About Me


Dr Andrew Maleknia CPsychol AFBPsS is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Clinical Director, and recognised mental health leader with over 15 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and organisations transform challenges into opportunities for growth. Andrew is also registered with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).

As founder of Mind Matters More, Andrew has supported thousands of adults, young people, and professionals through anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, neurodiversity, and self-esteem concerns. Drawing on an exceptional breadth of training—including Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), EMDR, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Mentalisation (MBT), and specialist autism (ADOS-2, ADI-R) and ADHD assessment. Andrew tailors therapy to each client’s unique needs and, his warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed approach ensures that every session is a safe space for healing, insight, and lasting change.

Furthermore, as a highly experienced clinical supervisor, Andrew has spent over a decade mentoring psychologists, counsellors, and health professionals, embedding trauma-informed, culturally sensitive supervision practices. He is also a sought-after guest lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton, sharing his expertise on self-harm, suicide awareness, and prevention with final-year doctorate students.

His career spans NHS leadership roles, community mental health services, and specialist inpatient units, where he has pioneered therapeutic programmes, suicide prevention tools, and resilience training. Andrew regularly partners with NHS Trusts, police forces, and private sector organisations to deliver impactful workshops on diversity, inclusion, neurodiversity, and wellbeing.

Deeply committed to advancing mental health awareness, Andrew combines clinical excellence with a compassionate belief in every person’s capacity to heal, grow, and thrive.


Your Well-Being Is in Good Hands


There comes a time when help is needed from a qualified professional to cope with many of life’s challenges. I’m a Chartered Psychologist in the Milton Keynes area, and, I am here to support you on your journey toward healing and self-discovery. I integrate techniques from Person Centred Therapy, Compassionate Focused Therapy (CFT) and use some elements from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, EMDR and Mindfulness. I use concepts from Evolutionary Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Philosophy, Buddhist teachings and Neuroscience. I help people develop and work with experiences of inner warmth, safeness, and soothing.


Qualifications


  • Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology       
  • MSc in Health Psychology
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling                                            
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology                                
  • Diploma in Life Coaching - Life Coaching Institute (UK & Ireland)                                               
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies                         
  • BSc (Hons) in Business Studies


Additional Training


 

  • Accredited Autism Assessment and Diagnosis (ADOS-2) & (ADI-R)
  • Adult ADHD Assessment, Diagnosis, Reports
  • Mental Health First Aid Training for Veterans (MHFA)
  • British Psychological Society Accredited Supervision Skills
  • MST UK & Ireland - Multi Systemic Therapy (MST) 
  • Richman EMDR Training - Level 2 and 3 of an EMDR Accredited Training
  • Oxford University - Clinical Supervision Accredited Training
  • Oxford University - Systemic Supervision Training
  • The Compassionate Mind Foundation - Compassion Focused Therapy
  • CNWL NHS Foundation Trust - Understanding and Living with Psychosis
  • ICAPT University Alliance - Mentalization Based Practice in Healthcare
  • EMDR Extra - Level 1 of an EMDR Accredited Training
  • British Psychological Society - Working with adults with autism
  • LivingWorks - Applied suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
  • LivingWorks - Communication skills with people with suicidal ideations (SafeTALK)
  • British Psychological Society - Working with Suicidal Patients                             
  • Selfharm.co.uk - Training workshop on working with people who self harm       
  • British Psychological Society - Psychometric Test User: Occupational, Ability (A)   
  • British Psychological Society - Psychometric Test User: Occupational, Personality (B)
  • Compass - Ten weeks training on working with Drugs and Alcohol Addiction                   
  • Department of Health - Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice (IBA)                       
  • Cruse Bereavement Care - Awareness in Bereavement Care Counselling 



Professional Memberships

 

  • Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) - Practitioner Psychologist                           
  • British Psychological Society (BPS) - Chartered Member (CPychol)   
  • British Psychological Society (BPS) - Associate Fellow (AFBPsS)
  • British Psychological Society Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors (RAPPS)


Health Insurance


I have worked for many years with the following insurance companies as an approved psychologist: