Meet Matthew Nicoll

Founder and Director of Make Sense Psychological Services, an HCPC-registered and BPS Chartered Clinical Psychologist with over a decade of expertise in forensic risk assessment, complex case formulation, and psychological treatment planning.

With over ten years as an Independent Psychologist, I produce around 40 psychological risk assessments annually and regularly provide oral evidence at parole hearings. My expertise lies in risk assessment, formulation, and treatment planning for complex cases, particularly those involving personality disorder and mental health. I oversee service development, management, supervision, and consultancy for the G4S arm of the company.

  • Founder & Director – Make Sense Psychological Services Ltd

    • HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist

    • Chartered Member, British Psychological Society (BPS)

    • Full Member – Division of Clinical Psychology

    • Affiliate Member – Division of Forensic Psychology

  • With over ten years as an Independent Psychologist, I produce around 40 psychological risk assessments annually and regularly provide oral evidence at parole hearings. My expertise lies in risk assessment, formulation, and treatment planning for complex cases, particularly those involving personality disorder and mental health. I oversee service development, management, supervision, and consultancy for the G4S arm of the company.

    Prior to private practice, I worked at Rampton High Secure Hospital for four years, gaining extensive experience with violent and sexually violent offenders with complex psychopathology, delivering both assessments and treatment in a secure hospital environment.

    Beyond forensic work, I bring eight years of experience with individuals experiencing a wide range of psychological difficulties and disorders. This includes three years working in a therapeutic community for personality disorder, two years in neuropsychology services, and experience with children, older adults, and individuals with learning disabilities. I have also authored two published papers on anger and aggression in offenders with learning disabilities.

    • Forensic risk assessment and formulation

    • Personality disorder and complex psychopathology

    • Psychological treatment planning in forensic and clinical contexts

    • Consultancy, supervision, and service development

    • Individual and group therapies in secure and community settings

    • Treatment planning tailored to forensic populations and complex clinical presentations

    • Psychological risk assessments (approx. 40 annually)

    • Expert witness reports and oral evidence for parole hearings

    • Assessment and treatment of violent and sexually violent offenders

    • Research and published work in offender psychology

    • Management and clinical supervision within Make Sense Psychological Services

    • Consultancy and oversight for G4S service provision

I am an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist. I have a doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology. I am a chartered member of the British Psychological Society (BPS). I am a full member of the Division of Clinical Psychology and an affiliate member of the Division for Forensic Psychology. I practice to the BPS and the HCPC code of ethics and conduct

 I am the founder and Director of Make Sense Psychological Services Ltd. As an Independent Psychologist, I have over ten years’ experience of producing independent psychological reports and providing oral evidence at parole hearings. I complete approximately 40 psychological risk assessments annually. My main expertise is the risk assessment, formulation, and treatment planning of complex cases usually within the context of personality disorder and mental health. I oversee service development, and provide management, supervision, and consultancy for the G4S arm of the company. 

Prior to independent practice, I was employed for four years at Rampton High Secure Hospital. I have experience of working with a range of violent and sexually violent offenders, with complex psychopathology. I have experience of assessment, formulation, and delivering individual and group treatment within the high secure hospital environment.

Outside of my forensic experience, I have eight years’ experience of working with a wide range of individuals presenting with varying degrees of psychological distress and encompassing a wide range of psychological disorders. I have three years’ experience of working in a therapeutic community for the treatment of personality disorder. I have two years’ experience working in neuropsychology services. I have experience of working with children, older adults, and individuals with learning disabilities. I am the author of two published papers on anger and aggression in offenders with learning disabilities

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