Evangelos Stephanopoulos

Clinical Psychologist
All Ages
BSc; MA; DClinPsy
Evangelos Stephanopoulos

Dr Evangelos Stephanopoulos, known to his patients as Dr Van, is a dedicated and compassionate Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience in the UK and internationally. He has worked in a variety of settings, including several NHS trusts, and now combines private clinical practice with lecturing in clinical psychology at the University of Lincoln.

Dr Van supports people with a wide range of mental health difficulties, including PTSD, depression, OCD, anxiety, phobias, bipolar disorder, relationship challenges, anger, work-related stress, cognitive impairment, and addictive disorders. He provides personalised treatment plans, drawing on evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).

He is also a trained autism assessor, qualified in the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R), one of the gold-standard tools for assessing autism in both children and adults.

Patients and colleagues describe Dr Van as ethical, considerate, and highly skilled. He places strong emphasis on building a trusting, respectful therapeutic relationship, believing this connection is key to achieving lasting, meaningful change. His warm, thoughtful manner helps clients feel safe, heard, and supported at every stage of their journey.

Areas of expertise

  • Adjustment disorder
  • Addiction
  • Adult abuse
  • Anger issues
  • Anxiety
  • ADHD
  • Autism
  • Behavioural difficulties
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Body dysmorphic disorder
  • Bullying
  • Child abuse and neglect
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Complex trauma
  • Cyclothymia
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Dissociative identity disorder
  • Divorce and separation
  • Domestic violence
  • Early years issues
  • Grief and bereavement
  • Interpersonal problems
  • Lifestyle problems
  • Memory issues
  • Minor cognitive impairment
  • Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • Occupational problems
  • Panic attacks or panic disorder
  • Personality disorders
  • Phobias and fears
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Psychosis
  • Religious or spiritual problems
  • Seasonal affective disorder
  • Self-harm
  • Sexual functioning
  • Sleep disorders
  • Social isolation and loneliness
  • Somatic symptom disorder
  • Stress
  • Substance abuse/ dependence
  • Traumatic/acquired brain injury
  • Treatment-resistant depression

Therapeutic approaches used

Qualifications and Education

  • Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Lincoln
  • Pg Dip in Applied Psychology, Middlesex University
  • MA Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex
  • BSc Psychology with Criminology, Middlesex University

Professional Bodies and Membership

  • The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)