PSYCHOLOGISTS
Dr. Henry Stauffer has over ten years’ experience working as a clinical psychologist in the University Hospital of Geneva. Upon, his graduation on 2002, he spent two years time with the mental health team in the NHS in London. Until very recently Herny join the team of directcare+.
Integral to this role was a commitment to ensure that the clinical experience provided to all clients was of the highest quality. Henry is trained in a number of therapeutic models including cognitive behavioural therapy, solution focused therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy and can apply these to individual work with adults or adolescents as well as with couples.
He has specialist training in cognitive analytic therapy and is able to integrate and apply approaches and techniques within this framework to best meet your needs and goals. This includes working within both brief and longer-term time frames as well as through mediums such as Skype or telephone, where appropriate.
Fundamental to Herny's work is the creation of a safe and trusting space in which he offers the opportunity to enhance levels of self-awareness and explore the patterns of coping being used to address the challenges faced.
Throughout his career Henry has gained a wealth of experience working with a range of presenting problems including, amongst others, interpersonal and relational difficulties, anxiety, early trauma, psychosis, OCD, depression, anger, stress, psychosexual issues, learning difficulties, bipolar disorder, PTSD, personality disorder, addiction.
Dr. Angelina Valatos is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and Certified Schema Therapist. The therapeutic relationship with her clients lies at the heart of her practice. She endeavours to create a safe, trusting and collaborative space to empower clients to explore sensitive material and enhance their quality of life through the awareness they gain and choices they make.
Her perspective aims to reflect the humanistic values of Counselling Psychology, together with its emphasis on personal meaning and relational understanding. She has practice experience and formal training in Person-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Schema Therapy. Her therapeutic approach is informed by an evolving formulation, which originates from a shared exploration and understanding of each client’s presenting difficulties.
Angelina began her Counselling Psychology training in 2005, after working as a Psychology Assistant at the London Hospital. She has worked with clients with a broad spectrum of emotional, behavioural and relational difficulties, including anxiety disorders, depression, abuse, issues of identity, trauma, loss and interpersonal issues.
Angelina is a registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care and Professions Council. She is a member of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST), and of the British Psychological Society’s (BPS) Division of Counselling Psychology and their Psychotherapy Section. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Bristol University, and a Master of Science and Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. She has completed specialist training (PGDip) in CBT at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London.
Dr. Henry STAUFFER
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Angelina VALATOS
Clinical Psychologist