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Meet the minds behind your experience

Our team

Our highly experienced team of leading psychologists, psychiatrists and wellness specialists ensure that you will receive the highest standard of care throughout and beyond your retreat journey.

CORE RETREAT TEAM / PSYCHOLOGIST


 

Dr Elena Touroni

CONSULTANT PSYCHOLOGIST, CLINICAL DIRECTOR

Dr Touroni, Consultant Psychologist, brings expertise in several therapeutic approaches including Schema Therapy, DBT and Mindfulness and has a keen interest in developing preventative approaches to optimise psychological wellbeing. Dr Touroni has been involved in the co-creation of our bespoke wellness retreat model for the past 5 years. She is the Founder and one of two Directors of The Chelsea Psychology Clinic.

CORE RETREAT TEAM / PSYCHIATRIST


 

Dr Tom Pennybacker

Dr Tom Pennybacker

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST, MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Dr Pennybacker is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist who is passionate about integrating mind-body interventions and the development of innovative approaches that enhance psychological and physical well-being. He is the Co-founder and Medical Director of The Chelsea Psychology Clinic.

CORE RETREAT TEAM / PSYCHOLOGIST / COUPLES THERAPIST]


Dr. Emma Smith

Dr Emma Smith

CONSULTANT CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, CO-DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL OPERATIONS

Dr Smith is our new Co-Director of Clinical Operations and a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with expertise in several therapeutic approaches including Schema Therapy and EMDR. Dr Smith brings passion and creativity to her work, enhancing well-being and performance through the delivery of bespoke psychological interventions. Dr Smith has been involved in the development of the clinic’s wellness retreats since 2019.

CORE RETREAT TEAM / PSYCHOLOGIST / COUPLES THERAPIST


 

Dr. Claire McDonald

Dr Claire McDonald

CONSULTANT CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, Corporate & Wellness Lead

Dr McDonald is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist specialising in several therapeutic approaches including Schema Therapy and EMDR. She is Corporate and Wellness Lead for the Chelsea Psychology Clinic; a role which reflects her passion for enhancing individual, team and organisational wellbeing through the delivery of holistic and bespoke interventions. She has been involved in the development of the clinic’s wellness retreats since 2019.

CORE RETREAT TEAM / PSYCHOLOGIST / COUPLES THERAPIST]


Dr. Alika Goodwin

Dr Alika Goodwin

COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGIST, CLINICAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD

Dr Goodwin is a highly experienced Counselling Psychologist with expertise in several therapeutic approaches including MBT and Schema Therapy. Having been Group Lead at the clinic for many years, she brings extensive experience working skillfully with groups, teams and organisations. Dr Goodwin has a particular interest in mind and body wellness and has been part of the clinic’s team developing our wellness retreats since 2019.

CORE RETREAT TEAM/ PSYCHOLOGIST/ EXECUTIVE COACH / COUPLES THERAPIST


Dr Zoe Knight

Dr Zoe Knight

CONSULTANT COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGIST, EXECUTIVE COACH, HEAD OF CLINICAL SERVICES

Dr Knight is a Consultant Counselling Psychologist, Executive Coach and our Head of Clinical Services. Dr Knight specialises in working with individuals, organisations, teams and managers and is dedicated to helping individuals reach their full potential, enhancing psychological wellbeing through a range of creative and specialist interventions. Dr Knight has been part of the clinic’s team developing our wellness retreats since 2019.

CORE RETREAT TEAM / PSYCHOLOGIST


Dr. Emanuala Grima

Dr Emanuela Grima

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, MINDFULNESS TRAINER

Dr Grima is a highly experienced Clinical Psychologist with a particular interest in Mindfulness and Compassion Focused Therapy approaches and is a qualified mindfulness trainer. She is also the Founder of a mindfulness centre in Umbria, Italy where she organises and runs mindfulness retreats. Dr Grima has a keen interest in how mindfulness approaches can complement traditional methods of psychological therapy. She has been involved in the development of the clinic’s wellness retreats since 2019.

CORE RETREAT TEAM, EXECUTIVE COACH


Christi Corpus

Christi Corpus

EXECUTIVE COACH, HEAD OF CUSTOMER OPERATIONS

Christi is our Head of Customer Operations at the Chelsea Psychology Clinic, an Executive Coach and Life Coach. She has worked with a range of clients across many sectors, coaching them towards achieving work-related or personal life goals. Christi offers specialist ADHD coaching bringing invaluable experience in working with clients with neurodiversity.

SPECIALIST


Dr Oliver Bernath

Dr Oliver Bernath

CONSULTANT NEUROLOGIST & SLEEP SPECIALIST

Dr Oliver Bernath is a Consultant Neurologist and renowned expert in Sleep Medicine. Dr Bernath is highly experienced in identifying and treating a wide range of common and more complex sleep disorders, as well as helping clients with sleep optimisation for longevity and top performance. Dr Bernath offers an insightful and engaging sleep workshop on our wellness retreats in addition to personalised sleep medicine consultations.

SPECIALIST


Andrea Clares

Andrea Clares

NUTRITIONIST

Andrea Clares is a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) and ‘Health At Every Size’-aligned clinician specialising in eating disorders, disordered eating and intuitive eating. In her sessions, Andrea strives to promote a safe environment and embraces an evidence-based, non-judgmental and individualised approach to nutrition and health counselling. Andrea offers a highly informative and engaging workshop on our wellness retreats in addition to individual consultations.

BODYWORK PRACTITIONER


Athina Lazaridou

Athena Lazaridou

PILATES INSTRUCTOR, GONG PRACTITIONER

Athena is a Pilates Instructor with almost 10 years’ experience in the field. Athena is very passionate about incorporating Pilates to facilitate a positive impact on mental health. She is dedicated to helping people get stronger and fitter and supporting individuals recovering from injury. Athena has recently incorporated Sound Healing into her work, as she believes it to be one of the best ways of ‘letting go’ whilst increasing greater self-awareness. Athena’s early morning Pilates has been a favourite with our retreat participants!

PSYCHOLOGIST / BODYWORK PRACTITIONER]


Dr Tina Grigoriou

Dr Tina Grigoriou

CHARTERED PSYCHOLOGIST, MOTION RELEASE THERAPIST, GONG PRACTITIONER

Dr Tina Grigoriou is a highly experienced, intuitive Counselling Psychologist with expertise in several therapeutic approaches. She has been providing a range of psychological therapies to individuals, couples and groups for the last 17 years. Dr Grigoriou is also a Certified Mindfulness Teacher, Gong Practitioner and Dance Movement Psychotherapist. Dr Grigoriou offers creative, fun and inspiring ‘Motion Release Therapy’ workshops to retreat participants both in group and private formats.