e-Consultation with Psychologists

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Dr Victor Thompson is a highly qualified psychologist with more than 20 years of experience in helping patients overcome common psychological problems such as anxiety, phobias, depression, stress and coping with trauma. He has worked as a sports psychologist for over 10 years. After 17 years as a clinical psychologist in the NHS, he is now working fully in private practice. He has two practices, one in central London and the other in East Dulwich. Appointments have switched to video consultations only due to Covid-19.  In his sports psychology work, he assists athletes by working with them on overcoming performance stress, coping with injuries, and mentally adjusting to planned or unplanned retirement from sports. Dr Thompson doesn't only treat adults in the sporting world, he is also a sports psychologist for children regarding helping children to manage their anxiety and frustration, as well as developing their teamwork skills.  Dr Thompson studied at the University of Sheffield in 1995 where he achieved his psychology bachelor's degree with honours. In 2001, he achieved a doctorate in clinical psychology at the University College London and in 2008 he achieved a post-graduate degree in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at the University of Oxford.  He has a keen interest in sports, health, and general wellbeing, so much so that he has raced in six triathlon world championships and five European championships. These experiences have given him hands-on knowledge about the psychological stress of training and competing. He's been a registered practitioner on the HCPC register since 2010 (PYL21378), and an accredited cognitive behavioural psychotherapist on the BABCP register since 2012 (091122)

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Dr Sarah Barker is an expert consultant clinical psychologist based in London with over 20 years of experience. She specialises in chronic pain, dental phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, physical health, anxiety and depression. Dr Barker has extensive experience working with individuals, groups, families and couples treating a wide variety of both psychological and physical conditions. She has completed additional training in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), systemic therapy, mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which has led to her publishing research on narrative approaches, chronic pain and chronic illness. Dr Barker has also undertaken Level I and II training in EMDR which she finds useful in addressing the trauma that can be a cause of a chronic condition. Concerning chronic pain and dental anxiety, Dr Barker held an NHS post at Kings College Hospital dealing with patients who are experiencing chronic facial pain. She has conducted research to evaluate the impact of iatrogenic nerve injury, for example from surgical trauma, in more detail.  She has spoken at national conferences to Dentists and Pain Doctors, and has published articles on psychology applied to dentistry and surgery. She has also developed a multidisciplinary day workshop for trigeminal nerve injury patients after many years of clinical and managerial positions dealing with outpatient and residential pain management. She is also an active member of the British Psychological Society, the Faculty of Clinical Health Psychology, the Division of Clinical Psychology and the British Pain Society. HCPC: PYL02061

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Dr Isobel Horn is a renowned and leading clinical psychologist based in London, specialising in depression, anxiety and panic attacks alongside stress, binge-eating disorders and anorexia. She practices privately at The House on Wimpole Street and The House on Snow Hill in Marylebone, working full time and offering a combination of face-to-face and online therapy.  Dr Horn's esteemed career has seen her treat over 300 clients struggling with disordered eating and negative body image and over 500 with symptoms of depression and anxiety. Dr Horn, whose clients have described her as compassionate, warm and understanding, is a highly-qualified professional. She studied psychology and philosophy at the world famous Oxford University before going on to study clinical psychology at King's College, London. This where she initially trained in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) which is the leading treatment in the UK for many mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders and eating disorders.  Her treatments, which expand to patients that don't respond well to CBT, incorporate techniques that help people become aware of the unique and unconscious processes behind their symptoms. These techniques, such as process work and mindfulness, have lead to her work being recognised by the NHS. She was nominated in the client-led People's Choice category of the Lancashire Care NHS Staff Excellence Awards as a 'professional who has made a difference.'

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Dr Daniel Ghossain is a chartered consultant clinical psychologist based in the London area, specialising in neuropsychological assessment and treatment, cognitive rehabilitation following acquired brain injury, and the management of challenging behaviour in both adults and children. He provides home visits to patients who have suffered an acquired brain injury and and find it difficult to leave their homes. For this reason, Dr Ghossain is available to travel to various locations across the South East. In addition to this service, he provides professional help to his patients' families to help them adjust to their new situation. Dr Ghossain completed his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from University College London and received a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology from Glasgow University. Dr Ghossain provides consultative neuropsychology services for NPsych Ltd and in a private capacity. Dr Ghossain has previously worked for the City and Hackney Psychology Service (NHS), The Stroke Unit at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth in London, Re:Cognition Health, Wandsworth CAMHS and the Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit and Neurodisability Service. Dr Ghossain routinely provides neuropsychological assessments, particularly within a medico-legal context. He has a vast amount of experience in medico-legal work, having previously worked as an expert witness in civil litigation and for the Crown Prosecution Service. This experience led him to work with a wide variety of case managers and solicitors. HCPC: PYL31129

