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What we champion

Clinically valid. Relevant to the people who need it.

Pioneering evidence-based psychology, delivered empathetically. It runs through everything we do: our consultancy, our training, our tutoring, and Veyra.

Organisations we have worked with

  • King’s College LondonResearch
  • Imperial College LondonTeaching
  • South London and Maudsley NHSWorkshop
  • Maudsley CharityResearch grant
  • Royal College of PsychiatristsConference sessions
  • TU DresdenSpeech
  • Bournemouth UniversityVeyra development
  • Innovate UKFunding
  • Funded by UK Research and Innovation
  • Patent pending

One idea

Scholarly and psychologist, in everything we do

Scholarly

Clinically valid

Evidence-based, grounded in research, and worded no stronger than the evidence allows.

Psychologist

Relevant to the people who need it

Shaped by lived experience and delivered with empathy, so it works for the people it is meant to help.

We put it to work in four ways.

What we do

1 · For research teams

Lived experience consultancy in research

We build lived experience into your study, from the first idea to the final report.

Clinically valid
Outcomes a study can measure, and involvement reported to standards such as GRIPP2.
Relevant
Shaped by the people closest to the condition, from the first idea.
See how it works

2 · For healthcare providers

Training and speeches

Workshops, lectures and speeches by Dr Sam Swidzinski.

Clinically valid
Drawn from Sam’s research on bipolar disorder and early intervention.
Relevant
Given by a researcher with lived experience, for the people delivering care.
See topics and past sessions

3 · For psychology students

Psychology tutoring and careers

Inspiring the next generation of great Schologists, from A-level to postgraduate.

Clinically valid
Psychology taught from the evidence your course is built on.
Relevant
Paced to you, and to your next step into mental health.
See how we help

4 · Our tech

Veyra

Cognitive assessment and intervention, with its own site and team.

Clinically valid
National UK norms, from schools in 12 locations. Developed with Innovate UK and Bournemouth University.
Relevant
Evidence-based science made engaging for young people.

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Schologists in numbers

  • Research and the NHS4research grants we have led
  • Research and the NHS9research grants we have been involved in
  • Tutoring30,000+hours of support from our tutors
  • Tutoring50+successful applications to top 20 universities

Students we have tutored

How we helped them hit their goals

  • First honours

    “…achieve first honours for my essays.”

    Annette T. Graduated MSc with Distinction, Exeter University

  • Stayed at university

    “…would have likely dropped out of Uni due to lack of attendance and anxiety.”

    Kathy H. 2nd year undergraduate, Cardiff. Achieved a 1st the previous year

  • Grades up

    “…taking his grades up substantially.”

    Jo S. Mother of a soon to be MSc student

Why we do it

Where the idea comes from

Our name joins scholarly and psychologist, because good help needs both.

Our founder, Dr Sam Swidzinski, was failed by clinicians who did not know what they were doing and did not seem to care. He was helped by clinicians who knew what they were doing and cared. That pairing is the whole idea.

Be curiousHave good intentionsApply science with empathy
More about us

Our founder

Dr Sam Swidzinski

From patient, to researcher, to founder.

  • PatientAuthor of Winning the War with Bipolar (with George Dee, 2020).
  • ResearcherResearcher at King’s College London. Visiting Lecturer, Imperial College London.
  • FounderFounded Schologists, which makes Veyra.
Sam’s story, in his own words

What are you working on?

A research grant, training or a speech for your team, or help with psychology studies. Tell us what you need and we’ll reply by email.

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