Despina Papantoniou
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She/Her
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
BSc, MSc, PGCert
london
Hi! I'm a CBT and EMDR therapist. I have a wealth of experience in helping individuals experiencing depression, anxiety and trauma. I work in a compassionate approach, taking things at your pace.
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About me
I am a BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural (CBT) psychotherapist, and I am also trained in EMDR.
I work part-time in the NHS, supporting the local community in Lambeth, and also see clients privately, primarily on Mondays and Saturdays.
I offer virtual sessions but can also arrange face-to-face sessions in Brixton or Clapham North.
I completely understand how difficult it is sometimes to engage in therapy, but I assure you your experience is much more common than you think, and there's no shame in asking for help.
The first step is often the hardest, and the rest you will have someone by your side!
Areas I can help with
Agoraphobia
Anxiety
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Chronic pain
Coping with a long-term health condition
Depression
Emetophobia (vomit phobia)
Health anxiety
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
Other phobia
Panic disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Social phobia
Trauma (general)
Qualifications
British association for behavioural and cognitive psychotherapies (BABCP)
Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
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2023 - present
EMDR Assocation
Eye Movement and Desensitisation (EMDR)
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2025 - present
Work experience
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
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2020 - 2022
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
High Intensity Psychotherapist
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2023 - present
Education
Newcastle University
BSc Psychology
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2013 - 2016
University of Central Lancashire
MSc Applied Clinical Psychology
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2016 - 2017
Royal Holloway
PGCert In Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
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2022 - 2023