The Psych Practice

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Neuro/Clinical Psychologists, Couple Therapists'
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London SW11 & West Wickham BR4
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About us

The Psych Practice are experts in the provision of mental health and also specialise in working with health conditions.  The team is a dedicated group of qualified Clinical Psychologists and Neuropsychologists. We offer a range of neuropsychological and psychotherapeutic approaches which include cognitive rehabilitation, short-term CBT, psychodynamic, compassionate focused, narrative and systemic therapy. We also offer ADHD assessments and Neurodevelopmental disorders. These approaches will support you as you navigate through the tapestry of life, helping you grow and lay down new foundations.

​​CBT-This can help you manage your problem by changing the way you think and behave.
​​PSYCHODYNAMIC- This explores unconscious processes affecting relationships

SYSTEMIC FAMILY THERAPY (including narrative therapy)- This explores patterns of communication or behaviour detrimental to interactions and feelings within relationship groups and systems.​
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COMPASSIONATE FOCUSED THERAPY-This promotes wellbeing by facilitating the scientific understanding and application of compassion. It integrates techniques from CBT with social, developmental and neuroscience.

Our clinics are easily accessible and cover London and the surrounding areas, we also provide in-reach and out-reach services. Contact us for more information.

Clinics: Clapham Junction, Bromley, Tooting (St Georges' Hospital), Surrey and Kent.

Training, qualifications & experience

Dr Ndidi Boakye is the founder of The Psych Practice. She completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Salomons in 2008 and subsequently went on to specialise in Clinical Neuropsychology. She completed an MSc in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Nottingham in 2012, and went on to obtain the Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology QiCN in 2014. She is over 11 years qualified and works as a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist at Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust in the Community Neurorehabilitation team, three days a week. She is also Lead Psychologist for Couples and Family work at the Wolfson at Queen Mary's Hospital at Roehampton, St Georges' University Hospitals Trust and works in the private sector, working with common mental health problems and Neurological conditions.

Dr Boakye has a special interest in working in cognitive rehabilitation, with distressed couples, adjustment issues, vocational rehabilitation, issues of diversity, supervision, EMDR and process issues in team working. Her main therapy modalities include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Systemic and Psycho-dynamic psychotherapy.

Her team includes qualified Clinical Psychologists, Trainee Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists. All trained in working with common mental health problems.

Dr Boakye has a strong interest in research and has contributed to the field of psychology. Over the years, she has co-authored articles and book chapters. She has also been an invited speaker at national and international conferences and workshops. Examples of publications are highlighted below.

PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES:

Boakye Ndidi, Mwale Amanda. (2022). Systemic Approaches to Brain Injury Treatment. London and New York, Routledge

Newby, Palmer, Boakye, Johnson & Maddicks. (2019). Putting conversations centre stage: systemic working in acquired brain injury contexts. In: Yeates & Ashworth (Eds.), Psychological Therapies in Acquired brain Injury. (pp. 132-153). London and New York, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.

Boakye et al. (2019). All Change: An Inpatient Service’s Experience of a new Stroke Clinical Neuropsychology Delivery Model, British Medical Journal-Open Quality 2019.

Boakye, N., Betteridge, S. & Corrie, S. (2019). Just the two of us, A Case Series of Behavioural Couples Therapy in Neuro-rehabilitation: A pilot service initiative. Division of Neuropsychology Conference. British Psychological Society.

Qualification

  • BSc (Hons) in Psychological Sciences
  • Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
  • MSc in Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Behavioural Couple's Therapy
  • Foundation in Systemic Therapy
  • Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors

Member organisations *

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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BPS
British Psychological Society (BPS)

British Psychological Society

HCPC
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

The HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.

They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.

Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.

We have verified that at least one professional at this organisation is registered with the relevant professional body.

Other areas of counselling we deal with

Health anxiety

PTSD

EMDR

Neurological conditions

Medically unexplained symptoms

Physical Health conditions

Vocational issues

Racial trauma

Photos & videos

Fees

£120.00 - £200.00

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Refugees

Health Insurance/EAP

  • Aviva
  • Axa Health
  • BUPA
  • Vitality
  • WPA
  • Cigna

Additional information

£120 p/h for common mental health problems

£145 p/h  for couple work

£165 p/h for neurological difficulties

£100-£120 for supervision

The Psych Practice is registered with all the major insurance companies such as AXA, Bupa, Vitality, and Cigna.

When we work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

Mondays: 4pm-7pm

Tuesdays: 1pm-7pm

Wednesdays 10am-4pm

Thursday: 4pm-9pm

Fridays: 10am-5pm

Saturdays: 10-2pm

Sundays: 11am-1pm

Further information

" The Psych Practice has a number of Associates who are all members of HCPC and are qualified doctors in Clinical Psychology."

                                      MEET THE TEAM

  • DR CORINNE GURVITZ, Senior Counselling Psychologist

 Client Groups: Adults

 Work Area: Online

 Areas of expertise: EMDR, Trauma, common psychological issues and Race                 related trauma.

  • DR NICK FRANCIS, Clinical Psychologist

Client Groups: Adults, Older Adults, Teams

Work Area: London, Kent and Online

Area of expertise: Neuropsychological rehabilitation, neurological conditions,           cognitive rehabilitation, common psychological issues and long term conditions.

  • DR SOPHIE ANDREWS, Clinical Psychologist

Client Groups: Adults

Work Area: London, Kent and Online

Areas of expertise: Neuropsychological rehabilitation, neurological conditions, cognitive rehabilitation, common psychological issues and long term conditions.

  • DR JHEANELL HALL, Senior Clinical Psychologist

Client Groups: Children, Adolescent, Parents and Adults

Work Area: London, Kent and online

Areas of expertise: Severe and enduring mental health problems and common psychological issues.

  • DR NGOZI EBUBEDIKE,  Clinical Psychologist 

Work Area: London, Kent, North London, Essex and online

Areas of expertise: Anxiety disorders, mood disorders and interpersonal difficulties. 

Ngozi is a Clinical Psychologist with special interests in community and critical

  • DR ELOISE WYNTER,  Clinical Psychologist 

Work Area: London, East London, Essex and online

Areas of expertise: ADHD Assessments, Neuro-development, learning disabilities and CBT.

  • DR MISBAH HUSSAIN, Clinical Psychologist 

Work Area: London, South London and online

Areas of expertise: Children and adult psychology, CBT, Learning difficulties

  • DR MMA YEEBO, Clinical Psychologist 

Work Area: Newcastle and online

Areas of expertise:  Student mental health and anti-racism..

  • DR AFUA APPIAH, Clinical Psychologist 

Work Area: London, East London, Essex and online

Areas of expertise: Mental Health, neuro-development and Learning Disabilities .Including secure children’s homes and specialist trauma centres

We now have a limited number of low cost sessions (online only) available with one of our Trainee Associates

We offer a number of psychological approaches, adult mental health care, trauma and subtle racism. 

Articles

You can take a read through a couple of articles featured in Vogue, written by Dr Ndidi here: 

https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/turbo-relationships-pandemic

https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/high-functioning-depression

76A Battersea Rise, London, SW11 1EH

West Wickham, BR4

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone
Home visits

Types of client

Children
Young people
Adults
Older adults
Couples
Families
Groups
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

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We work with individuals who have experience communication difficulties and physical disabilities.

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Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online
Phone

I offer specialist supervision for Clinical Psychologists working in Neuropsychology Neuropsychologists Therapists working using CBT and Eclectic models  Therapists working with neurological conditions Therapists working in teams Therapists working with multi-cultural issues .

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