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Dr Christopher McAllister

Name:
Dr Christopher McAllister PhD MSc MA Dip Psychol Dip Psychoth CQSW AASW CPsychol AFBPsS APPS
Practising at:
Spire Harpenden Hospital
Specialties:
  • Allied Health Professionals
    • Psychotherapy
    • Counselling Psychology
Special clinical interests:

Anxiety, phobias, depression, obsessional compulsive disorder, assertiveness training, learning disabled, stress management, aggression control, sexual and marital problems,  sexual and emotional abuse, eating disorders, grief counselling, redundancy counselling, alcohol and drug abuse, gender dysphoria, crime victims, assault victims, posttraumatic stress disorder, family therapy/child abuse, body dysmorphic disorder, dysfunctional families/domestic violence.

Research interests:

Anxiety, depression, eating disorders, transgender, OCD, PTSD.

Year of first medical qualification:
1991
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:

Chartered Psychologist British Psychological Society, accredited cognitive & behavioural psychotherapist
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies
Registered applied psychologist
Health Professions Council
Associate Fellow British Psychological Society, applied psychology practice supervisor,  British Psychological Society, registered expert witness British Psychological Society, checked expert witness Law Society

 
Contact Details 
Telephone number to make a private appointment:
01582 876800
Private secretary telephone number:
01582 876800
Personal email address:
chrismca@hotmail.co.uk
Website:
http://www.chrismca.co.uk
 
Background Information 
Professional profile:

Chris McAllister is a chartered psychologist and accredited cognitive and behavioural psychotherapist.  Chris is committed to the ethical value base of the British Psychological Society, the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies and the Health Professions Council.  He promotes a therapeutic environment where empathy, tolerance, understanding and commitment are at the forefront with his treatment with his patients.

Chris initially commenced his commitment to the caring professions, qualifying as a social worker.  He then went on to work within the probation service and spent ten years working within forensic mental health, qualifying as a cognitive and behavioural psychotherapist.  Subsequently, he trained and qualified as a chartered psychologist, working within his own private practice and at the Spire Hospital in Harpenden.

Chris offers individual, couple and family therapy together with working with children over the age of five years.   He has a special interest in trauma treatment and court work and provides medico-legal reports within civil, family and criminal cases.

Personal profile:

Chris McAllister is married and his daughter has also trained within psychotherapy /art therapy and works with children with behavioural and personality problems.  He has four grandchildren.  Chris enjoys sports and has run five marathons.  He regularly attends a local gym.

Chris has produced fifteen self-help CD’s which can be purchased by direct contact with Chris.

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Dr Christopher McAllister Allied Health Professionals Consultant, Harpenden, Herts, private hospital specialist.

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