Dr. Vania Piludu

Dr Vania Piludu is a Chartered and HCPC Registered Clinical and Counselling Psychologist and Physiotherapist based in London. She has over 20 years of experience in all areas of child, adolescent and adult psychology and specialises in the use of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness techniques and psychodynamic approaches to treatment.

Dr Piludu completed both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Clinical Psychology at the University of Padua, Italy in 1994 and 1996. Following this, she completed training in several psychotherapy techniques including CBT, dialectical behavioural therapy (DCT) and cognitive analytic therapies. She also completed a 4-year training programme in Lacanian Psychoanalysis at the Freudian Institute in Italy as well as ADOS2 autism training with Pearson and the Autism Ambassador Association.

Dr Piludu has several years of clinical experience in psychology and psychotherapy working in both Italy's national mental health services and the NHS. Over the years, she has seen children, adolescents and adults with a broad range of mental health conditions, including the following:

• Autism and ADHD
• Anger management
• Mood disorders and depression
• Anxiety disorder
• Panic disorder and phobias
• Personality disorders
• Post natal depression
• Bereavement
• Relationship and family issues
• Gender dysphoria
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Stress
• Schizophrenia

She offers bespoke holistic therapy and provides a safe and non-judgemental environment within her practice. She offers the following therapies:

• Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy
• Cognitive behavioural therapy
• Dialectical behavioural therapy
• Mindfulness-based CBT
• Person-centred therapy
• Acceptance and commitment therapy
• Compassion-focused therapy
• Couples counselling
• Play therapy

Dr Piludu is also a Reiki Master, having completed her training at the Yoga Centre of Varanasi in India in 2016 and further training in Portsmouth in 2017. She also holds professional memberships with several professional bodies, including the British Psychological Society, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the Reiki Association UK.