Our Team

Get to know a bit more about our team at Balanced Minds!

We are a large group of psychologists, therapists and counsellors experienced in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) as well as a variety of other therapeutic approaches

Our team has grown over the years, but our aim has stayed the same – to provide excellent therapy and support 

Clinical Directors

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Dr Chris Irons

Clinical Psychologist & Director
Dr Korina Ioannou CFT photo

Dr Korina Ioannou

Clinical Psychologist & Director
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Dr Charlie Heriot-Maitland

Clinical Psychologist & Director

Associate Therapists

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Dr Alison Flynn

Clinical Psychologist & Associate - Online
Dr Zara Christie

Dr Zara Christie

Clinical Psychologist & Associate - Online
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Dr Lexy Rose

Clinical Psychologist & Associate - Online
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Dr Sheena Macalister

Clinical Psychologist & Associate - Online
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Dr Rita Intili

Clinical Psychologist & Associate - Online
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Jen Wood

Psychotherapist & Associate - Online
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Chloe Scott

Psychological Therapist & Associate - London
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Dr Lisa Dutheil

Consultant Clinical Psychologist &
Associate - London
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Talya Hilburn

Counselling Psychologist & Associate - London
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Binita Agrawal

Clinical Psychologist & Associate - Online
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Dr Ken Goss

Clinical Psychologist & Associate - Online
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Dr Ruth Anderson

Counselling Psychologist & Associate - London
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Sue Black

Psychotherapist & Associate - Online
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Dr Kay Brewster

Clinical Psychologist & Associate - Online
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Dr Kevanne Sanger

Clinical Psychologist & Associate - London
Gulshan Vazir

Dr Gulshan Vazir

Counselling Psychologist & Associate - London
Dr Felicity Saunders

Dr Felicity Saunders

Clinical Psychologist & Associate - Online
Daniela Melamed

Dr Daniela Melamed

Clinical Psychologist & Associate - London
Chenelle Owen

Chenelle Owen

Psychological Therapist & Associate - London
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Alice de Villiers

Clinical Psychologist & Associate - London
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Dr Felicity Hughes

Clinical Psychologist & Associate - Online

Clinical Supervisors

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Dr Chris Irons

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Dr Charlie Heriot-Maitland

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Dr Korina Ioannou

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Sue Black

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Talya Hilburn

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Sarah Benkwitz

Non-Clinical Staff

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Onamika Ahmad

Operations Manager
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Erin Salisbury

Referrals Administrator
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Sajidah Chowdhary

Accounts Administrator

If you have any questions for our team, please get in touch with us at info@balancedminds.com. Our team will be happy to discuss therapy options for you. 

All of our therapists have trained and are supervised in Compassion Focused Therapy, originally developed by Professor Paul Gilbert