About me

Denise Dunne

Psychotherapist, UKCP Reg. denise.dunne@gmail.com | +44 (0) 782 535 1919 | Harley Street, Mayfair & City of London

A bit about me.

Knowing and trusting your psychotherapist...
I am an established psychotherapist with a number of years ' experience successfully treating a wide variety of mental health problems, from general unhappiness to complex personality disorders. My enjoyment of my profession and rigorous training and work in a leading NHS mental health trust means that my clients can feel safe in the confidence that they are receiving a truly genuine and empathic evidence based high standard of care .
For an appointment please contact me: denise.dunne@gmail.com or +44 (0) 782 535 1919. I aim to offer an initial consultation within a week of your enquiry.

Qualifications

I am qualified in a number of psychotherapy models which enables me to effectively treat most mental health issues including some of the more complex conditions.

My pre-qualification academic training was in Integrative Psychotherapy, studying for five years at Regents College, London. and my clinical training was in psychodynamic psychotherapy, working with clients with complex presentations. This means that I can skillfully create bespoke treatment models for individual clients' symptoms and personality styles, by drawing on techniques from complementary psychotherapies. The basis of all my treatment models is a modern psychodynamic (attachment based) theory of personality development.
Upon qualification I worked and clinically trained in CAT (Cognitive Analytic Therapy) for a number of years with the prestigious South London & Maudsley NHS Trust, assessing and treating patients with very severe symptoms, including Borderline Personality Disorder. CAT training enables the psychotherapist to very quickly assess, formulate and communicate a psychological understanding of the clients main problems. Its use of jointly constructed explanatory diagrams, can be observed as helping accelerate treatment progress.
I then undertook further academic training and employment in Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT) at the world renowned Anna Freud Centre/ UCL and South London & Maudsley NHS Trust , This broadened and deepened my expertise in treating Borderline Personality Disorder. MBT is a leading psychotherapy which is observed as being highly effective in the treatment of a number of mental health conditions. It focuses on assessing and improving the client's capacity to reflect on emotional and relational dynamics. in order to achieve greater emotional understanding and stability, a better sense of identity and improved relationships.
I am qualified through the Anna Freud Centre/ UCL to assess client's reflective function: the capacity to explore and reflect upon emotionally complex interpersonal situations, the key quality which is observed as improving over the course of successful psychotherapy, correlating with with more positive levels of wellbeing.
I have a seat on the Executive Committee of the International Attachment Network (IAN), a global organisation responsible for the promotion of and professional training in contemporary attachment theory. Together with my continued professional development in affective - neuroscience, cognitive and developmental psychology as well as trauma treatment research outcomes, I am able to integrate the latest research developments in treatment efficacy to continually improve both short and long term treatment outcomes for my clients .

My professional title is UKCP Registered & Accredited Clinical Psychotherapist. UKCP registration, guarantees that:

I have studied and trained for a minimum of 4 years in a professionally recognised & accredited post-graduate academic and clinical training program; which includes hospital clinical training.
I have been professionally assessed as working to a high standard;
I undertake a minimum of 50 hours of professional supervision and additional training every year;
I participate in and integrate psychotherapy research;
I follow the UKCP code of ethical practice.

Experience

I have worked across a number of mental health settings *full qualifications & experience below :

NHS secondary care (hospital out-patients - assessing patients & delivering evidence based psychotherapies);
Leading mental health charities;
Private Practice;
Corporate Workplace.
I am experienced in a wide variety of issues including depression, anxiety, self-esteem problems, relationship problems and break-ups, workplace difficulties and bullying, loneliness, general life dissatisfaction, as well as diagnosed mental health conditions such as personality disorders, OCD, social anxiety disorder.

Specialist Interests

While I am experienced and passionate about all areas of mental health I have a particular specialist interest in the following areas:

Men's mental health
Borderline Personality Disorder
Shame- based depression & relational problems
Post-CBT treatment of OCD, Phobias & Intrusive Thoughts
Workplace & performance issues

Abbreviated Resume:

UKCP Registered Clinical Psychotherapist

Psychotherapist in Private Practice (current)
Psychotherapist, IPTT SLAM Lambeth, St Thomas' Hospital (current)
Psychotherapist, IPTT SLAM Southwark, Munro Clinic, Guys Hospital
Psychotherapist, Mind Hammersmith & Fulham
Psychotherapist, ELMS, Leyton
Executive Committee Member - International Attachment Network (IAN) (current)
Member - International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ISSPD) (current)
Trained in Reflective Functioning Inventory (AAI) (Anna Freud Centre & UCL)
Practitioners Certificate in Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT) (Anna Freud Centre & UCL)
Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy (Regents University)
PGDip. Dist. in Psychotherapy & Counselling (Regents University)
PG Cert in Psychotherapy (Regents University)
MA. Trinity College Dublin

In regular clinical supervision and ongoing professional training

Contact for an appointment: denise.dunne@gmail.com | +44 (0) 782 535 1919 | Harley Street, Mayfair & City of London

​Denise Dunne