Addiction

4 mins

Do I have autism or ADHD? Know the differences and getting a diagnosis

4 mins

How to know when alcohol is a problem

5 mins

How to stop online shopping: emotional spending and how to overcome it

7 mins

Signs of ADHD in adults

5 mins

Can you have Autism and ADHD?

7 mins

Does ADHD Make You Tired? Understanding ADHD, Fatigue, and Caffeine 

7 mins

Understanding the 7 Types of ADHD in Adults 

5 mins

How to overcome anger problems: its role in psychology and its causes

Anxiety

5 mins

How does therapy help anxiety?

4 mins

Why can’t I control my emotions?

5 mins

Uneasy feeling in body – learn and overcome physical anxiety symptoms

7 mins

Why do people walk all over me?

Bipolar

4 mins

Treating bipolar disorder, from a psychological and psychiatric perspective

3 mins

What You May Not Know About Bipolar Disorder

4 mins

Why can’t I control my emotions?

6 mins

I have BPD: what should I do?

4 mins

Self-Harm: The Invisible Epidemic

3 mins

Borderline Personality Disorder: A Misunderstood Phenomenon

Depression

5 mins

I cry everyday – what is wrong with me?

4 mins

Why can’t I control my emotions?

6 mins

Understanding the signs of depression in men

5 mins

No one gets me: what to do when you feel misunderstood

Eating disorders

7 mins

Do I have an unhealthy relationship with food?

8 mins

“I hate my body”: how to improve body image and when to seek help

6 mins

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: The Psychology of Eating Disorders

5 mins

Mood Food

Health & Fitness

4 mins

How to know when alcohol is a problem

5 mins

It’s Stress Awareness Month – how can you reduce the impact of stress?

5 mins

Sleep is food for the psyche – not getting enough? Read this.

5 mins

Using CAT to understand yourself and your relationships

Kids & young people

6 mins

Everything you need to know about ADHD medication for children

6 mins

What is educational psychology & why are their assessments important?

5 mins

Causes of student stress: looking after mental health while studying

6 mins

Does my child need therapy? Signs of mental illness in children

Lifestyle

5 mins

How to be mentally healthy and happy – good mental health habits

4 mins

Self-care tips from psychologists

5 mins

No one gets me: what to do when you feel misunderstood

5 mins

How to stop online shopping: emotional spending and how to overcome it

Mindfulness

5 mins

How to calm your nervous system quickly

4 mins

What are the psychological benefits of spending time in nature?

4 mins

How the magic of tidying up impacts us psychologically

5 mins

Work smarter, not harder for better mental health

Mood Management

4 mins

Why can’t I control my emotions?

4 mins

SMART goals – how to measure progress towards goals

4 mins

Why can’t I cry anymore?

4 mins

How to practice self-compassion

Mood Management > Stress management

5 mins

Work smarter, not harder for better mental health

5 mins

It’s Stress Awareness Month – how can you reduce the impact of stress?

5 mins

Maintaining good psychological health during Christmas

5 mins

Stress awareness day

Phobias

9 mins

Why Do I Feel Like Something Bad is Going to Happen?

3 mins

Are You Letting a Phobia Hold You Back?

Psychiatry

6 mins

Why are ADHD medication reviews important?

6 mins

How Do I Know if Psychiatry is Working for Me?

5 mins

What Happens in Psychiatry Sessions?

6 mins

Do I Need a Psychiatrist for ADHD?

Relationships

5 mins

Why am I attracted to toxic relationships?

4 mins

Hyper independence in a relationship – is it a trauma response?

7 mins

Am I in an unhealthy relationship and how to fix it

7 mins

Relationship breakdown: understanding the signs and stages

Self Help

3 mins

How to start a self-care routine you can stick to

7 mins

Why do people walk all over me?

5 mins

How “having it all” can diminish women’s mental health

5 mins

Helping university students prioritise their mental health

Self-harm

2 mins

Understanding and breaking out of the self-harm cycle

4 mins

Self-Harm: The Invisible Epidemic

Sex & Relationships

5 mins

Why am I attracted to toxic relationships?

5 mins

How to stop obsessing over someone (and where this stems from)

5 mins

No one gets me: what to do when you feel misunderstood

5 mins

Why am I so critical of my partner?

Stress

5 mins

Causes of student stress: looking after mental health while studying

5 mins

It’s Stress Awareness Month – how can you reduce the impact of stress?

5 mins

Stress awareness day

6 mins

How couples can keep wedding stress in check

Therapy

8 mins

How having emotionally unavailable parents can impact your adult life

6 mins

Do I need therapy 

3 mins

How to start a self-care routine you can stick to

4 mins

First visit to a psychologist: what to expect and how to prepare

Trauma

7 mins

Over controlling parents in adulthood – the signs and what you can do

5 mins

What is trauma bonding?

7 mins

Toxic family dynamics: signs you grew up in a dysfunctional family

6 mins

I have BPD: what should I do?

Wellbeing

4 mins

How to practice self-compassion

3 mins

How to start a self-care routine you can stick to

7 mins

Why do people walk all over me?

8 mins

How to Stand Up for Yourself (And Why You Find it So Difficult)

5 mins

Feeling like a fraud at work: overcoming imposter syndrome

5 mins

Work smarter, not harder for better mental health

5 mins

Mental Health in the workplace

5 mins

Imposter syndrome – why do successful people feel like frauds?

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Dr Elena Touroni

Dr Elena Touroni is a skilled and experienced consultant psychologist with a track record of delivering high-quality services for individuals with all common emotional difficulties and those with a diagnosis of personality disorder. She is experienced in service design and delivery, the management of multi-disciplinary teams, organisational consultancy, and development and delivery of both national and bespoke training to providers in the statutory and non-statutory sector.

Having obtained a first degree in Psychology (BSc) at the American College of Greece, she completed her doctoral training at the University of Surrey. Dr Touroni is highly experienced in the assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety, substance misuse, personality disorder, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, adjustment disorder and relationship difficulties. She works with both individuals and couples and can offer therapy in English and Greek.

She is trained in several specialist therapeutic approaches such as Schema Therapy for individuals and couples, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-based approaches and Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT).

Dr Touroni has held a variety of clinical and managerial positions including as Head of Service in the NHS. Further she has held academic positions for the University of Surrey and the Institute of Mental Health lecturing on specialist postgraduate Masters and Doctorate programmes. As well as holding a variety of NHS positions, Dr Touroni is the co-founder of a private practice in Central London that has been a provider of psychological therapy for all common emotional difficulties including personality disorder since 2002.

Dr Touroni has a keen interest in developing preventative approaches for psychological well-being and has been involved in the co-creation of bespoke wellness retreats for transformative change for the past 5 years. She is the founder and one of two directors of The Chelsea Psychology Clinic.