
Dr Nikki Scheiner
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
Clinics

The Functional Symptoms Recovery Clinic
W1G Marylebone London, 10 Harley Street, Marylebone, W1G 9PFMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 18 years of experience
- Clinic director, The Functional Symptoms Recovery Clinic, 10 Harley Street, London (present)
Subspecialties
- Stress
- Sleep disorders
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)
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