Catherine Sykes

Dr Catherine Sykes is a Chartered Psychologist in the City of London specialising in

therapy and executive coaching for high-achieving professionals. Known as a

psychologist for lawyers and finance professionals, she supports clients navigating

burnout, anxiety, depression, performance pressure, life transitions and confidence

challenges.

Dr Sykes understands the psychological demands of senior roles in law firms,

institutions and corporate environments. Her approach integrates evidence-based

with performance psychology to help clients strengthen resilience, sense of agency,

clarity and sustain success without the long-term mental, physical and relational cost.

She offers in-person appointments in the City of London as well as online.

Law and finance in The City of London are strictly regulated, an environment where professionalism, exceptional standards and confidentiality are service qualifiers. You have high expectations of your fellow professionals and should expect the same from your psychologist and coach.

I am accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), a member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and an Associate Fellow (AFBPsS) of British Psychological Society (BPS). I’m a Chartered Coaching Psychologist and also a Leader Factor accredited Psychological Safety Coach and Trainer.

Those of you who work in law and finance in The City of London are the high performing elite of your professions. Yours are intrinsically challenging occupations that come with extraordinary demands and stresses, on which you may at times thrive.

Yet, despite outward appearances you may not be happy. Your health may be suffering. The stress, and other events in your life, can impact your mental and physical health. At these times, you may need experienced professional support to get your life back on track.

I work with high achieving City professionals like you, so have unique insights into your organisational culture and the psychology of high achievers.

With this specific knowledge of your day-to-day context, I begin our exploration to bring change by understanding and exploring your challenges and their causes. I believe that thriving in life is important for psychological well-being. Once we understand and can manage your symptoms, I help you look at what is needed to thrive at home and at work.

I have over 25 years’ experience of delivering and researching psychological services. During this time, I have developed my own approach that rapidly helps you to discover the core reason for your problems. I draw upon a range of psychological approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), hypnosis, interpersonal neurobiology to provide you with optimal therapy solutions.

I work with my clients to develop the right personalised psychological tools and techniques to support change. I pride myself on my ability to help my clients make positive changes so they can be happy, healthy and enjoy and maintain their success.