Dr Elena Touroni

Dr Elena TouroniDr Touroni is a Consultant Psychologist at Central London NHS specialist personality disorders service.

Special interests include relationship difficulties, personal development, work-related stress, depression, anxiety, issues of sexuality and addictions.

A founding partner of Maple Psychological Services and Clinic Director, she can offer therapy in English or Greek.

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Dr Mat King

Dr Mat KingDr King manages an NHS Specialist Eating Disorders Service in London.

He has worked in primary and secondary treatment settings working with people with anxiety, depression and panic attacks.

He has a special interest in anxiety, panic attacks, and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Dr King is a founding partner of Maple Psychological Services.

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Dr Alison Murfett

Dr Alison MurfettDr Murfett is a Highly Specialist Psychologist within a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (NHS). 

She has 10 years clinical experience working with adults, children, young people and their families with a broad range of behavioural and emotional disorders in both adult and child mental health settings.

Special interests include work with young people, school-related stress, anxiety, eating disorders, OCD and PTSD.

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Dr Farha Choudhary

Dr Farha ChoudharyDr Choudhary is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist working as a Specialist in a Personality Disorder Service in Central London and in a Community Mental Health Team based in Surrey.

She has been in clinical practice since 2004 working with individuals suffering from a broad spectrum of difficulties.

She obtained her BSc in Psychology at Royal Holloway University of London and her Practitioner Doctorate in Psychotherapeutic and Counselling Psychology from the University of Surrey.

Her special interests include anxiety, depression, phobias, personal development, identity issues, relationship and interpersonal difficulties and couple and family work.

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Dr Anna Saunders

Dr Anna SaundersDr Anna Saunders is a clinical psychologist working in a specialist personality disorder service in central London for the NHS. 

She has six years clinical experience working with individuals and groups with a wide range of difficulties.

Dr Saunders has been working for the NHS since 2002 in general adult, child, and older adult mental health services as well as specialist services for substance misuse, early psychosis and personality disorders. 

She has specialist training in dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) as well as training in cognitive behaviour therapy.

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Dr Maxine King

Dr Maxine KingDr King is a Specialist Counselling Psychologist working in a London based NHS Community Mental Health Team and Primary Care Liaison Team for adults with mental health difficulties.

She has been in clinical practice in the NHS since 2004, working with individuals, groups and couples with a broad spectrum of emotional and behavioural difficulties from mild through to severe and complex.

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The Chelsea  clinic of Maple Psychological Services

A room at our Chelsea Clinic

Resources & Links

B-EAT

The Leading UK Charity for people with eating disorders and their families: www.b-eat.co.uk
E-Mail: help@b-eat.co.uk
The B-EAT confidential helpline service: 0845 634 1414

The British Psychological Society

The representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK. Its website contains information and links for both the public and psychologists, such as career advice, online resources for finding an accredited psychologist as well as discussion forums: www.bps.org.uk

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

Provides guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health through its advice on public health, health technologies and clinical practice. www.nice.org.uk

Schema Therapy

Provides information on the innovative psychotherapy developed by Dr. Jeffery Young, which integrates elements of cognitive therapy, behaviour therapy, object relations, and gestalt therapy into one unified, systematic approach to treatment. www.schematherapy.com

MIND (The National Association for Mental Health)

The leading mental health charity in England and Wales helping to improve the lives of those suffering from mental illness through advancing their needs and ambitions, challenging discrimination and inspiring quality services. www.mind.org.uk Info Line: 0845 766 0163

SANE

A charity aimed at improving the lives of those with mental illness through research, raising awareness and providing advice and emotional support: www.sane.org.uk

To talk to a trained person in confidence about any mental health difficulties call SANEline, on 0845 767 8000. The helpline is open from 6.00pm until 11.00pm every day of the year.

Samaritans

Provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide: www.samaritans.org

Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.
In the UK dial 08457 90 90 90.
In the Republic of Ireland dial 1850 60 90 90.

Release

Offers support and information for people with drug problems, including prescription drugs.
They provide a Release Drug Helpline on 0845 4500 215 (Mondays - Fridays 11am - 1pm, 2 - 4pm) and the Release Legal Helpline on 0845 4500 215 (Mondays - Fridays 11am - 1pm) which advises on issues of drugs and the law.
You can also email ask@release.org.uk or visit their informative website at www.release.org.uk.

Cruse Bereavement Care

Supports all bereaved people. They offer advice, support, help and information, no matter how recently or long ago you were bereaved.
To find out about all the Cruse services, call their helpline on 0844 477 9400 (Mondays - Fridays 9.30am - 5pm). www.cruse.org.uk.

The London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard

Provide a 24 hour phone service to anyone in the UK on 0207 837 7324.
LLGS offer information, support and referrals to lesbians, bisexuals, gay men, transsexuals and straight people wanting information on gay issues. You can also visit their website at www.llgs.org.uk.

Terrence Higgins Trust

52-54 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8JU
Helpline: 0845 1221 200 (Mon-Fri 10am-10pm, Sat-Sun 12-6pm)
E-mail: info@tht.org.uk
Website: www.tht.org.uk
Offers a wide range of free and confidential services for people with HIV, including specialist advice and representation on welfare rights, housing and legal matters, practical help and befriending.