Meet Dr. Irina Campbell

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Neuroscientist and a former psychiatric doctor, turned integrative psychotherapist. All my 14 years research and practice has led me to be convinced in human power to manifest the lives we desire.

I have been on my own discovery journey to understand the reasons of human behaviour and human potential. Understanding people's psychological suffering. Working as a clinical doctor I cared deeply for my patients, but I had a nagging sense that they deserve more than just medication and hospitalisation. I had become increasingly unhappy in my work as a psychiatrist. I knew that a better outcome could be achieved without ever increasing medication. In the end, I decided to leave my career as a psychiatrist and forensic psychiatrist and persue my career in academia to research human psyche in depth.

I successfully changed my career and country of living and strated to work in academia for a number of years at Edinburgh University where I have been researching human memory and forgetting. Throught my 8 years in academia I encountered people, who, without knowing that I used to be a clinical doctor, was seeking my counsel and advice. I started to have a feeling that I have to go back to my clinical practice but doing that from a more holistic approach intergating my knowledge as a psychiatrist, psychologist and hypnotherapist.

My passion lies in understanding the power of our minds, brains, body and the interrelationship of all of life.  I am fascinated at how emotions and thoughts work together, how this relates to healing, how this affects how we tap into our innate power, which affects our ability to realize our dreams and live happier, healthier lives. 

 It fuels me to witness people feel more wholesome, lighter and in awe after a session as they begin to understand themselves and others with more clarity and wisdom. 

 It is energizing for me to see clients connect the dots by themselves between experiences they went through, some of which completely surprises them, and how profoundly it has led to who they are today.  

 During my own journey, I grew to realize that much untapped power lies in our subconscious, in the dark side of our mind, and that by working directly with our subconscious we can move forward with even more ease than we realize.

 Hypnotherapy gave me the structure to help people in the best way I know how while combining my psychology background, leadership skills, and personal experiences.  I have yet to find a more effective and faster way to help clients reach the same powerful state they find themselves in after a session!

My qualification

I completed my medical and then psychiatric training and then forensic psychiatric training at Medical Academy in Russia after graduating from First Moscow Medical University.

I completed my PhD in Cognitive Psychology in the UK at Edinburgh University. I specialize in a root-cause resolution approach to psychological syndromes and symptoms.

I am a certified life coach, integrative psychotherapist, and clinical hypnotherapist.

Empowering comes from within — and I’m here to help you activate it.

Topics addressed

Fears and Phobias

  • Flying, growing old, ocean, public speaking

  • Intimacy, public speaking, commitment, being alone

  • Animals (spiders, dogs, snakes, geckos, etc)

  • Failure, of success, taking risks, and more

Anxiety

  • Social settings, public speaking

  • From unresolved traumatic experience

  • Panic attacks - random and triggered by specific environments (height, elevators, hospitals)

  • Constant worry, OCD behavior, and more

Releasing Traumatic Experiences* 

  • Childhood event, in one's relationship with one own's mother or father, other family member

  • In adult life with a sibling, friend or stranger

  • Loss of a child, friend or family member,

  • Heartbreak

Unwanted beliefs and negative emotional patterns* 

  • Pushing people away, anger/rage outbursts

  • Low self esteem/confidence

  • Continually attracting wrong types of friends

  • Victimization mentality

  • Overly pessimistic, overly critical, overly judgmental, overly jealous, overly possessive, overly aggressive

  • Problematic ways of interacting with others, and more

Negative Relationship Patterns

  • Overly jealous, possessive, critical. 

  • Inability to trust and/or codependency

  • Uncontrollable anger/rage outbursts

  • Repeating patterns - break up after X amount of weeks, repeatedly being abandoned, etc

  • Continually attracting wrong types of partners

  • Negative unwanted reactions or desires

Other Common Topics

  • Chronic stress

  • Past-life regression

  • Rebirthing

  • Forgiveness

  • Acceptance of self, increasing self-love, inner harmony

Chat with me

If you’re interested in therapy with me, get in touch today for a phone consultation to find out if therapy is right for you and if I’m the right therapist.