Dr Samuel Christmas

Counselling Psychologist

Dr Samuel Christmas obtained his undergraduate degree in Psychology at Durham University. After working as an assistant psychologist in a central London NHS trust, he completed his Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at the University of East London. He currently works as a counselling psychologist in the public and private sectors.
Dr Christmas works with adults and older adults. He has experience with a broad range of common difficulties including low mood, depression, anxiety, stress, long-term health conditions, trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, personality difficulties, bereavement, relationship issues, low self-esteem, assertiveness difficulties, panic attacks and insomnia. Dr Christmas has a particular interest in helping with tinnitus management.

Dr Christmas offers a confidential and non-judgemental space in which to explore the difficulties that clients are facing currently and have faced in the past. He encourages a collaborative relationship in which clients can work together towards their goals for therapy. He believes in providing a friendly and supportive environment to help clients gain a greater understanding of their experiences, navigate obstacles, and to facilitate change.

Dr Christmas is trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy and integrative approaches including Compassion Focused Therapy and Cognitive Analytic Therapy. However, he often integrates a combination of models as he believes each individual deserves a tailored approach based on their needs. Dr Christmas has experience working with a range of difficulties, having worked in a variety of services in the NHS. He continues to work in a public health setting with a range of mental health difficulties

Dr Elena Touroni

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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.


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.


She is trained in several specialist therapeutic approaches such as schema therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based approaches and Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT). 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. She is the founder and one of two directors of The Chelsea Psychology Clinic.