Dr Yoav Jacob

Consultant Psychiatrist

Dr Yoav Jacob has been working as a qualified doctor for 23 years, after completing training in both London and Sydney. Since then, he has worked in various inpatient, outpatient and hospital services in Australia and the UK.

In private practice over the last six years, he has worked with various mental health conditions including mood and personality disorders, anxiety disorders (including OCD), PTSD, psychosis, gender dysphoria, and body dysmorphia.

Dr Jacob is specialist in treating eating disorders and has worked as a Consultant Psychiatrist at St Ann’s Eating Disorders service in outpatient care, the day programmes, and on the Iris ward for inpatient care. He has supervised doctors and medical students and taught on eating disorders. Additionally, he is experienced in working with neurodevelopmental conditions like Autism and ADHD and has previously led an autism and eating disorder clinic.

Dr Jacob has worked with sport related mental well-being as well as working with ITV to advise on adjustments required for clients entering reality television programmes. Dr Jacob works collaboratively to empower patients and ensure they receive the best possible care balancing psychological mindfulness with expert prescribing. 

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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.