About
Derinella has been delivering remote cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) within Priory from November 2021, initially with Priory Wellbeing Centre Manchester, then, also joining the team at Priory Wellbeing Centre Harley Street London in 2022. Prior to this, she has worked within the IAPT service in Coventry, several GP surgeries in Northern Ireland and with a variety of community groups, delivering CBT to those suffering from post-traumatic stress symptoms as a result of the conflict and troubles in Northern Ireland.
She also manages her own private psychotherapy practice and delivers wellbeing and self-esteem seminars. Derinella also works as an academic mental health tutor and support provider within Queens University Belfast where she continues to support students struggling with a variety of mental health difficulties. She has worked with clients on the Self Harm Intervention Program and delivered suicide prevention talks throughout the country.
Training
Derinella is a graduate of Queens University Belfast, after completing her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2014 she began her Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Belfast Cognitive Therapy Centre, graduating in 2017.