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Dr Jessica Valentine is a chartered counselling psychologist offering therapy for both adults and children in Hove and London. She specialises in cognitive behavioural therapy, work-related stress, self-harm, depression, trauma and anxiety. She also deals with substance misuse, behavioural problems, relationship difficulties and family issues. Dr Valentine has had a broad range of training: she graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Psychology from the Walsh University in Ohio, USA. She then received a master's in general theoretical psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2002, before obtaining further training in mental health counselling from Seton Hall University in 2005, and finally going on to achieve a Doctorate in Psychology at California Southern University. She is now based in the UK where she has worked as a clinical and consultant psychologist in various clinics across Brighton and London. Dr Valentine has a vast amount of experience in both psychological assessment and interventions, which include cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, compassion-focused therapy and psychotherapy. Her therapeutic approach is eclectic, centred on the individual and follows a humanistic and behaviouristic approach to counselling. She believes people can achieve success and improve their personal problems by creating short-term and long-term goals as well as practising the art of wellbeing. PYL: 27809

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Dr Gabriela van den Hoven is a leading clinical psychologist based in London who specialises in psychotherapy, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, relationship problems and trauma. Dr Gabriela van den Hoven is highly experienced in her field, offering psychotherapy assessments, consultations and treatments for adults. During her therapies, which are offered in both English and Spanish, she uses a wide range of psychological interventions to those wanting to move forward and explore issues that are generating problems in their lives. Dr van den Hoven is very passionate about her clinical work and how psychotherapy can bring out our unconscious thoughts and feelings that underline some of our unhelpful behaviour patterns, thus creating new opportunities and ways to relate to ourselves and others. She has years of experience working in the NHS at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and is currently working at the IPPT (Integrated Psychology and Psychotherapy Team) and her private practice, VD Hoven Therapy, based in London. She is also a fellow associate of the British Psychological Society and registered with the Health Professional Council and the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and has worked as part of the HIV service at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. HCPC: PYL23061

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HCPC: PYL16880 Dr Kimber-Rogal is a Chartered Psychologist and Psychotherapist in London with a Masters in Mental Health Studies, Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) training and a PhD, all from Guy’s Hospital, London. She specialises in anxiety, depression, and relationship counselling. Dr Kimber-Rogal was a founding member of the Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology MSc course at Guy’s Hospital, London and worked in psychological audit, counselling and therapy with clients from both public and private organisations. She was a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ 'Changing Minds’ Employment working party – a campaign which sought to reduce stigma against mental health at work and school. Her doctoral thesis addressed the importance of recognition in reducing emotional distress.  She has taught at Guy’s Hospital in Organisational Psychology and is Chair of Governors of the Royal Free Hospital Children’s School, with a special interest in pupil inclusion. Before her work in psychology, Dr Kimber-Rogal had a successful career in musical theatre, culminating in a seven-year contract in the Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical, Cats. Most clients come to therapy because they are anxious, depressed/demoralised, confused and/or self-doubting – all to varying degrees. Although she is a qualified and experienced psychologist, Dr Kimber-Rogal does not emphasise the ‘doctor-patient’ approach; rather, a collaborative one which assumes that the client is the expert and that she is there to facilitate well-being. Whilst the basis of her work draws on CAT, she adopts a client-centred, eclectic approach. Some clients may prefer the classic 12-16 session CAT therapy and others, a more flexible approach. The relationship between therapist and client is paramount. Dr Kimber-Rogal encourages all clients only to continue attending only if they find the sessions useful, meaningful, and encouraging. Dr Kimber-Rogal works with individuals and couples. She is currently working in her private clinic in West Hampstead; until recently, she spent three years as a consultant psychologist with The Priory Group Well-being centres in Fenchurch Street and Harley Street.

