Dr. Robert Chandler , D.Clin.Psy (UK)

I have 15 years’ experience working clinically. Following the completion of my doctoral training at the University of Bath (UK), I worked in both clinical and leadership roles a number of NHS and private sector settings before relocating to the UAE. Throughout my career, I have worked extensively with adults across the full spectrum of common mental health difficulties and neurodevelopmental disorders. 

On an individual basis, I work with adults from the corporate world, including high performing individuals and executives, treating clinical issues (such as anxiety and depression), and also non-clinical issues which impact wellbeing and work performance (including chronic stress, burnout, procrastination, and ‘Imposter Syndrome’). A pre- requisite to working with ‘the employee’, is working with the person as a whole; our personal lives, ways of seeing the world, and historical wounds contribute in a significant way to current functioning and associated difficulties.

At an organizational level, I provide consultation and strategic counsel to multinational organizations, companies, and firms, to promote and install a culture of openness to mental health and workplace wellbeing.

Evidence-based psychological science underpins all of my work; with individual clients, and also with teams and organizations.

Works with Clients:
Adults (18 yrs+)

Languages:
English

Services Offered

• Individual Therapy

Treatment Approaches

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Schema Therapy
• Attachment-Based Therapy

Presenting Concerns

General Concerns: 

• Personal growth and self-improvement
• Stress
• Anxiety
• Panic attacks
• Low mood or depression
• Adjustment to recent life events or circumstances (Not trauma)

Specific Concerns: 

• Anger, irritability, emotional outbursts and severe moodswings
• Obsessive, repetitive and ritualistic thinking and behaviour
• Situation-specific fear and phobias
• Addiction and addictive behaviour (excluding substances)

Relationship Concerns: 

• General dissatisfaction or improvement of romantic relationships
• High conflict and aggression concerns in romantic relationship
• Affairs, infidelity and intimacy-related concerns in romantic relationships
• Parenting and parental relationship concerns
• Family and family relationship concerns
• Non-romantic and non-familial relationship concerns

Trauma:

• Trauma or traumatic events (past or historic)

Qualifications & Memberships

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, DClinPsy, University of Bath (UK)
• BSc (First Class Honours) – Psychology and Criminology, University of Keele (UK)
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) (UK)
• Registered with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA)