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Dr Nikos Sarras is a Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. He holds a First-Class Honours degree in Psychology from Goldsmiths, University of London, a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychoanalytic Observational Studies (Distinction) from the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in collaboration with the University of East London, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Practice Interventions for Mental Health from the University of Manchester. He completed his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College London.
Dr Sarras has extensive experience working with adults, children, and adolescents, as well as families, across a broad range of NHS settings, including primary, secondary, and tertiary care, inpatient, outpatient, community, and national and specialist services. He works with a broad range of psychological difficulties, with particular experience in anxiety, stress (including work-related, school- and exam-related stress), trauma-related difficulties, and emotional and relational challenges. He also supports individuals with depression, obsessive-compulsive difficulties, low self-esteem, and neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autism Spectrum Conditions and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. His work is grounded in evidence-based practice and informed by a biopsychosocial framework and developmental psychopathology. He draws on training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Behaviour Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and is informed by psychodynamic and systemic perspectives, while remaining responsive to each individual’s needs and context.
Dr Sarras currently holds a senior role within a specialist NHS service in London, where he provides clinical leadership within the service, offers consultations to professional networks, and delivers specialist assessments. He has previously held roles at highly esteemed institutions, including the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. In his therapeutic work, Dr Sarras aims to create a safe and confidential space where clients can explore their experiences openly. He works collaboratively to understand the emotional and relational contexts of distress, supporting clients to develop insight, process difficult experiences, and build more adaptive ways of relating to themselves and others.
Alongside his clinical work, Dr Sarras has guest lectured at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, on the MSc in Clinical Mental Health Sciences at University College London, and on the Clinical Psychology Doctorate at King’s College London.