Lisa Matthias

Lisa Matthias is a Counselling Psychologist. She completed her doctorate in Counselling Psychology at University of East London after having completed her bachelors in Psychology at Coventry University and a MSc in Psychological Research Methods at the University of Leicester.  Over the last number of years, Lisa has experience working in the NHS where she has delivered evidence-based approaches for both adults and children, experiencing a wide range of mental health difficulties.

Lisa has worked with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, trauma, personality disorders, and phobias, as well as individuals with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, psychosis, and post-traumatic stress disorder. She also has experience working with individuals diagnosed with ADHD and ASC.

She draws upon Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Psychodynamic therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT).  She also has experience delivering MBCT groups.   

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.


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.