Pregnant woman holding her tummy showing a diagram of a baby.

Maternity and gynaecology psychology service

Who we are

We are a team of Psychologists/ Psychological Therapists who are specialised in providing psychological support and treatment to individuals who have difficulties coping with physical, psychological and emotional challenges related to maternal or gynaecological matters.

We occasionally take on psychological therapy trainees on doctorate programmes. These are psychologists who are offering therapy sessions under the supervision of our senior psychologists.

What we do

We offer psychological support and therapy to individuals who are referred for:

  • Bereavement in relation to losing their baby
  • Complex birth experiences
  • Trauma related to previous birth experiences
  • Fertility difficulties
  • Foetal medicine
  • Phobias around childbirth or gynaecological examinations
  • Gynaecological conditions such as endometriosis and other gynaecological conditions that cause distress and pain

What do we offer?

We offer a range of evidence-based psychological therapies including:

  • Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy)
  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Following your referral to our service, we shall contact you to discuss your concerns. You will be offered a psychological assessment, and subsequently we shall discuss and decide the best way to support you with your difficulties. This may include offering you a course of therapy sessions and/or a follow-up if you are unsure about therapy at this stage. In some cases, we can provide couple’s therapy, this will depend on your needs and will be discussed during your psychological assessment. If we are not the best service to meet your needs, we can sign post you to other services.

We offer a psychology plan specific to your needs and we have flexibility in offering face to face, videocall or telephone therapy sessions. These are often on a weekly basis, but we can adjust to a pace that is right for you.

Watch Margreet Hendriks (Highly Specialist Psychologist) speak about the psychological impact of Endometriosis for the charity Endometriosis UK in the video below:

 

Referrals

We accept referrals from the Maternity and Gynaecological services of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University NHS Trust (BHRUT). You can ask your healthcare provider to refer you to our service.

How to contact us

Email: clinicalhealthpsychology@nelft.nhs.uk

Opening times: Wednesday - Friday, 8:30am - 16:30pm

Maternity and Gynaecology Psychological Services

Maternity Outpatients-1st floor
Queen’s Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
Essex, RM7 0AG

Service leads


Psychology service leads:

Dr Vera Dobrolioubova
Highly Specialist Psychologist

Dr Licia Delplano
Highly Specialist Psychologist

 

Patient testimonials

"Very happy to meet my psychologist, she was very supportive and good to me. It was a great experience for me, the sessions made me feel safe, better and happier."

“Thanks again for your support during such a difficult time and helping me work through the trauma. A pleasure knowing you too! […] Thank you!”

“Just a message to say thank you for all your help and support. I really appreciate it.”

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