who I am
About Me
Dr. Tanya Lecchi
BA Hons (Psychol) – MSc (ClinPsych) – PhD (Psychol) – DPsych
I am a BPS Chartered Psychologist, Registered Counselling and Clinical Psychologist (HCPC), Cognitive-Relational Psychotherapist, Mindfulness Teacher, and Senior Research Fellow.
I have extensive training in a range of approaches to therapeutic work, with a focus on cognitive-relational models, and have 13 years of experience of providing psychological assessment and treatment to adults, families, children and young people in different care settings, including hospital environment and private practice.
In 2022 I have founded Inner Citadel, a therapy clinic and training institute for psychology and psychotherapy.
My Experience –
Expertise
As well as working privately as a clinician, I have been a clinical and research tutor on the DCPsych at Metanoia Institute for 6 years. I am currently Lecturer on the DPsych at City, University of London, as well as a senior research tutor and a senior research fellow within the Child Attachment and Psychological Therapies Research Unit (ChAPTRe) at the Anna Freud Centre/UCL.
My main interests include developmental trauma, personality disorders and mindfulness-based interventions, in particular Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Interpersonal Mindfulness Program (IMP).
I am also coordinating several international research projects focussing on mindfulness, and have developed interventions for young people and their carers.
Training
- BA (Hons) in Clinical Psychology
- MSc in Clinical Psychology
- Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy
- PhD
My Focus –
Approach
My approach is integrative, mainly drawing on relational psychoanalysis, humanistic and constructivist approaches.
Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Depression
- Anxiety
Mental Health
- Dissociative Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders