Peter Slater

My name is Dr Peter Slater, I am an adult psychodynamic psychotherapist. I am  a consultant child and adolescent psychotherapist having trained and undertaken my doctorate at the Tavistock clinic in London in 2008. I offer assessments, family and parent consultations and offer long term and short term work.

I work with children as young as 3 years old and adolescents as well as parents and families. I have undertaken a mentalisation based training in family therapy (MBT- F).

I have worked in NHS CAMHS settings for 12 years and in private practice for 18 years. In 2015 I became Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead for a child psychotherapy training programme in New Zealand which I designed and implemented. 

Currently I am Course Lead for a psychotherapy training at the Tavistock Clinic as well as working with adults and children and young people in private practice in Central London.

I have published a number of clinical papers in peer reviewed journals and a recent chapter on anxiety in a book devoted to psychopathology.

I have worked with complex and enduring presentations with both adults and children and offer report writing, consultations to schools and social care.  I have worked with complex and severe presentations in adolescents and young people which have included suidcal ideation, self harming behaviours, eating disorders and learning and focus issues.

The use of the title Dr in this directory listing relates to the member’s doctorate qualification. However, this does not imply a general medical qualification.