Hela Mehak

Hela Mehak is a psychotherapist at Nightingale Hospital with over six years of experience supporting individuals with a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges. Her areas of expertise include depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, personality disorders, eating disorders such as bulimia, BED, and OSFED, as well as issues related to anger, bereavement, interpersonal difficulties, dual diagnosis, and self-harm. She also works with patients experiencing panic attacks, mood disorders, stress, and suicidal thoughts. Hela works in a person-centred and integrative way, drawing on a variety of evidence-based approaches to create a tailored therapeutic experience for each client. Her clinical practice incorporates Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), relational psychotherapy, and behavioural therapy. She believes in the importance of compassion, kindness, and non-judgmental care, and places the therapeutic relationship at the heart of her work. Her professional background includes roles in private inpatient mental health settings, where she has delivered both individual and group therapy. She has also worked within university wellbeing services, offering dynamic interpersonal psychotherapy to students, and has delivered relational psychotherapy through the NHS as part of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme. Hela is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and holds an MA in Counselling. She has also completed additional training in DBT and IPT essentials. She offers therapy in English, Dari, and Farsi, and works flexibly with both short-term, solution-focused models and longer-term exploratory approaches. Her clinical interests include trauma-informed care and the continued development of DBT-based practice.

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2002–2008
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universitat de València (GB)

2. 2008–2012
   Residency · Psychotherapy

   Universidad de Sevilla (GB)

3. 2012–2013
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Mayo Clinic, US

1. 2012-09–2013-08
   Junior consultant

   Universitat de València Teaching Hospital — Psychotherapy

1. 1 Choose a slot
2. 2 Brief pre-consult form
3. 3 Consultation
4. 4 Follow-up note & plan

Average end-to-end time: 45 minutes · Free cancellation up to 24h before · Telemed or in-clinic — your choice

h-index: 5 · i10: 11

Selected publications

1. European registry analysis of Psychotherapy outcomes

   Hela Mehak, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.3389/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 150

2. Outcomes of Psychotherapy in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Hela Mehak, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.7435/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 100

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