Therapy NI – Clinical Psychology Services Belfast

Therapy NI – Clinical Psychology Services Belfast

About

Therapy NI provides expert Clinical Psychology services from a professional, approachable team based in Belfast. With extensive NHS backgrounds and specialist experience, Therapy NI offers psychological assessment and therapy to children, young people, and adults.

Therapy NI is registered with both the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), ensuring that all work adheres to the highest professional standards. These regulatory bodies oversee ethical codes of practice, offering reassurance to clients that they are in safe, qualified hands.

The practice is led by two highly experienced Clinical Psychologists – Chrissie and Stephen – who bring decades of expertise from working within the NHS before transitioning to private practice.

About Chrissie

Chrissie is a qualified Clinical Psychologist with almost 20 years of professional experience. For 15 of these years, she worked within NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), offering specialist assessment and therapeutic support to children, teenagers, and families dealing with a wide range of complex mental health and developmental challenges. Chrissie has been working exclusively in private practice since 2021 and works with children, adolescents, and adult clients.

About Stephen

Stephen brings over 30 years of clinical experience working within NHS Adult Mental Health Services in both England and Northern Ireland. He served as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Team Leader for over 20 years in the South Eastern Trust area. For six of those years, he held the role of Assistant Head of Psychology & Psychological Therapy Services. Stephen retired from the NHS in 2024 and began private practice in 2025, working with adult clients.

Services

Therapy NI provides professional psychological therapy, drawing on extensive NHS experience to offer evidence-based assessment and treatment for a variety of mental health issues. The practice supports:

• Children and young people (with Chrissie)

• Adults (with Stephen or Chrissie)

Typical areas of support include:

• Anxiety and stress

• Low mood and depression

• Emotional regulation

• Relationship challenges

• Family difficulties

• Trauma and recovery

• Coping with life transitions

Therapy NI offers a structured and collaborative approach. Sessions are thoughtful, clear, and practical — with a focus on helping clients understand their difficulties and develop strategies for positive change. Visual aids such as whiteboards or written notes are often used to simplify complex ideas.

Additional Information

Therapy NI is known for its warm, respectful, and honest working style. Clients are treated with empathy and dignity, and therapy is seen as a partnership where openness and feedback are encouraged.

Chrissie and Stephen are committed to creating a comfortable, supportive environment where serious therapeutic work is balanced with a sense of light-hearted humour when appropriate.

Both therapists take pride in clear communication, structured sessions, and meaningful engagement with their clients. They ask thoughtful questions, provide respectful challenge, and regularly check in on the client’s experience of therapy to ensure the process is collaborative and effective.

Therapy NI offers private appointments from their practice in Belfast, supporting both children and adults on their journey towards better mental health and emotional wellbeing.

For those seeking experienced, professional Clinical Psychologists in Belfast, Therapy NI offers a trusted and compassionate service grounded in decades of expertise and genuine care for clients.