Dr Marta Sosnowska-Conradi

Clinical Psychologist

Dr Marta Sosnowska is a skilled and experienced clinical psychologist. Having obtained a degree in Psychology (MSc) at the University of Warsaw in Poland, she completed her doctoral training at the University of Essex. Dr Sosnowska has held a variety of clinical and managerial positions including an interim lead for training and placement, and working on a pilot of Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy in Complex Care (DIT-CC) in an NHS Trust in London. Currently she is involved in a project of developing supervision capacity for DIT-CC at the Anna Freud Centre.

She is trained in specialist therapeutic approaches such as Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy, Mentalisation-Based Therapy (for Borderline Personality Disorder, Complex Depression and work with adolescents) and Narrative Exposure Approach. She is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy for trauma.

Dr Sosnowska is experienced in the assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety, bereavement, neurodiversity, parenthood struggles, perinatal and postnatal difficulties, personality disorder, adjustment disorder and relationship difficulties. Dr Sosnowska’s specialist interests include identity and interpersonal relationships, generationally-transmitted, collective and individual trauma, feminism, intersectionality and critical psychology, culture and group processes, and neurodiversity.

She can offer assessment and therapy in English and Polish.

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Marina Hilleary

December 9, 2024 No Comments

Dr Marina Hilleary is a Clinical Psychologist working in the NHS and private practice. She completed her BSc in Psychology at the University of Exeter, graduating with first-class honours and was subsequently awarded an MSc in Mental Health Studies and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London.

Dr Hilleary has 9 years of clinical experience in various NHS mental health settings, her current position being on a Specialist Adolescent Team at a Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). She has a specialist interest in working with children, young people and their families and has worked with young people presenting with a wide range of difficulties including depression, low self-esteem, anxiety (specific phobias, GAD, social anxiety, separation anxiety, panic and OCD), PTSD, behaviours that challenge and additional neurodevelopmental needs.

Dr Hilleary is experienced in carrying out comprehensive psychological assessments (including cognitive assessments) and recognises the importance of working towards a shared understanding of the presenting difficulties to enable a positive therapeutic outcome. She draws on a range of evidence-based psychological therapies and models, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness-Based approaches. In addition, Dr Hilleary utilises systemic family approaches when working with young people and their families.

Dr Hilleary adopts an integrative, compassionate and person-centred approach to engage young people, building their motivation to participate in decisions around their care plan and achieve their therapeutic goals. She works creatively with her clients and, where appropriate, alongside any of their important support systems.