About me
I am a Chartered Clinical Psychologist offering consultation and therapy to adults in East and Central London. I provide a safe, protected space and time so that your experience can be understood and attended to with care.
What Is On Your Mind?
You might have some ideas about what you are going through and what helps or hinders you, but feel stuck and in need of a helping hand. Or life may simply feel too much, with little clarity on what kind of support you need. You may be going through, or have experienced a significant life event, change, or loss that has been hard to process. Or your concerns might feel much broader and longstanding.
The idea of opening up or changing can feel daunting, or even impossible; seeking help through therapy can be an important place to start.
Issues I commonly help with might be described or labelled as stress, anxiety, or panic; problems with mood, irritability, self-esteem, or depression; relationship difficulties, loneliness, grief, or loss; issues with identity, difference or discrimination; lack of direction, belonging, or purpose; struggles with education, work, home or family environments, and more.
How I Can Help
I draw on my clinical training, as well as my experience in the NHS and beyond, to offer an effective and meaningful approach to understanding, coping with, and developing on from your difficulties. As a Clinical Psychologist, I have training and experience in a number of evidence-based therapies, each of which informs my practice depending on your needs.
I have a particular interest in psychoanalytic therapies, and have undertaken additional training in this approach. How we experience and respond to adversity is often outside of our immediate awareness, and this can be hard to grapple with on our own. Psychoanalytic therapies offer a deeper understanding of your current struggles and the circumstances and relationships, past and present, that shape them. This allows for a better appreciation of how you have got to where you are, what is holding you back, and how your difficulties can be worked through. I am dedicated to providing a patient and attentive presence, so that we can work together towards developing a more fulfilling, satisfying life for you.
I am committed to inclusive practice and engaging with personal and societal issues of identity, difference and discrimination- whatever your experience of these might be.
Getting in Touch
If you are interested in exploring whether therapy could be helpful for you, or if you have any questions, please get in touch by clicking ‘Email me’ at the top of this page and I will respond to you as soon as possible. We can arrange an initial 15-minute phone enquiry, at a suitable time, to think together about what is going on for you and what your needs are. There is no fee for this enquiry, and no commitment to continue with me beyond this point.
If it feels helpful, we can then arrange a full consultation to explore things in more depth and to consider whether therapy with me would be a suitable next step.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Dr. Iain O’Leary CPsychol
Chartered Clinical Psychologist
Training, qualifications & experience
I have trained and worked for over 10 years in the NHS and, previously, the Irish mental health sector. I now work exclusively in private practice. I have worked therapeutically with individuals and groups from childhood to older age, across many different cultural backgrounds, difficulties, and needs. The majority of my experience has been with adults who struggle to make sense of and manage their thoughts and feelings, wish to understand themselves better, and want to improve their relationships with themselves and others.
I completed my DClinPsy training with Salomons Institute for Applied Psychology, Canterbury Christchurch University, and the NHS. I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). I am a Chartered member (CPsychol) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). I practice in accordance with the HCPC Standards of Proficiency and the BPS Code of Ethics and Conduct.
As a Clinical Psychologist, I have training and experience in a number of evidence-based therapies, each of which informs my practice depending on client need. I have particular interest in psychoanalytic therapies, including short-term Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT). DIT is recommended in the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines, which informs NHS best practice. I am a qualified DIT Practitioner, accredited by the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC). I also offer longer-term therapy of this kind. My practice is influenced by other established approaches, including Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) and Systemic therapies.
As part of my ongoing professional development, I stay up to date with current research and practice, and undertake additional accredited training. This includes a commitment to a socially and culturally sensitive approach in working with clients, and being attentive to issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, social class, and beyond.
I have completed an Enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), updated annually.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Issues I commonly help with might be described or labelled as stress, anxiety, or panic; problems with mood, irritability, self-esteem, or depression; relationship difficulties, loneliness, grief, or loss; issues with identity, difference or discrimination; lack of direction, belonging, or purpose; struggles with education, work, home or family environments, and more. You are welcome to get in touch to explore what might be most helpful to you at this time.
I am committed to inclusive practice and engaging with personal and societal issues of identity, difference and discrimination in my work- whatever your experience of these might be.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£115.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Initial 15-minute phone enquiry: no fee
Consultation: £115/session
Therapy: £115/session
These fees are for self-funding clients. Please contact me if you have questions about insurance options or fees.
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