.
Our Comprehensive Integrative Medical Assessments are the speciality of our practice. Rather than simplistic diagnostic categories, we look at the whole person, taking into account pre, peri-natal and developmental experiences, family, school and social contexts and physical and metabolic contributory factors.
“I’m the child psychiatrist your GP would refer you to if only you’d managed to see your GP.”
“I could write a book about modern mental disorders. But I think my time is better spent treating them.”
“Be advised: I may well prescribe other things for your mental health than just drugs.”
“There are some outstanding psychiatrists out there. But not many with such outstanding support staff.”
“I prefer to treat mental illness holistically. If you prefer a more conventional method, there are many other excellent services out there.”
“We cannot thank Dr Fry enough for helping with our son’s anxieties.”
“You may need your head examined. But to do that I suggest we examine all of you.”
“Dr Fry looks beyond symptoms and sees the whole child, hormones, gut health and genetics. Bringing science to psychiatry.”
“You may be the parent, not the patient. But you will benefit from my treatment too.”
“Yes, it’s a mad world. And if you feel it’s making you mentally ill, we’re here to help.”
“I’m not a one-prognosis-fits-all psychiatrist precisely because you’re not a one-symptom-shows-all patient.”
“You many need an assessment. You may need treatment. Both are available at this practice.”
“Now a teenager, our son is flourishing after finding nursery and school tricky. We couldn’t be happier or more proud.”
“Seeing Dr Fry was the best decision we made.”
“ADHD? ASD? BPD? MDD? Understanding the causes of such conditions is more helpful than simply labelling them.”
“If you just want an ADHD assessment you’ve come to the right place. If you want deeper diagnosis, you’ve come to the right place.”
“Our aim is to guide patients back to better mental health, not to a life of medication.”
“I believe you can’t successfully treat mental illness without first understanding the mad world we live in.”
“Many parents suffer from anxiety on behalf of their children. I can help.”
“The quality of psychiatric care I provide may also be available within the NHS. Meanwhile, here’s my number.”
“If a psychiatric assessment is all you need, this doctor will see you now.”
“Like most clinics, we offer assessments of ADHD. Unlike most clinics, I ask what’s actually causing it.”
“As a patient you don’t just get my help, you get the back-up of my entire team.”
“I wish we had more gems like Richard working in UK psychiatry.”
“Dry Fry is an innovator who cares deeply about the mental well-being of children and young people.”
“An expert in child psychiatry, Richard’s innovative thinking and vibrant energy brings a unique perspective to clients.”
“What do you call a psychiatrist who treats not just the head but the whole person? A vast improvement.”
“Dr Fry diagnosed our daughter’s illness and identified the right psychologist to support us. We’ve seen a huge amount of progress since.”
“My team responds fast to email enquiries. Because no-one should have to wait too long for an assessment.”
“We were in crisis and now feel in a completely different place, in large part due to the support and care of Dr Fry and his team.”
“Dr Fry is patient, kind and looks at the bigger picture, not just the medication.”
What’s Integrative Psychiatry?
People are complex entities. It’s not enough to simply label illnesses of the mind. We have to fully understand their...
What about ADHD?
As a senior child psychiatrist, I worry about the epidemic of ADHD and ASD diagnoses. The same goes for depression...
Why our practice is different
Unlike GPs, we have short or no waiting lists, no quotas to meet and no targets to hit. Unlike some...
