About Us
Anthony Couroupis
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST / CO-DIRECTOR
Editorial Board of the Journal of Contemporary ISTDP
IEDTA Accredited ISTDP Therapist
When people go through trauma or painful life events, it’s common—often without realising it—to develop ways of avoiding the emotional pain these experiences bring. While these strategies can feel protective, they often end up creating additional suffering in the form of anxiety, stress, or other psychological symptoms.
I work using Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP), which helps people recognise these patterns and understand how they contribute to their struggles. I’m passionate about creating a safe, supportive space where you can explore your emotions at your own pace. Together, we look at the ways you might be avoiding emotional pain and whether you’re ready to face it.
In therapy, my goal is to help you build your emotional “fitness”—the resilience and capacity to sit with difficult feelings—so you can gradually let go of the avoidance strategies that have been holding you back. For me, the most rewarding part of this work is seeing people feel real relief, clarity, and freedom. It’s my privilege to help people reconnect with the person that their behavioural strategies (to avoid pain) has kept hidden.
Faustina Delany
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST / CO-DIRECTOR
I'm a clinical psychologist with nearly a decade of experience in private practice, working with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, and trauma. I seek to create a collaborative space where you feel empowered to move through what's keeping you stuck, and towards reconnecting with the more whole and authentic you. My approach is grounded in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP), which helps people access their unconscious and bring to awareness underlying psychological conflicts and unexpressed core emotions. I have training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Internal Family Systems, and Schema Therapy, which inform my work.
I also offer clinical hypnotherapy to prepare for cancer related surgery, which is evidenced to reduce preoperative anxiety, reduce pain post-op, and improve recovery time.
Finally, I am involved in training in psychedelic-assisted therapy for PTSD, which is grounded in ethical, legal, and trauma-informed care.