Dr David McCormack, Clinical Psychologist, London

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Dr David McCormack is a qualified and experienced Clinical Psychologist with a private practice in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He specialises in the treatment of psychological trauma, depression, and anxiety problems.

He trained at Queen’s University Belfast. After completing his clinical training he worked as a Clinical Psychologist at the Royal Hospitals in Belfast, dividing his time between the children's, maternity and general adult hospitals. He then went to work as a Clinical Psychologist for the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and following this at the Maudsley Hospital in London. During this time he competed the Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Oxford University.

He is fully insured and registered to practice as a Clinical Psychologist in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Registered Clinical Psychologist, PYL24053.

He sees adolescents and adults for assessment and psychological therapy at his private clinic.

Dr McCormack specialises in providing psychological therapy for psychological trauma, depression, and anxiety problems.

Prior to coming to see a clinical psychologist many people will have already identified specific problems that they would like to address. However, for others it is sometimes hard for them to pinpoint exactly what’s wrong. It may be that their personal relationships are strained or because they are worrying excessively and feel unhappy and can’t seem to figure out how to make it better. When this is the case the first place to start is to make sense of what is happening and then, if it is appropriate, commence a course of psychological therapy to address and overcome the problems identified.

To enable clients to overcome the problems they are attending for Dr McCormack uses evidence-based psychotherapy, drawing upon a number of psychological approaches.

The main approach he uses is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). The reason for this is because CBT is an effective therapy for a number of common psychological and emotional problems.

However, as people are inherently complex and their problems unique, he always tailors therapy to a client's individual needs so as to best support them to overcome the difficulties they are experiencing.

"If you have never attended a psychologist before you might be a bit apprehensive and not sure what to expect. It is really quite normal to feel this way. Let me try and reassure you, if I can, by telling you a little bit about what to expect. At our first appointment we will meet for approximately ninety minutes and I will ask some questions to better understand what’s troubling you. I may also ask you to complete some specialised questionnaires to help me to better understand how you are feeling. At the end of our first appointment it should be clear as to the best way forward. If it seems that I can help then we can discuss whether you would like to attend for a course of therapy. This would typically mean meeting for a number of sessions of focused psychological therapy aimed at overcoming the problems identified."

David McCormack

DR DAVID MCCORMACK
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST