Dr David McCormack, Clinical Psychologist, Belfast

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David McCormack is a qualified and experienced Clinical Psychologist with a private practice in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Dr McCormack trained as a Clinical Psychologist at Queen’s University Belfast. After completing his training he worked as a Clinical Psychologist at the Royal Hospitals in Belfast, dividing his time between the children's, maternity and general adult hospitals. Following this he worked as a Clinical Psychologist at the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and then the Maudsley Hospital in London. During this time he completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Oxford University.

Dr McCormack is fully insured and registered to practice as a Clinical Psychologist in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Registered Clinical Psychologist, PYL24053.

The people who typically come to see Dr McCormack are those who have experienced psychological trauma and are distressed, have post-traumatic stress, and/or are experiencing depression and anxiety problems.

Prior to attending you may have already identified specific problems that you would like to address. However, quite often people find it hard to pinpoint exactly what’s wrong. It may be that personal relationships are strained or they find that they are worrying excessively, feeling unhappy, and it can be hard to figure out how to make things better. When this is the case the first place to start is to make sense of what is happening, identify what may be maintaining difficulties and then, if it seems like it might be beneficial, engage in psychological therapy to address the identified problems.

To enable clients to overcome the problems they are attending for Dr McCormack uses evidence-based psychotherapy, drawing upon a number of psychological approaches. The main approach he uses is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. The reason for this is because it is an effective approach for a number of common psychological and emotional problems.

However, as people are inherently complex and their problems unique, he always tailors therapy to a client's individual needs so as to best support them to overcome the difficulties they are experiencing.

"If you have never attended a clinical psychologist before you might be a bit apprehensive and not sure what to expect. It is really quite normal to feel this way. Let me try and reassure you, if I can, by telling you a little bit about what to expect. At our first appointment we will meet for approximately ninety minutes and I will ask some questions to understand what’s troubling you. I may also ask you to complete some specialised questionnaires to help me to better understand how you are feeling. At the end of our first appointment it should be clear as to the best way forward. If it seems that I can help then we can discuss whether you would like to attend for a course of therapy. This would typically mean meeting for a number of sessions of focused psychological therapy aimed at overcoming the problems identified."

David McCormack

DR DAVID MCCORMACK
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST