Anxiety counselling London NW3, cognitive counselling, stress management, phobia treatments, depression, building self-confidence psychological counselling, hypnotherapy and more.

about.......our practitioners

Felix Economakis (Director) BA(hons), Dipl.Psych., MSc., PG.Dipl.Psychol., Dipl.Hyp., PG.Dipl.Hyp., SBST, BSCH, BPS.

Felix is a fully qualified Chartered Counselling Psychologist , coaching psychologist and hypnotherapist, having completed a 6 year full-time University training in London. During that time he also undertook a 2 year-long diploma and post-graduate diploma in clinical hypnosis.  This lead to further training in Neurolinguistic Programming, of which he is a certified master practitioner, and diplomas in Brief Strategic Therapy from the Human Givens Institute and from the Brief Strategic Therapy Foundation.  Felix has worked in the NHS for over six years, and has now been working full-time in private practice for over 2 years. He has featured in many TV, radio and magazine articles on a variety of topics. Felix is also Director of Clinical services for The Braveheart Programme, a charity set up to treat post-traumatic stress in ex-soldiers.

Felix has a passion for studying many therapeutic approaches and then in combining the therapies studied to produce rapid and powerful interventions for a range of condtions, including self-confidence, traumas, depression and is acknowledged as one of the country's leading phobia practitioners. He has successfully treated hundreds of clients who have not benefitted from previous conventional therapies (see testimonials). He is a recognised health care provider for BUPA (provider number 30022894),  AXA PPP Healthcare (provider number FE00162), and  WPA (provider number 920113263) as well as CIGNA, Pru Health and Standard Life Healthcare.

To see Felix using hypnosis in a live filmed therapy session please click here.

Media appearances:

                                         Television & Radio:

BBC3's 'Freaky Eaters', (Feb - April 09), where Felix worked with 8 clients with severe Selective Eating Disorders. There was a 100% success rate even though Felix was asked to not employ his usual techniques in case of premature success.

BBC 3's "Panic Room"(April-May 07) a 6-part series where he successfully treated 6 people with severe phobias. Felix was later challenged by a journalist from the Daily Mirror to treat her phobia of pigeons, which he did in one session (for more information click on the above links). In the Nov 2007 issue of Time Out, journalist Hannah Kane wrote about her equally successful single session to cure her phobia of surgical operations. Felix has also appeared on: BBC News (stress), Newsnight (psychology of austerity); Sky News (phobias; customer relations), Channel 5 (addictions), BBC Radio 1 (exam stress);  BBC Radio London (phobias).                 

                                          Journalist Articles

Metro newspaper (danger, loneliness), Sunday Telegraph (dopamine release & shopping), Sunday Express (relationships), Prediction magazine (releasing emotional baggage); Men's Health (relationships), Psychologies Magazine (bereavements & loss); Zest (confidence building) and many others.

Please visit FelixEconomakis.com for more information on media work and to see clips from past television and radio appearances.

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                             Psychologists:

Dr. Jenny Davids BSc (hons), MSc.,Clinical Psych , BPS, MACP

Jenny is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and a child and adolescent psychotherapist (member of the Association for Child Psychotherapists). She has worked as a consultant in the NHS, the Anna Freud Centre and in private practice for many years.  Jenny also works with adults.  Her special interests are adoption, trauma and creativity.

Vanessa Schjelderup BSc, MSc., PG.Dipl.Psychol.,BPS.

Vanessa is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and specialises in using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.  Vanessa uses CBT for a range of issues, with a particular interest in social anxiety, self-image and self-esteem, and individual and corporate stress management.

 

Julia Avnon  BSc. MSc., PG.Dipl.Psychol. BPS

Julia is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and specialises in Cognitive Behavioural. Julia uses CBT for a range of psychological difficulties and focuses on CBT and systemic therapy with children. She also conducts cognitive and educational assessments with children with a focus on mild learning difficulties, ADD ADHD and dyslexia.  These assessments include standardised instruments, clinical interviews, school visits and liaison and are followed by extensive reports and clear recommendations for schools and families. Julia trained and worked for 5 years at Great Ormond Hospital in London where she worked within the Psychological Medicine department and the neuropsychology team. Julia’s work with adults focuses on depression, anxiety, OCD and ADHD.

Elisabeth Tapini  BA (Hons). MA,, Post-MA, CPsychol. BACP

Elisabeth is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and a BACP registered psychotherapist. She specialises in existential-phenomenlogical therapy. The task of existential counselling and psychotherapy is to help the individual clarify and understand their way of living. The therapist assists client to move away from how things 'should' be and instead to explore new possibilities and new ways of living. Elisabeth has worked in a number of health care settings, providing therapy to a diverse group of clients. She specialises in relational difficulties, identity issues and trauma work. She is visiting lecturer with Regent's College School of Psychotherapy & Counselling and also teaches counselling skills at Hackney Community College. She is active in psychosocial research, exploring issues of identity, anxiety and belonging.

Katie d'Ath BSc. MSc.,  

Katie  is a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. specialising in anxiety disorders such as OCD, BDD, and social phobia. She also works with people who struggle with depression, anger and jealousy. With a Masters in Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy from Goldsmiths College, London University. Katie began her career working at the Priory Hospital North London, running borh group and individual therapy. Katie favours an eclectic approach to therapy, allowing her to draw from other therapeutic disciplines to complement CBT, tailoring sessions to meet the individual's needs and goals.

 

             Psychotherapists & Counsellors

Adrianna Penalosa-Clarke

Adrianna is a Systemic psychotherapist and teacher working with indviduals, couples and familie [awaiting bio].

Margot Schiemann (MA, Memb. IGA, Dip. OT, Dip. ITHP)

Margot qualified in integrative psychotherapy and counselling at the Minster Centre in 1983, followed by a training at the Association for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at the NHS. She obtained an MA in Psychoanalytic Studies at the Tavistock, and is a member of the Institute of Group Analysis. Margot has been in private practice since 1986 and works with individuals, couples, groups, staff teams and organizations, privately and in different Mental health settings, including the NHS. She is part of a number of employee-assistant programmes(EAPs) and teaches and supervises counsellors and psychotherapists. She is experienced in working with a diverse range of ages and cultural and religious backgrounds. Margot has a particular interest in working with people who want to develop their creative potential in work and relationships. she offers short and long term counselling/psychotherapy, supervsion  and team support in English as well as German.

 

Evelyn Cooney BACP., BASRT. UKCP

Evelyn is a Relate licensed counsellor offering relationship
counselling and sex therapy for couples and individuals to help resolve problems and conflict.  The counselling can help with communication, commitment, sexual difficulties, affairs, depression, family issues, separation, divorce and life stages. She offers long term and short term work. 

Fabien DeCodts BA.; Dip.Hyp

Fabien is a qualifed clinical hypnotherapist; hypnoanalyst and NLP Master Practitioner and Trainer. He also acts as a professional assitant to Paul Mckenna in his weight-loss training courses and seminars. Recently Fabien has started training in the Human Givens Diploma for brief therapy solutions. He treats a variety of conditions with hypnosis, NLP and TFT and enjoys great success with his stopping-smoking cessations in just one session.

 

                                 Laser Therapy

Dr. Anna Zohrabian MD, Phd, FBSCH

Anna is a medical doctor who has specialised in neurology and neuropsychology, and is a member of the British Neuropsychological Society. She specialises in Laser Therapy and received her Professor's Degree in 1984 in Moscow, where she worked as Senior Research Assistant at the Pain Clinic in the Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Moscow. While working there, Anna successfully complemented conventional methods of treatment with Laser Therapy in patients with back pain syndrome. In addition Anna is also a lecturer in Medical Hypnosis at the London College of Clinical Hypnosis and is on the Editorial Board of The European Journal of Clinical Hypnosis.

 

                       Executive & Life Coaches

Mina Parmar BSc., MRICS, ANLP (Personal & Business Coaching)

Mina is a professional performance and business coach and mentor. She is an NLP Master Practitioner and trained in TimeLine Therapy and hypnosis.

Mina is also a successful practicing Chartered Surveyor of some 20 years standing and is currently an Associate Partner in an internationally renowned firm. Mina uses this unique mix of skills, capabilities and experience of corporate life to work with other professionals and senior decision makers to maximise their potential and performance. She assists them in dramatically achieving their ambitions and finding purpose and direction in the least possible time. Mina has developed an Executive Coaching programme which she taillors to each client's particular needs and circumstances, and which can also be offered in workshop and seminar format for groups.

 

Simone Cameron BA, Dipl (Personal Performance Coaching)

Simone specialises in career and life-work balance coaching. Relocating to San Francisco for five years offered her a unique perspective as she coached professionals from leading corporations who were looking to improve their lleadership skills, whilst adding meaning and balance to their life. She has a diploma in personal coaching from the most highly accredited coaching training course in the UK. Clients describe coaching as having 'a personal fitness instructor of the mind'. Simone helps people to find out what they really want from their lives and uses tools and techniques to keep them motivated and focused.

 

         THERAPY CAN BE OFFERED IN FOLLOWING LANGUAGES:

          * French     * German    * Spanish     * Portugese

              * Greek    * Hebrew   * Norwegian  * Russian

 

                            COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS

Emma James, Chartered & State Registered Physiotherapist. BSc (Hons), MCSP, SRP, APPI, AACP

Since qualifying as a chartered physiotherapist Emma has worked extensively in the public and private sector, treating muscular and skeletal injuries.

As an active and professional practitioner and through continued professional development offers the highest level of service utilising the latest medical research, Pilates techniques and acupuncture to treat injuries.

Working very closely with some of London's top private consultants and working in one of London's leading physiotherapy practices Emma has extensive experience working with all types of injuries and surgery.

 

 

THE HEATH also maintains extensive contacts with other practitioners and professionals.

 

 

 

Practitioners at THE HEATH Mind Body Therapies London NW3, we specialise in counselling for anxiety, counselling for depression, counselling for relationships, counselling for anger management, stopping smoking and many more conditions using psychological therapies, hypnotherapy, NLP and other interventions. counselling in french, german, spanish, portugese, greek, hebrew, norwegian, russian