Dr Tünde Vankó

Dr Tünde Vankó is a Clinical Psychologist and has trained as an Advanced level Schema Therapist and Cognitive Behavioural therapist. She has practiced in the UK, in the United States, and in Hungary. Now based in the UK she has been working both in the NHS and privately.

Dr Vankó works with patients with a diverse range of difficulties, treating Depression, Anxiety disorders such as Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety and simple Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, OCD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder and character issues and Personality Disorders. Dr Vankó works mainly with an integrative framework; that is using Schema Therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (see the psychology pages for explanations of these). She can practice in English and Hungarian.

In addition to her clinical work Dr Vankó supervises and trains other health professionals in Schema Therapy. She has been involved in setting up Schema Therapy training in Central Europe. She is engaged in research - in 2007 she received a Fulbright Scholarship to the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania where she participated in research on depression and did further training in CBT. Currently she is finishing her PhD dissertation that examines the relationship between dysfunctional schemas and adult attachment styles in patients suffering from depression, anxiety and borderline personality disorder. In addition to her general clinical work with anxiety and depression her special interest is working with individuals suffering from characterological issues that may underlie their depression, anxiety and relationship difficulties. Often there is a long history of unsatisfactory relationships, feeling lonely, unhappy and discontent with life, but not knowing why. Dr Vankó especially enjoys working with these individuals and their response to Schema Therapy is typically very good.

Dr Vankó is a graduate member of the British Psychological Society. She is accredited by the British Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapies and licensed by the International Society of Schema Therapy.

Qualifications

2002	MA (First class)
2006	PsychD
2010	Advanced Level Schema Therapist

 

University of ELTE, Budapest, Hungary

• Psychology MA - First class - 2002

University of Pecs, Hungary

• Psychology doctorate - PsychD - First class – 2002-2006

Schema Therapy Institute, New York

• Advanced Level Schema Therapist - 2008-2010
• Schema Therapy Trainer and Supervisor - 2011

Research Training

• Tutor, University of Pecs, Department of Psychology 2005–2007
• Fulbright Scholar, University of Pennsylvania Medical School,
• Department of Psychiatry, Depression Research Unit 2007-2008
• PhD Candidate, University of Pecs, degree expected in 2012

Clinical Psychologist Positions

• Adjunct Clinician, University of Pennsylvania, Department of
• Psychiatry, Center for Cognitive Therapy 2007-2008
• Clinical Psychologist, The Priory Hospital 2008-2010
• Clinical Psychologist, Mayfair Therapy Practice 2010-
• Clinical Psychologist, The Sloane Court Clinic 2011-

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