Dr Samantha Leaity

I am a chartered Clinical Psychologist and an accredited Advanced-level Schema Therapist, Supervisor-Trainer with over 20 years of combined research and clinical experience. My expertise lies in delivering evidence-based psychological therapies to adults with a wide range of emotional and physical health issues.

Alongside my NHS posts, I set up a private psychology practice for adults in 2010 in which I now work full-time. I chose to specialise in Schema Therapy and other advanced forms of CBT including mindfulness & compassion-focused therapies as I have found these to be the most effective approaches to achieve meaningful and lasting change. In addition to therapy I offer specialist supervision, consultation and training to psychologists and allied health professionals and workshops to schools, businesses and the general public. I am a visiting lecturer and clinical consultant for the doctoral clinical psychology course at Royal Holloway, University of London.

My Training

Qualifications / CPD

2022: Clinical Consultant, Dept Clinical Psychology, Royal Holloway, Uni of London

2020: Visiting Lecturer, Dept Clinical Psychology, Royal Holloway, Uni of London

2017: Mindfulness-Based Schema Therapy & Limited Reparenting in Schema Therapy 3-day workshop. Dr van Vreeswijk

2017: Schema Therapist Trainer & Supervisor Accreditation. International Society of Schema Therapy

2015: Advanced Schema Therapist Accreditation. International Society of Schema Therapy

2012: Eight Day Trauma Training for Psychological Therapists. Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre

2009: Mindfulness and Wellbeing Training: From Spirituality to Neuroscience. Dr Rick Hanson

2007: Foundations of Insight Meditation 6 Week Course. Professor John Teasdale and Chris Cullen

2006: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy 1-Week Intensive Training Retreat. Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre

2004: Foundation-Level Systemic Psychotherapy Training. The Association of Family Therapy

2003: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression Workshop. Professor Mark Williams

2002: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. University of London

1995: MSc Health Psychology with distinction. University of Surrey

1993: BSc Applied Science, majoring in Psychology. University of Wolverhampton

Dr Samantha Leaity

Testimonials

Thank you for helping me understand myself in ways I didn't expect. I honestly hope as many people can have access to Schema Therapy as possible - I think it takes a unique approach which resolves difficulties no other form of therapy has helped with. Samantha has been kind, respectful and above all transformational for me.

I wanted to say thank you for how much my life has improved since our work together. I’ve had some really tough times since then, but I feel much more able to deal with them and able to live a more balanced, happy life. So many things that were a real struggle for me now feel like a thing of the past.

I was quite nervous about embarking on what I had perceived in my mind as ‘therapy’ but what was in reality to be a life changing experience in coming to terms with a close family bereavement. For me it was a time to speak openly and frankly to someone about a very sensitive issue with whom I felt completely comfortable. This in turn allowed me to work through a process that has had an enormously positive impact on every part of my life. The best advice I can give to someone thinking about embarking on cognitive behaviour therapy with Dr Leaity is too not hold back on anything and approach it whole heartily from day one.

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