Psychologists and Psychotherapists

Dr Tiago C. Zortea DClinPsy PhD CPsychol is a compassionate and caring Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), chartered with the British Psychological Society (BPS), and accredited with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). Tiago completed his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford and holds a PhD in Psychological Medicine from the University of Glasgow.

Tiago has experience across clinical, academic, research, and policy settings, including work as a scientific advisor to the Scottish Government in suicide prevention. He currently works in the NHS in an A&E psychiatry service, providing psychological interventions to young people and adults experiencing suicidal crisis, self-harm, and acute emotional distress. This work has shaped his deep commitment to offering therapy that feels safe, thoughtful, and genuinely supportive, particularly for people who may be going through some of the most difficult moments in their lives.

Alongside his clinical work, Tiago is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow and remains actively involved in UK-wide and international research aimed at improving mental health care and suicide prevention. He supervises doctorate trainees at the University of Oxford in both clinical and research contexts and is the co-founder of netECR, an international network supporting early career researchers in suicide and self-harm research.

At Slone Court Clinic, Tiago works with people experiencing a range of emotional and psychological difficulties, including anxiety difficulties (such as social anxiety, health anxiety, generalised anxiety, specific phobias, panic, agoraphobia), attachment anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorder; body image and appearance concerns; burnout; childhood adversity; low mood and depression; stress; university and college student mental health; boys’ and men’s mental health; relationship difficulties; and low self-esteem. He has worked with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, identities, genders, sexual orientations, and life experiences, and offers psychological therapy in both English and Portuguese.

Tiago’s therapeutic approach is integrative, collaborative, person-centred, and evidence-based. He draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy-informed approaches (DBT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), and attachment-informed therapy. He recognises that seeking therapy can feel like a big step, and his work is tailored carefully to each person’s needs, goals, values, and preferences. Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach, Tiago works with clients to understand what matters most to them and what kind of support may be most helpful.

Tiago’s therapeutic style is warm, curious, respectful, and compassionate. He aims to create a safe and validating space where clients feel genuinely heard, understood, and not judged. He works collaboratively with clients to make sense of their experiences, develop psychological understanding, and move towards meaningful change at a pace that feels manageable. His practice is grounded in psychological safety, humility, and clinical excellence, with a strong commitment to helping people build lives that feel more connected, purposeful, and fulfilling.