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Dr Elena Manafi is a chartered psychologist who has experience working with a number of issues, including trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, lack of meaning and purpose, (sexual) identity crisis, difficulties in forming and maintaining relationships, divorce, cultural identity dilemmas and how these human conditions manifest themselves in everyday life. She is a firm believer that past experiences shape our sense of identity and ways of being and understanding of the world and others and that change necessitates an understanding of how the past exerts its power in the present and attitudes towards the future. This does not necessarily mean long term and/or intensive treatment, but it does mean a focus on a holistic understanding of difficulties that takes into account all dimensions in living (i.e., physical, personal, social, and spiritual). She is a chartered Counselling Psychologist registered with the BPS and HCPC and an Existential Psychotherapist registered with the UKCP. Dr Manafi has worked within the NHS and organisational settings, she is currently running her private practice in North London which she is using exclusively for e-Consultation appointments during the pandemic. Dr Manafi's style of working is dialogical and interactive in nature. Her aim is to tailor therapy around her clients' individual needs and difficulties. Through discussion, active engagement, and collaboration, she assesses and examines issues that concern her clients in a holistic way. She takes into account past experiences, current circumstances, and desires for the future. As a practitioner, Dr Elena Manafi uses an integrative method that includes existential, psychodynamic, and psychoanalytic approaches to theory and practice, which she uses in a way to encourage understanding and resolution of issues. Depending on the issue that concerns her clients, together they decide the length and style of therapy. In addition to her clinical work, Dr Manafi has 15 years of experience in the higher education sector which includes programme leadership of doctoral trainings in counselling psychology and psychotherapy, clinical supervision and research. She is passionate about existential and postmodern philosophies and holds certificates in Group Analysis and Coaching.

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Dr Daniela Rossi is a leading Psychologist who is based in London. She currently sees patients at The Private Therapy Clinic on Harley Street and also at 136 Drummond Street. Her specialist skills include working with complex trauma, psychosis, dual diagnosis and personality disorders. Dr Rossi is a skilled independent practitioner with a broad range of clinical experience who works in a flexible way that matches the client’s requirements. Dr Rossi has many years of experience working within the NHS as a Clinical Psychologist. During her career she has developed a broad range of skills in mental health. Dr Rossi is also experienced in working with less severe presentations. Her practice is informed by evidence-based interventions and supported by routine outcome measures. Dr Rossi is an Associate Fellow (AFBPsS) of the British Psychological Society, she also gained many of her academic qualifications at the renowned Sapienza University of Rome. Dr Rossi has numerous certificates in different areas of psychology, including cognitive-based therapy and personality disorder. Registration number: PYL20407

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Dr Renata Pires-Yfantouda is a highly qualified consultant clinical and health psychologist working privately from Keats House, London Bridge and Victoria Square, St Albans. Dr Renata specialises in cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, clinical health psychology and long term conditions including functional neurology. She works with both adolescents over the age of 16 and adults with mental health difficulties, and has a long track record of delivering high quality and evidence based mental health services both across sectors.  Dr Pires-Yfantouda completed all her training in psychology, and is a highly qualified and experienced psychologist with four university degrees. She has obtained her graduate degree in Psychology and Human Resources management and went on to complete a Masters of Science in Health Psychology at the University of Bath. She pursued her first doctorate in Health Psychology at City University, London and during this time, she gained experience working for the NHS in the fields of addictions and chronic disease management. She completed her second doctorate in clinical psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London and is now a registered clinical and health psychologist. The wide scope of her training has given her the tools and expertise to widen her clinical practice across the lifespan through working with a number of clinical presentations across organisations. Her thesis showcases her interest in the interplay between body and mind, and over the years, has published her work in a number of peer-reviews articles, as well as a book, and a chapter in the fields of clinical health psychology including addictions and the management of long-term conditions. Dr Pires-Yfantouda has worked for the NHS since 2003 and has held a number of senior clinical positions. She is currently the head of psychology for a reputable London-based NHS trust, and leads psychology services across three teaching hospitals. She has also worked in clinical academic positions offering teaching, training, consultancy and research supervision. She has been a director for a HCPC approved professional doctoral programme in health psychology, recognised by the British Psychological Society in City University for nearly 10 consecutive years.  Dr Pires-Yfantouda is world-renowned, and presents at international conferences and has external examiner appointments for both the University of Malta and Middlesex University in London. She is an editor for a psychiatry journal and a peer-reviewer for high impact scientific journals. She offers safe, supportive, and effective treatments based on client's needs and preferences by integrating a number of evidence-based models and approaches including CBT, mindfulness based therapy, compassionate focused therapy, systemic therapy, brief psychodynamic, and acceptance and commitment therapy. She is an associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.  Registration number: PYL20692

