Jeyla Shikhlinskaya-Chambers

My name is Jeyla and I have specialised in working with children and parents for over 18 years and counting. I am a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC and I have worked in hospitals, schools, private practice and in the 3rd sector. I started my career in Geneva, Switzerland, and worked extensively in Moscow, Dubai, and most recently Singapore, before moving to Edinburgh to be closer to family.

 

Over the years I was fortunate to add to my toolbox from a variety of different modalities, but overall I prioritise a holistic person-centered lens. The best thing about all my years of practice is that I get to “mix and match” and tailor my approach to each child and each parent, because no two are the same. 

 

I have trained in CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, Mindfulness Based Therapy and Transactional Analysis. My personal interests are in Existential and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and I am quite passionate about how our own childhood experiences of attachment (and separation) shape our family and parenting relationships and dynamics.

 

I work with a variety of mental health concerns but most of my experience is with anxiety and depression and the behaviours they often underpin. I practice from a culturally sensitive, trauma-informed and neuroaffirming stance and have lots of experience in supporting mental health and neurodiversity. I strongly believe in working together to find what works best, and really enjoy working with parents and children. I work in English and in Russian and have supported many multicultural and multilingual families over the years.

 

I am (shockingly) both a Star Wars and a Star Trek fan and very much a cat person (who secretly can’t wait to get a dog). I love exploring different cultures through food and music and traveling with my family.