Our Supervisors

Dr Anastasiya Lovegrove is a Counselling Psychologist. She is certified in Schema Therapy for Couples as well as for individuals; incorporates EMDR and in addition to English, speaks Ukrainian and Russian. For more, see https://www.drlovegrove.co.uk.

Dr Christina Vallianatou is a Counselling Psychologist. She has worked for the National Health Service in the UK and currently works in private practice in Athens. She also has years of teaching experience in different academic settings. Her research interests, publications and conference presentations focus on Schema Therapy, eating disorders and multicultural issues in psychotherapy. For more, see https://schematherapybelgrade.com/about-us/.

Dr Felicity Nichols is a Clinical Psychologist in the NHS, predominantly in forensic settings.  Her areas of special interest are complex trauma, addictive behaviour and psychosis.  She maintains an active research profile through collaborations with the University of Dundee and NHS partnerships. In addition to Schema Therapy,  she uses CBT, mindfulness and sensorimotor psychotherapy in her clinical work.

Dr Femke Leathes is a Clinical Psychologist and runs a successful psychology practice in Reading and online: https://www.leathespsychology.co.uk

Dr Gill Heath is a Consultant a Clinical Psychologist and co-director of Schema Therapy Associates training. See her profile here: https://www.schematherapyassociates.training/schema-therapy-team.

Hannah Hope is a licensed psychologist in Cologne, Germany, and speaks English and German. For more, see https://ptkoeln.de/hannah-hoppe/.

Dr Helen Startup is an NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Research Fellow as well as an honorary Senior Lecturer with Sussex University. She has worked in National specialist settings for eating disorders, psychosis and personality disorders and with individuals and groups experiencing a wide range of distressing problems. Helen also has a private practice in Brighton: https://www.brightonpsychologyservice.co.uk.

Dr Hilary Kloss previously worked in NHS forensic services as a Senior Clinical Psychologist before moving to Prague, where she runs a successful private practice.  She works predominantly with adults with personality disorder, complex trauma and persistent anxiety and depression. As well as Schema Therapy, she integrates elements of ACT and DBT into her clinical work. More information can be found at praguepsychology.com.

Dr Jude McLean is a Counselling Psychologist in private practice with a background in psychology for physical health conditions. For more, see

Dr Joan Farrell is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, an adjunct professor of clinical psychology, at Purdue University (IUPUI) and was a faculty member of the Indiana University School of medicine (IUSM) in Psychiatry for 25 yrs. She is Research director of the Centre for BPD Treatment and Research of the Indiana University School of Medicine/Midtown CMHC. She co-founded Group Schema Therapy and has authored numerous Schema Therapy publications.

John Priestley is a qualified Social Worker with a background in Jungian analysis and acting. For more see https://schematherapyassociates.com/john-priestley-about.

Dr Kerry Beckley is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and is certified in both Individual and Group Schema Therapy. She has worked in various forensic settings developing Schema Therapy services and schema-informed practice.  She has published and presented on forensic Schema Therapy for many years both nationally and internationally.

Dr Kirsty Gillings is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Advanced Certified Schema Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer. She has been supervising and training certification candidates since 2014. Clinically, she works primarily in the NHS in Scotland where she is Clinical Lead for Personality Disorders for NHS Tayside. Her additional interests include brief schema therapy models, psychoanalytic approaches and systems psychodynamics. 

Liz Sneath is a registered Psychologist who has worked in a variety of NHS and forensic settings and incorporates sensorimotor psychotherapy into her clinical work. She currently runs her own private practice: https://thefriendlypsychologist.co.uk.

Dr Louise Coates is a Consultant Forensic Psychologist with a background in the NHS, Social Services and criminal justice organisations. She incorporates EMDR, CFT and sensorimotor psychotherapy into her clinical work. For more, see: https://www.theprivatepsychologist.org/about

Dr Louise Sainsbury is Louise is a Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and is certified in both Individual and Group Schema Therapy. She integrates attachment theory within Schema Therapy and has an interest in working with severe personality disorder.

Dr Muireann McNulty is a Clinical Psychologist working in private practice in Dublin, a public community adult mental health service, and as an Occasional Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at University College Dublin and Trinity College.

Dr Olivia Thrift is a Counselling Psychologist, certified Yoga and Mindfulness teacher and founder of The Psychology Company in California. For more, see: https://thepsychologycompany.co.uk/psychologists-near-me/psychologist-dr-olivia-thrift/

Rachel Horsman is a Forensic Psychologist who is certified in both Group and individual Schema Therapy. She works in a high secure forensic setting and specialises in complex and severe personality disorders.

Dr Sam Leaity is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice with a specialist interest in mindfulness and CFT and a background in health psychology. She is also a visiting lecturer and clinical consultant for the doctoral clinical psychology course at Royal Holloway, University of London. For more see: https://drsamanthaleaity.co.uk/samantha-leaity-psychologist-schema-therapist.

Sarah Pagdin is a Counselling Psychologist with a special interest in supporting autistic teenagers and their parents. For more, see: https://2diverse.co.uk/about/.

Dr Susan Simpson is a a Clinical Psychologist who specialises in Eating Disorders. She works both in NHS Scotland and private practice, as well being Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of South Australia. For more, see: https://www.schematherapyscotland.com/about-us/.

Dr Tara Cutland Green is is a Consultant a Clinical Psychologist and co-director of Schema Therapy Associates training. See her profile here: https://www.schematherapyassociates.training/schema-therapy-team.

Thom Irelan is a Consultant Counselling Psychologist and integrates EMDR and NLP into his practice. He has taught at university in the USA and in the advanced practice seminars at Edinburgh University and Glasgow Caledonian University. For more, see: https://www.dundeepsychology.co.uk/people/Thom_Irelan.

Dr Tünde Vanko is has a Ph.D in Clinical and Developmental Psychology. Currently she shares her time working in private practice in London and running Hungarian Schema Therapy Association’s training programmes in Budapest. For more see: https://mayfairtherapy.com/about-us/.

Dr Ulla Damgaard-Sørensen is a Clinical Psychologist with over ten years experience of working in forensic settings in England, specialising in working with complex and severe personality disorders. She now lives and practices in Denmark.