Therapy can be a daunting but enriching experience, and I hope that I can support you through this! As a Clinical Psychologist, working online, I pride myself on making sessions informative, practical, reflective, challenging, and life-affirming. I will also give you ideas and exercises for in-between sessions, which is where a lot of the change happens. I am integral and compassionate and will only offer strategies and new ways of thinking that I would welcome for myself. And regardless of whichever issues we work on together, I will always include more ‘existential’ questions about your values, purpose, joy, creativity and connections within your life. I hope that working together we will be able to satisfy my favourite question of all: “Am I living the most meaningful life I can right now?”

I am a qualified Clinical Psychologist, which means I offer therapy sessions and mental health treatment. (Therapist, Psychologist, and Clinical Psychologist can be interchangeable terms.) I  working online, using Skype, Zooom and Whatsapp, and have broad experience in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I work with children, adolescents, adults and couples.

I have experience treating: work and general life issues, anger, anxiety (including panic attacks, social anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder, health anxiety,  OCD and pure / moral OCD, low self-esteem), feeling sad / depression, procrastination, and noise-related problems (tinnitus, hyperacusis and misophonia). I further specialise in PTSD / trauma.

I also offer support for LGBT issues, sexual health problems (e.g. erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation etc) and broader relationship difficulties.

I have worked in the NHS and abroad with people from all over the world.

There are many benefits of online therapy. In our fast-paced and busy lives, working together online means that therapy can be flexible, not just in terms of when but where.

Online therapy is safe: I am bound to the same rules of managing privacy and confidentiality as any other therapy. I always work integrally and compassionate, am directive and offer strategies as well as space to reflect together, and believe it important to review our progress throughout.

Please contact me to organise an initial assessment session.

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Dr Phil Lurie is a qualified Clinical Psychologist, with over ten years of therapy experience, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), ACT and EMDR. He completed the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College London, and has international experience with children, adults and couples, especially related to expatriate and work-related issues, Misophonia and PTSD/trauma. He is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). He also conducts medico-legal assessments and expert opinion for personal injury for children and adults.

Dr Phil is currently based between London and Athens, and can offer online therapy to English speakers around the world.

He has worked in the NHS, abroad and online with expats. He understands the issues regarding expatriate support, including culture shock, social isolation, stress, anxiety and low mood. He has also supported those with work-related issues, including social anxiety when presenting to others, bullying from colleagues/superiors, and motivational issues, for example, procrastination in the workplace and/or ambivalence about career progression.

Dr Phil is one of the few mental health professionals to specialise in Misophonia as well as Tinnitus, Hyperacusis and other sound sensitivities. Misophonia is a relatively new clinical disorder and Dr Phil can support both adults and children with the assessment, psycho-education and treatment of this condition.

Other specialist work includes, but is not limited to:

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma, for both adults and children. Expertise in single and multiple traumas, including workplace and road traffic accidents, rape, as well as specialist refugee and asylum seeker experiences, including domestic servitude, torture and forced migration, using trauma-focused CBT and EMDR.
  • Sexual Health, including sexual dysfunction issues (such as erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation), sexual orientation/identity and other concerns
  • HIV adjustment, chemsex and risky sexual behaviour
  • Support for the LGBT community
  • Addiction to alcohol, drugs and smoking, and behavioural change management for weight, exercise and other motivational issues

Dr Phil is also proficient with other presentations, including depression and low mood, anxiety, phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other disorders.

He also offers other services including consultation, supervision and medico-legal assessments and reports.

Please contact for more information.