Dr Léann Lavery

Counselling Psychologist

Dr Léann Lavery is a counselling psychologist, integrative psychotherapist and EMDR therapist. She completed her undergraduate honours degree in psychology at University College Dublin, and earned her clinical doctorate at the Metanoia Institute in London.

Léann has worked across a variety of settings in both the private and NHS sectors, including NHS secondary care for adults with complex mental health needs, university mental health services, and private organisations.

Working relationally, Léann offers a collaborative and attuned therapeutic space where clients can explore their experiences with openness and curiosity. She integrates body-based neuroscience, trauma-informed theories, and psychodynamic approaches to deepen self-awareness and understanding. Additionally, she incorporates EMDR, compassion-focused techniques, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), and existential perspectives to foster resilience, emotional healing, and personal growth.

Before training as a psychologist, Léann worked in PR and communications, giving her a unique insight into the pressures of corporate environments. She has a particular interest in trauma and relationship dynamics and supports individuals navigating anxiety, depression, relational difficulties, issues with self-worth, work-related stress, and existential concerns.

Dr Elena Touroni

May 19, 2022 No Comments

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.