I am a compassionate clinical psychologist who creates a space for my patients to feel comfortable and respected. I approach my patients in a sensitive, warm and non-judgemental manner and tailor my approach to their individual needs. I use a focused and timely approach to help my patients to achieve their goals and improve their wellbeing.
Dr Maria Antypa
Clinical Psychologist
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Dr Maria Antypa
Dr Maria Antypa is a clinical psychologist who is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). She has experience working with people across all ages who have a wide range of difficulties including; stress, depression, anxiety disorders, substance misuse, pain management, dementia, brain injury, trauma, psychosis, and personality and bipolar disorders. Her set of skills include a range of psychological approaches including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), compassion-focused therapy (CFT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based therapy, and cognitive remediation therapy (CRT).
Dr Antypa is currently the lead psychologist at Priory Hospital Hemel Hempstead and has been acting as a specialist placement supervisor for doctoral counselling psychology trainees. Alongside her clinical work in inpatient and community services, Dr Antypa has been a peer reviewer for AIMS Rehab: a Quality Network for Mental Health Rehabilitation Services – which is regulated by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP).
Training
Dr Antypa completed her professional training as a clinical psychologist in Greece, where she worked in primary care, inpatient, community, specialist mental health and physical health services.
She has also completed a Master of Science (MSc) in Health Psychology and has attended numerous workshops and training whilst working in the UK.
She is a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and she also holds a professional membership with the Association for Contextual Behavioural Science (ACBS).
Languages
- English
- Greek
Specialist Areas
Services Offered
Conditions Treated
- Addiction Treatment
- Adjustment Disorder
- Alcohol Rehabilitation
- Anger Management
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Asperger Syndrome
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD and ADD
- Autism
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Bereavement
- Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Cannabis Addiction
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- Cocaine Addiction
- Depression
- Drug Induced Psychosis
- Drug Rehabilitation
- Eating Disorders
- Ecstasy / MDMA Addiction
- Exercise Addiction
- Food Addiction
- Gambling Addiction
- Gaming Addiction
- Gender Dysphoria
- Heroin Addiction
- Internet Addiction
- Ketamine Addiction
- Kleptomania
- Legal High Addiction
- Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS)
- Mental Health Treatment
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (OSFED)
- Perinatal Depression
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Plastic Surgery Addiction
- Porn Addiction
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Selective Mutism
- Self Harm
- Sex and Love Addiction
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Shopping Addiction
- Sleep Disorders (Insomnia)
- Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD)
- Spice Addiction
- Stimulant Addiction
- Stress
- Tourette's Syndrome
- Treatment Resistant Depression
- Trichotillomania
- Work Addiction
Qualifications
- HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist
- Master of Science (MSc) in Health Psychology
- Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Professional Member of the Association for Contextual Behavioural Science (ACBS)
- Professional Degree in Psychology, Clinical Psychology
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