Dr Cecilia d'Felice
Multi-award winning clinical psychologist Dr Cecilia d'Felice has become a regular psychological expert on national TV and Radio. Her mission is to bring psychology to the public in a way that is accessible, engaging and helpful.
Cecilia specialises in transformative psychology encompassing relationships, emotional well-being, mental health, meditation and alternative healing as a consultant psychologist. She worked and trained at both the Institute of Psychiatry and The Tavistock Centre; both centres of excellence for psychology, psychiatry and psychotherapy. She is regarded as being one of the most respected Clinical Psychologist’s working in the UK today and is a media spokesperson for the British Psychological Society.
Cecilia loves getting people together and is the resident relationship expert for Match.com, the UK's most successful Internet dating service.
Cecilia has fronted Celebrity Quitters, Sex: How to Do Everything and Best Friend Rehab for Five. She was the resident psychologist on Big Brother on the Couch, where she constructed behavioural experiments for the housemates to reveal the unconscious aspects of their personalities.
Cecilia is regularly asked to comment in the national press, appearing regularly in The Times’ Body and Soul and is a key panelist for the Metro’s weekly Sex and Relationships column. She writes features and commentary for magazines such as International Life, Cosmo and Marie Claire. She won the Mind Journalist of the Year award in 2007.
Cecilia’s book ‘21 Days to a New You’ (Orion) is an innovative eight-week personal transformation programme. Offering both a unique synthesis of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology and a memoir of her own experiences overcoming significant life trauma. Her sincere belief is if she can transform her life from overwhelming catastrophe then anyone can!
In 2010 Cecilia contributed to a landmark Channel 4 documentary, ‘Dream School’, Sky's ‘Chick Fix’ and Fresh One's Going the Distance. She also loves radio (Woman’s Hour, PM) and her motivation is to share as much helpful psychology as she possibly can to help the nation achieve lasting happiness and success. Her private and corporate portfolio continues to expand, including brand leaders, multi-nationals, NGO’s and leading charities amongst her clients. She loves singing, her cat and Italy in no particular order!
TELEVISION
2011 Chick Fix (expert) - Atomized Televsion for Sky Living
2011 Going the Distance (expert) - Fresh One for Match.com
2010 Dream School (expert) - Fresh One for Channel 4
2010 Vampires: Why They Bite (contributor) – In House for BBC3
2010 Celebrity Quitters (expert) – Tiger Aspect for Five
2009 New Treatments for Depression (expert & consultant) – NHK for JBC
2007-09 The Wright Stuff (expert) – Princess Productions for Five
2008 Best Friend Rehab (expert & consultant) - Monkey Kingdom for Fiver
2008 Sex: How To Do Everything (expert) - Talkback Thames for Channel 4
2008 Sex Education eExpert) - Endemol for Channel 4
2008 The Friday Night Project (expert) – Princess Productions for Channel 4
2008 Better Of Wed? (expert) Silver River for E4
2008 Psychologies Web TV (expert)
2007 Big Brother on the Couch (expert) - Endemol for Channel 4
2007 Lawless Britain (expert) - Virgin 1
BOOKS
2011 21 Days to a New You (author) - Orion
2009 Dare To Be You - Eight Steps To Transforming Your Life (author) - Orion
RADIO
2008-11 Woman's Hour (contributor) - BBC Radio 4
2010-11 Nick Ferrari (contributor) - LBC
2007-09 Drive Time Show with Chris Evans (Contributor) BBC Radio 2
JOURNALISM
2011 Columnist for Internationl Life and Canvaz 8
2007-11 (Contributor/Quoted) - Marie Claire, Sugar, Closer, New Woman, Glamour, Grazia, The Sun, The Independent, The Guardian, The Times, The Sunday Times, More, FHM, Woman, Woman and Home, The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph
2007-09 Columnist - Psychologies Magazine
EXHIBITIONS
Fantasy Portraits with Yves de Contades for Leica and International Life
AWARDS
2007 Mind Journalist of the Year Award
