Dr Raquel Correia
Consultant clinical psychologist. CPsycholAFBPsS&EMDR Europe Accredited Clinical Supervisor/Consultant
I am a consultant clinical psychologist with over 15 years’ post-qualification experience and work in the National Health Service (NHS) and in private practice. I have extensive clinical experience working with adults presenting with a wide range of psychological difficulties and have developed specialist skills and expertise in the field of trauma, sexual health and sexual wellbeing.
For many women childbirth is experienced as a happy, gratifying and empowering experience. For others, it can be a traumatic event associated with feelings of being out of control, powerlessness, confusion and fear. I specialise in the assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties following traumatic experiences and have expertise and clinical experience in treating a range of psychological difficulties including:
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and symptoms such as nightmares, flashbacks, sleep difficulties, anxiety
Anxiety and low mood (including post-natal depression)
Bereavement and loss
Low body image
Low self-esteem
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Earlier traumatic events triggered by child-birth
Anxieties about parenthood
Psychosexual and relationship difficulties
I specialise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and I am also trained in Brainspotting. In my therapeutic work, I tend to integrate a range of therapeutic models and techniques such as Compassion-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness,S chema therapy as well as others depending on the patient’s individual needs.
I am based in central London (within walking distance from Farringdon, Barbican and Old Street tube stations) and Merton. I work face to face and also offer online therapy.
I am a chartered psychologist and a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS), the Division of Clinical Psychology (DCP), the Faculty of HIV and Sexual Health and the Crisis & Trauma Psychology Section. I am also an EMDR Europe accredited consultant and a member of the EMDR UK & Ireland Association.
I am registered with the Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) as a clinical psychologist.
I am registered with most healthcare insurance providers e.g. BUPA, AXA PPP, Cigna, Aviva, PruHealth, Vitality.
CONTACT ME:
Call: 07800 647701
Email: raquelmcorreia@gmail.com
