Dr Cristina López-Chertudi
Consultant Clinical Health Psychologist in London
BSc (Hons) MSc (USA) CPsychol (Clin) PsychD (Clin) MSc (PsychTh)
Dr Cristina López-Chertudi areas of expertise:
Professional statement
Dr Cristina López-Chertudi is a highly qualified consultant clinical and health psychologist and systemic family psychotherapist with extensive international experience. She sees patients via e-consultations. She specialises in a wide range of areas including family and couple therapy, mental disorders, anxiety, depression, work-related stress, adaptation to chronic illnesses, self-esteem, unresolved trauma and unresolved grief. She helps people adjust to living with chronic physical illnesses.
She obtained her psychology BSc Honours Degree in Bilbao, Spain, 1992, a pre-doctoral internship/MSc in Organisational Psychology and Hospital Administration, approved by the American Psychological Association (Maryland, USA, 1993), a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (Surrey, UK, 2004), and a Master’s Degree (MSc) in Systemic Family Psychotherapy (Exeter, UK, 2008). Furthermore, she has completed the foundation and professional training in Systemic Family Constellations (London, UK, 2011).
With nearly 30 years of experience in the UK National Health Service, Dr López-Chertudi has also worked in private practice, specialising in trauma psychology and providing expert witness assistance for legal cases. She has a diverse clinical background, having worked with adults, adolescents, couples, families, and groups. She works people with complex emotional and mental health needs and physical illnesses such as HIV-AIDS, chronic pain, ME-CFS, obesity, cancer and post-Covid syndrome.
Dr. López-Chertudi is known for her empathetic and collaborative approach to therapy, grounded in ethical principles and anti-discriminatory practices. She offers a range of therapeutic interventions, including cognitive-behavioural therapy, family/systems therapy, narrative therapy, compassion-focused, acceptance and commitment, and eye movement desensitisation reprocessing.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr López-Chertudi has held leadership positions in clinical health psychology services, providing strategic planning and professional leadership. She also provides clinical supervision for allied health professionals and trainees and has been involved in teaching and research activities, focusing on topics such as coping skills in chronic pain and the efficacy of group interventions.
She is committed to professional development and has been an active member of various professional organisations, including the British Psychological Society, British Association of Cognitive-Behavioural Psychotherapies and the Association for Family Therapy.
HCPC: PYL17022
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I S. Verified Patient
23/09/2024
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My treatment with Dr Chertudi is exceptional. She's very attentive to my needs and gentle with her approach to treatment. Thank you Dr Chertudi for your high quality treatment.
D T. Verified Patient
17/07/2024
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Had a fantastic initial consultation with Dr. Cristina. No long and drawn out opening sessions, straight into the issues at hand providing a very informative review even at early stages which was very reassuring. Looking forward to continuing our work together.
I K. Verified Patient
03/06/2024
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Very friendly and welcoming, efficient and systematic way of ordering thoughts and ideas around making it simple to understand. Been great so far.