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Dr Catherine Sykes is a highly-regarded chartered psychologist based in central London. Specialising in the psychology of high achievers, Dr Sykes offers therapy and coaching for professionals in high pressurised careers. She provides in-person appointments but also sees clients across the globe via e-Consultation. Dr Sykes developed a solid reputation in the law and finance sectors due to her thorough understanding of how a demanding career comes with its own unique challenges to mental health, physical health, relationships, and performance. When guiding her patients, she individually assesses each case and uses a range of approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), hypnosis, neuropsychology and somatic psychology to provide patients with optimal therapy solutions. With these strategies, Dr Sykes helps patients discover the core reasons for their issues and provides the necessary psychological tools to overcome them. Dr Sykes prides herself on her ability to help clients make positive changes so they can be happy, healthy and enjoy and maintain their success. She uses an online brain health assessment service developed by Cambridge Brain Sciences that accurately measure core elements of cognitive function and mood, including memory, attention, focus, reasoning and verbal abilities. This brain health assessment helps to monitor and manage core areas of brain function that are key to mental health and wellness. Much of her training was at the King's College Hospital. She has sat on NHS boards, worked as a trustee for the charity Pregnancy Sickness Support and lectured at City University, London for 11 years. She is a member of the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) register and she's an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS).

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Dr Matina Sotrilli is a highly-experienced psychologist based in London. She provides psychological therapy and counselling sessions to clients with a wide variety of mental health issues ranging from everyday difficulties and transitions in life (low self-esteem, divorce, redundancies, bullying, loss, moving countries) to more established diagnoses and chronic symptoms (depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma, and personality disorders). Dr Sotrilli offers a number of talking treatments including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and interpersonal therapy (IPT). After obtaining a Psychology and Philosophy Bachelors degree in Greece, Dr Sotrilli moved to the UK to pursue further education and training. She completed two masters degrees and a doctorate degree in Counselling Psychology. Since 2000 she has held a number of senior positions at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, providing cognitive behavioural therapy for people diagnosed with a variety of difficulties, running group therapy sessions, supervising trainees, qualified psychologists and teaching multidisciplinary teams on psychological approaches. Dr Sotrilli has been working in the private sector for a number of years and has become the director of a company called Vice Versa Psychology. She offers e-Consultations for people with busy lives, or those who prefer to receive therapy from the comfort of their own home and is very experienced in working with clients via video conference using a variety of online platforms.

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Mrs Cornelia De La Fosse is a chartered counselling psychologist, a cognitive behavioural therapist and an EMDR consultant based in London. Her areas of expertise lie in the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), childhood trauma, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety disorder and work-related stress. Mrs Cornelia De La Fosse is an expert in cognitive behavioural therapy, practising at the Priory Hospital Roehampton and privately at The Mayfair Point in London. She has previously held a position as Clinical Lead in Psychological Therapies in Surrey; has taught CBT courses at Surrey University; and has presented at 2009 European Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies Conference. Since 2005, she has also been an accredited EMDR therapist with a long history in treating military personnel and those involved in natural or man-made disasters. In 2010 she became an accredited EMDR consultant, helping patients with the consequences of early difficult life experiences. Aside from her areas of expertise, she also has a special interest in treating other psychological conditions such as social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), adjustment disorder, grief, coronavirus, insomnia, panic disorder, assertiveness and personality disorders. HCPC: PYL04908

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Dr Edward Bloomfield is an excellent consultant clinical psychologist and analyst based in London. Treating a wide variety of mental health issues, he specialises in anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. He works in a safe space where his patients can learn to understand their thought process and why they feel the way they do. He then uses his experience and training to tailor a strategy for each individual to help them work towards their goals for personal change. Dr Bloomfield graduated from the Royal Holloway (University of London) with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 1992. He went on to complete a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Southampton, and later a Masters in Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies from the University of Essex, awarded with Distinction. He is also an accredited practitioner in cognitive analytic therapy. With over 20 years' experience working as a senior clinician in the NHS and in private practice, Dr Bloomfield believes in listening with an open mind to understand each of his patients' situations and how he can best help them. HCPC register: PYL02687

