Vanessa Contreras-Negretti MBPsS; MBACP; Prof Doctorate Counselling Psychology

Training, qualifications & experience

• Registered psychotherapist and member of MBACP (374235)
• MBPsS Graduate member of British Psychological Society
• Postgraduate Diploma level in Counselling Psychology (University of East London).
• Currently finalising my Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (University of East London).
• Master's Degree in Psychology (University of East London).
• Master's Degree in Investigative and Forensic Psychology (University of Liverpool)
• Master's Degree in Cognitive Neuropsychology (University College London).
• BA Linguistics (University College London)

My clinical experience spans a range of different services within the NHS.

I have worked in IAPT services in primary care, dealing with mild to moderate difficulties, with a wide variety of presentations such as longstanding problems with depression, general anxiety, panic, obsessive compulsive disorder, phobias, social anxiety, pain management difficulties and PTSD.

My work in secondary care services has focused on more complex and enduring psychological issues, often presenting with an element of vulnerability or risk. In this capacity, I have generally worked in the area of mood, anxiety and personality difficulties with presentations such as treatment-resistant depression, long-standing OCD, complex trauma and personality disorders with a developmental and historical origin, among others.

I have worked primarily in NHS services based in Surrey, East London and Essex and have worked in conjunction with a wide range of professionals in very diverse multidisciplinary teams.