Dr. Lucy Butler

Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist; BSc (Hons), PGCert, PGDip, MSc, DClinPsy

I am a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years of post-qualified experience working in the NHS. I completed my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of East London and have worked in a range of specialist services across London, including complex trauma (Complex PTSD), brain injury and neuro-rehabilitation, and NHS staff psychological support services.

Alongside my doctoral training, I have completed further specialist training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). I am accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and a member of the EMDR Association UK.

I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the statutory regulator for practitioner psychologists in the UK.

In my work, I aim to offer a thoughtful, supportive, and non-judgemental space where we can explore your experiences at a pace that feels manageable for you. My approach is grounded in evidence-based psychological therapies while also recognising the wider social and life contexts that shape people’s experiences.

Alongside my private practice, I hold a senior clinical role within a London NHS Trust.

Qualifications

  • Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, from the University of East London England in 2016.

  • Low-intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Interventions Post Graduate Diploma from UCL England in 2013.

  • Mental Health Practice Post Graduate Diploma, at the University of Middlesex, London, England in 2012.

  • Psychology MSc (BPS Accredited) from the University of Hertfordshire England in 2011.

Additional training

  • EMDR - Completed in 2018, London, England.

  • Schema Therapy - Completed in 2019 with ISST Accredited Schema Therapy Associates in London, England.

  • Narrative Exposure Therapy - Completed with the Narrative Exposure Therapy Institute.

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workshops - Completed with the Oxford Centre of Cognitive Therapy.

Memberships

  • The EMDR Association

  • The Association of Clinical Psychologists (ACP)

  • Registered as a Data Controller with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO)

Regulatory Registrations and Accreditations

  • The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist.

  • British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) as a Practitioner CBT Therapist

“I tailor psychological therapy to the needs of each client, working in an integrative and flexible way with a focus on what works for you. I also incorporate recent insights from neuroscientific research regarding the impact of lived experiences and early trauma on brain functioning and development to help you to make sense of yourself and why your difficulties have developed” - Dr Butler