Meet our team
Founder & Clinical Director
Dr. Noreen Dera
Dr. Noreen founded Abantu Therapy and Psychological services in 2021 to provide timely, accessible and culturally-sensitive psychological services. She is a qualified clinical Psychologist with over 12 years experience working in the mental health sector. She strives to provide high quality evidence-based therapies and psychological assessments to help people navigating psychological and emotional distress. Her practice centres the story behind the person and honours the heritage, values and lived experiences as tools for unlocking psychological wellbeing and healing.
She also provides research consultancy, training and supervision for individuals and organisations.
Dr Dera has availability on Mondays and Fridays.
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Jane Mugadza
Dr. Jane is skilled in helping people facing challenges with their mental health and well-being. Using evidence-based therapies, she works with clients to understand and work on mental health and/or difficult life problems.
She uses various therapeutic models with a focus on establishing rapport and building a trusting relationship. This involves creating a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to express themselves and discuss their concerns. She strives to create a collaborative and supportive therapeutic relationship that empowers clients to explore their concerns and make positive changes.
Dr. Jane has availability to see new clients from February 2025.​
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Health Psychologist
Dr. Sian Armstrong
Dr. Armstrong is a HCPC registered Health Psychologist. With professional experience working in both the NHS and private practice, she provides specialist psychological assessments and delivered psychotherapy. Dr Armstrong utilises several therapeutic approaches such as CBT, ACT and CFT to help clients experiencing psychological distress. She also conducts expert witness assessments for personal injury cases and volunteers in global health project.
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Her areas of expertise include: anxiety, depression, chronic pain, traumatic injury, cancer, stroke rehabilitation, weight management, disability and loss.
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Dr Sian has immediate availability to see new clients on Monday and Tuesday mornings.
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Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Laura Selema
Dr. Laura Selema is a qualified clinical psychologist who uses an integrative, person-centred approach, rooted in compassion, collaboration, curiosity, and empathy. With expertise across a range of psychological and therapeutic methods, she empowers clients to improve their overall wellbeing. Dr. Laura has worked with individuals across the lifespan, addressing issues such as anxiety, depression, life transitions, and neurodiverse conditions like ADHD and autism, and has extensive experience in learning disability services.
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Dr. Laura has availability to see clients on Mondays and Wednesday evenings.
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Hannah
Dr. Hannah Alghali is a HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist focused on compassionate, evidence-based therapy for individuals and couples. She uses a person-centred, holistic approach and specialises in Compassion-Focused Therapy, attachment-based methods, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Dr. Alghali values cultural and social contexts in mental health, providing an inclusive environment for diverse clients. She addresses issues like anxiety, low mood, trauma, self-esteem, grief, and relationship challenges, empowering clients through life transitions and identity exploration.
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Dr. Hannah has immediate availability to see new clients.