Dr Nikki Scheiner

DPsych MSc PhD BSc (Hons) BA (Hons) CPsychol AFBPsS
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Professional statement

Dr Nikki Scheiner is a consultant psychologist, founder, and clinic director of The Functional Symptoms Recovery Clinic on London's Harley Street. Dr Scheiner works with individuals and couples experiencing challenges in their everyday lives – whether at home and/or at work. These difficulties may include conflict,loss of self -worth and/or confidence, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).


Dr Scheiner is also an expert in the treatment of functional somatic and neurological disorders (persistent physical symptoms which lack a sufficient organic explanation), including non-epileptic seizures, gait and motor disorders, and other sensory disorders.


Dr Scheiner is trained in a number of different models, including cognitive behavioural therapy(CBT), cognitive analytic therapy(CAT), acceptance and commitment therapy(ACT), meta-cognitive therapy (MCT), eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) and sensorimotor psychotherapy for Trauma(SMP). She has a DPsych doctorate in Counselling Psychology, an MSc in Counselling Psychology, and a BSc Hons Class I in Psychology. 


An in-depth assessment and a psychological formulation of your difficulties will enable you and Dr. Scheiner to develop together a bespoke treatment plan to help you achieve your desired quality of life.



HCPC: PYL18356

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Professional experience

  • 18 years of experience
  • Clinic director, The Functional Symptoms Recovery Clinic, 10 Harley Street, London (present)
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Subspecialties

  • Stress
  • Sleep disorders
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Professional memberships

  • British Psychological Society (BPS)
  • Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Education

  • CAT Cognitive Analytic Therapy (2012)
  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Richman Training (2009)
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Teaching posts

  • Offers courses to GPs on identifying and treating functional symptoms
  • Doctoral research supervisor

Positions in organisations

  • Medico-legal report provider

Publications and conferences

  • Published in British Journal of Psychiatry Bulletin
  • Regular presenter on mental health at national and international conferences

Prizes and awards

  • International conference of the Royal College of Psychiatry: Presentation on Functional Symptoms
  • NHS award for 'Unsung Hero'

Languages spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

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