Chryssa Chalkia

Professional Profile

Perhaps life looks fine from the outside, but inside you feel anxious, overwhelmed, stuck or simply not like yourself. You may understand your patterns intellectually, yet still find yourself repeating them. Therapy can help you move beyond simply coping and create meaningful, lasting change.

I’m Chryssa Chalkia, a fully accredited Integrative Psychotherapist, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Counsellor, registered with both UKCP and BABCP. I offer evidence-based, individually tailored psychological therapy to adults and young people aged 16+, both online and in person from my practice on Regent Street, Central London.

My Approach

I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to therapy. Every person brings a different history, personality, set of relationships and way of experiencing the world. Our work is therefore shaped around you, rather than asking you to fit into a particular therapeutic model.

My training allows me to integrate approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), psychodynamic psychotherapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and mindfulness-based approaches.

This means we can work practically with the difficulties affecting you now, while also exploring deeper patterns when this is helpful. Together, we can understand what may be maintaining your difficulties, develop more helpful ways of responding, and create meaningful and sustainable change.

I work with a broad range of difficulties, with particular experience in anxiety, health anxiety, OCD, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, trauma and PTSD, relationship difficulties, attachment patterns, body image, perfectionism, life transitions, motherhood and identity, cultural issues and long-term health conditions.

Clients often come to therapy because something no longer feels right: they may feel overwhelmed, stuck, disconnected from themselves, repeatedly drawn into the same relationship patterns, or outwardly functioning well while struggling internally.

Whatever brings you to therapy, my aim is to provide a thoughtful, compassionate and non-judgemental space where you can speak openly and feel genuinely understood. Therapy is not simply about reducing symptoms; it can also help you understand yourself more deeply, develop resilience and build a life that feels more balanced, authentic and fulfilling.

If you feel ready to make a change, I would be pleased to explore how we might work together.

Education and Further Training

My professional training in psychology and psychotherapy began in 2003, and I have continued developing my clinical expertise throughout my career.

My qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree and Diploma in Psychology & Counselling, a Master’s degree in Psychoanalytic Studies, and a Master’s degree and Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, leading to UKCP registration. I subsequently completed postgraduate advanced training in High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, leading to BABCP accreditation.

Alongside my core psychotherapy and CBT qualifications, I have undertaken extensive additional professional training in specialist psychological approaches and presentations. These include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused approaches, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, anxiety disorders, agoraphobia, trauma, attachment difficulties, depression, self-esteem and psychological difficulties associated with physical health conditions.

This breadth of training enables me to work flexibly. For some clients, a structured and focused CBT approach is most helpful. Others benefit from exploring longstanding emotional or relational patterns in greater depth. Often, the most effective therapy thoughtfully combines both.

My practice is grounded in evidence-based treatment while recognising that you are more than a diagnosis or collection of symptoms. I pay close attention to your individual history, relationships, culture, identity and circumstances, and I am committed to providing an inclusive therapeutic space for people from diverse backgrounds.

Why Work With Me?

Choosing a therapist is a very personal decision. Alongside extensive clinical training and experience, I offer something I consider equally important: therapy that is genuinely individualised.

My dual training in psychotherapy and CBT allows us to work at both levels — addressing the thoughts, behaviours and symptoms causing difficulty today while, where appropriate, understanding the deeper experiences and patterns that may sit underneath them.

The aim is not simply to help you cope better, but to help you develop greater understanding, confidence and freedom in how you live, relate to others and respond to life’s challenges.

You do not need to have everything figured out before beginning therapy. Sometimes knowing that something needs to change is enough of a starting point.