Our Team
Our Consultant Psychologists possess both strong academic and professional qualifications. We also embrace a compassionate and kindly approach, with unconditional positive regard for all our clients.
Our team is available upon request to take personal responsibility for your psychological wellbeing and care.
Dr George Fieldman
BSc, PhD, CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsS, BABCP, UKCP, FRSA
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Dr George Fieldman is a British Psychological Society Chartered Psychologist and Senior Practitioner in Psychotherapy. He has been fully accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies for over 20 years, and takes pride working with an international client base. He is also a qualified and knowledgeable Executive Coach and Mentor.
George combines the rigours of a scientific approach with a warm, kind and compassionate nature and style. This helps to resolve psychological concerns and to empower clients to develop themselves to their full potential.
After completing his PhD in Ergonomics and Physiology at King’s College London, George pursued research in Occupational Health Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford and as a Research Fellow at St George’s in London. In the Department of Zoology at Oxford, George undertook research into the Evolutionary Psychobiology of human altruism.
Subsequently, George went on to train in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences at University College London.
George greatly enjoyed supervising six successful PhD students, and has published original work on Occupational Stress and Evolutionary Psychology. His work has been cited by other authors some 2000 times and read around 8000 times.
He has contributed to BBC radio and television on both Evolutionary Psychology and Health Psychology.
George has had the pleasure to serve as a Consultant Psychologist at the King Edward VII’s Hospital London for some 5 years, and is the founding partner of the Clear Thinking Clinic.
George holds dear to the values compassion, scientific rigour, intellectual independence, curiosity, creativity and taking personal responsibility for the wellbeing of family, friends and clients. Working in psychotherapy is not merely a job for him; it’s an opportunity to manifest his humanistic and scientific principles, and to help clients to acquire a deeper understanding of themselves and others.
He loves relaxing with family and friends, and enjoys films, music, walks in Kew Gardens, and stimulating conversation.
Vikki Firth
BSc MSc CIPD
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Vikki Firth is the Head of Operations at the Clear Thinking Clinic.
Vikki read Psychology at Manchester University and went on to complete a Masters degree and CIPD in HR Management. She began a career in Human Resources and Recruitment and worked in several leading London law firms and investment banks. After starting a family, Vikki decided to change course and built a successful career as a virtual P.A., which enabled her to juggle a career alongside her children. Nevertheless, her interest in the world of work and psychology has never left her. Vikki works responsively and effectively, matching the client with the most suitable consultant, and finding mutually convenient appointment times. Vikki has a richly deserved reputation for kindness, reliability and efficiency.
Dr Joyce Blake
BSc (Psych) PGDip (CBT) MA (Psychotherapy) BABCP, MBACP (accred), MBPSsS
I do not believe that ‘one-size-fits-all’ in therapy and, for this reason, I have completed many years of training in a range of modalities. My aim is to use the therapeutic approaches that are best suited to help you. I am a registered HCPC psychologist and EMDR therapist (UK and Ireland EMDR Association). I have full accreditation with the BABCP (for CBT) and the BACP (for Integrative Psychotherapy). I am also trained in RLT couple therapy. I work with adults, older adults and adolescents and also undertake supervision for trainee psychologists.
I use CBT and EMDR in my work for the NHS and in my private practice and have seen just how effective these approaches can be. I also believe in the benefits of creative play, visualisation techniques and humour to gain insight and create change. EMDR can be highly effective for addressing past traumas or phobias, while attachment-Informed EMDR can help address emotional issues that stem from childhood. RLT couple therapy is fairly directive and provides a ‘toolkit’ to help facilitate change.
In my personal and professional life, my aim is to be authentic, respectful, and kind. I believe that all individuals have the potential for growth and change. I see therapy as ‘teamwork’ where we work together, using cutting-edge psychological concepts and ways of thinking, in order to achieve mutually agreed goals and help overcome difficulties you may be going through.
Hewa Khalilifar
BSc MSc PGDip
Hewa read Biomedical Science at Imperial College London. She has a Masters degree in Applied Neuroscience from King's College London, with Distinction.
During her MSc, Hewa was recipient of the KCL 'Dean's Award for Outstanding Academic Performance' in the areas of Pharmacotherapies in Mental Health and Child & Adolescent Mental Health.
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Hewa is driven by a deep-seated curiosity aboout human nature and a strong desire to help others. She draws on her experiences as a scientific Research Assistant at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and as an Academic Mentor to disadvantaged but gifted students.
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Her Masters degree dissertation focused on the relationship between psychosocial stress and inflammation, allowing her to explore her interest in the biological underpinnings of psychological wellbeing. She looked in to the intersection between psychology/ neuroimaging and immunology.
Hewa is working to extrapolate contemporary neuroscientific research findings to the clinic and workplace.
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Hewa was awarded the Caroline Gilbey Scholarship to train in Evidence-based Psychological Therapies at the University of Reading.
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Hewa has a special interest in young adult mental health.
Diane Fanning
RN CPN PONC / Mental Health
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Diane Fanning, is a seasoned registered nurse professional with over three decades of experience. She began her career in Germany, where she was born, raised, and educated. Upon relocating to Canada in 1994, she obtained her Canadian Nurses registration and the Nurse Association Certification in peri-operative nursing and began working in the operating room. She has also volunteered with the Operating Room Association of Canada.
Throughout her career, she has had a true passion for helping people to overcome adversities. Diane has worked in various areas in mental health, including addiction recovery, and rehabilitation. She has worked in a day hospital setting, focussing on post-psychiatric inpatient rehabilitation, providing education, rehabilitation and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Diane has a certification in Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention. Her experience in problem-solving within the operating room has equipped her with valuable skills in interpersonal communication and decision-making. She took care of the mental health wellness of the team and patients, in very difficult situations, which has was an invaluable experience. Diane is currently enrolled on a qualifying CBT programme.
Diane’s goal is to provide the highest quality of care to all her clients with empathy, understanding, and kindness. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, watercolour painting, and spending time with her children.
Georgia Gibbs
BSc MSc, AdvDip
Georgia’s journey began with a degree in Psychology from the university of Exeter where she fell in love with the subject. After learning how crucial childhood and the early years are in shaping us, she grew a passion for developmental psychology. Georgia went on to complete a Masters at University College London in Infancy and early childhood development, with distinction.
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The learnings from her MSc sparked a desire to help improve the parent- child relationship after seeing how crucial it can be in our life satisfaction. This led Georgia to begin working with children and parents providing emotion regulation interventions in the family home. Providing tools to help educate and encourage families to correct destructive cycles and improve communication and wellbeing. Alongside this she completed a certificate followed by an Advanced diploma in Integrative counselling.
Using different tools from varying modalities, such as CBT, person-centered, gestalt and psychodynamic, she works with adults and young people through Headstrong, offering talk therapy to people online via platforms such as zoom.
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Georgia believes in the power of talking and the importance of being authentic, empathetic and kind.