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Dr Monica Cain is a vastly experienced psychologist who attends to patients at Balance Psychology in London and her private practice in St Albans. She specialises in teaching a wide range of psychological conditions such as anxiety, depression and eating disorders. She has over ten years of experience during which she has developed her expertise via a number of roles. Since 2008 she has held the position of counselling psychologist at Capio Nightingale Hospital, where she has also been a lead psychologist since 2014.  Dr Cain favours the latest treatment techniques such as mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and virtual behavioural therapy. She regularly speaks at psychology conferences and has even had her advice published in Glamour magazine. PLC number: ​PYL30553

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Dr Beverley Marais is a consultant psychologist in Farnham, Midhurst and Old Woking who specialises in eating disorders and addiction. In addition to this, she works with anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, self-harm and relationship issues. Dr Marais completed her undergraduate psychology training in South Africa. This then followed with more specialist postgraduate psychology and psychotherapy in the UK, totalling 9 years of training in her field. Dr Marais has worked with the large team of counselling and clinical psychologists in the field of addictions at the world-renowned South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. She then worked in partnership with leading experts in eating disorders at the Maudsley Hospital. She has developed and delivered group-based psychological teaching and training programmes and trained practitioners in advanced skills. Dr Marais is the founder and CEO of The Wellbeing Lounge, which is an online eating disorders programme for women living and experiencing eating, body image and weight concerns. In 2014 she also published her book A Step-by-Step Guide for Beating Anorexia and Bulimia where she uses evidence-based research and her experience as a psychologist to help parents, carers and sufferers learn and understand about the eating disorders. PLC number: ​PYL18582

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Dr Bijal Chheda-Varma is a consultant chartered psychologist (CPsychol, BPS), registered psychologist (HCPC), and a licensed psychometric and neuro-psychiatric test user based in London. She is the founder and director of the Foundation for Clinical Interventions (FFCI) which specialises in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment/support for autism, Asperger's syndrome, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive conditions. Dr Chheda-Varma's niche is in offering intensive, but goal-oriented and time-limited treatment and therapy. She uses evidence-based treatment models and CBT is her predominant therapy style in both individual and group therapy. She sees a wide spectrum of clinical and complex psychological conditions but specialises in mood disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD and eating disorders. After beginning her career as a lead psychologist within a rehabilitation unit for addictions, Dr Chheda-Varma went on to be the lead clinician for the Nightingale Hospital's CBT team from June 2013 until June 2014. Currently, she also practises as part of The Blue Door Practice alongside her own private clinic.

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Professor Dr Debora Elijah is a highly esteemed cognitive neuropsychologist, practising privately at the Elijah Social Cognitive Skills Centre in North London. Dr Elijah attends to a range of age groups from 20 months old to young adults, specialising in building social communication skills, ASD, ADHD, self-regulation and anxiety. She is renowned for her holistic approach, treating everyone as an individual, offering treatment that is tailored specifically to that individual. Dr Elijah graduated with a degree in neuropsychology from University Louvain La Nueve before studying and completing her PhD in Clinical Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology and Educational Psychology at Fernando Pessoa University. She was trained by Theo Peeters, a Belgian neurolinguist at the Centre for Training in Autism in Antwerp, Belgium. In Antwerp, she was the Joint Director of Tikvatenu, a centre for social communication skills. She also spent time in Brazil conducting research into structured and non-structured environments for autistic children and children with communication disorders, which was supported by the Brazilian Government. At the same time, she was a founder of CIAPEMA, a centre of research and intervention for young high functioning children with autism and related communication disorders. She was also a lead researcher in the Process Cognitive Psychology group at the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio Grande do Sul. Dr Elijah returned to the UK in 2000 and has since worked in her own private practice and for two different charities. She developed a programme called PROSCIG©​, an intervention programme dealing with social perception, self-regulation and social problem-solving. She also works at Harley Street Family Centre as a cognitive neuropsychologist and HCPC registered educational consultant.  Her work has been globally recognised and she has appeared in numerous news articles. Her book The Social Cognitive Mind in Promoting Psychosocial Competences in the Peer Group was published in Portugal in 2014. Dr Elijah also received special mention in the book Autism: How To Raise A Happy Autistic Child by award-winning The Times journalist Jessie Hewitson. Dr Elijah was appointed as Professor in 2020 of Autism Spectrum and Alternative Communication, as well as being a social sciences coordinator, delivering lectures in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Increased Alternative Communication Module at the Fernando Pessoa University. The graduatecourse at The Fernando Pessoa University enables trainees to deepen and practice specific knowledge, allowing the development of competencies that favour effective and quality care to this population and their families, according to the international guidelines of evidence-based practice. Registration number: PYL32792

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