Experience 

Malena Hallahan is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and with the British Psychological Society (BPS). Since qualifying as a Psychologist in 2004, she has been working with various Mental health conditions and Physical Health Psychology settings within NHS in both London and Nottinghamshire.

 

She has extensive experience working with those suffering emotionally as a result of chronic or acute illness. Having worked 7 years in Nottinghamshire for a Physical Health Psychology department she has enjoyed working in a Multidisciplinary team specialising in Chronic Low Back Pain.

 

In London she gained specialist experience working with Personality Disorders in NHS setting in addition to working with individuals with chemical and behavioural addiction related problems.

 

Malena provides clinical supervision for various health professionals ranging from professionals such as Trainee Clinical Psychologists within NHS settings, as well as supervision for experienced Chartered Psychologists and Counsellors in their individual private practices.

 

She runs various groups and workshops ranging from Stress management, Pain management, Mindfulness and Communication/Assertiveness skills workshops and sees a wide range of behavioural addictions in her work in Private Practice.

 

She can provide therapy in Swedish.

 

​Special interests 

Malena is a highly specialist Psychologist in Pain Management for Chronic Low Back Pain,in additon to Chronic Pain.

 

In private clinic she specialises in treatment of chemical and behavioural addictions ranging from dealing with alcohol related problems/addictions to professionals struggling with emotional trading including working with individuals with various degrees of gambling problems.

 

Malena also treats individuals with anxiety and depressive disorders.