Dr Alex King Consultant clinical psychologist

Background

HCPC: PYL1688600

Alex has extensive expertise in cancer psychological care, with over 15 years specialty clinical experience at major London hospitals and private care facilities. Areas of focus include preparation and optimisation for cancer and restorative surgery (e.g. breast, brain, urological), coping with complex treatments (e.g. stem-cell transplant), couples adjustment to cancer, supporting recovery and return to work, long-term treatment support (e.g. neurological cancers).

Alex offers accessible, pragmatic psychological expertise that is integrated with medical plans, interfacing directly with surgical, oncology and haematology consultants and specialist nurses, and embracing the full range of third-sector and complementary support services.

Video and onsite clinics available.

 

 

 

Expertise

All psychological and social aspects of personal and family adjustment to a cancer diagnosis & its consequences, including treatment decision-making, distress and coping, adjustment and recovery, living with advanced disease and adjusting to end-of-life care. Specific issues may include worry, low mood, stress, traumatic experiences in treatment, body image and sexuality, relationships with partners, family and/or healthcare professionals, long-term effects of treatment, etc., Cancer psychological care specifically tailored for people with past experience of early life adversity, trauma or mental health difficulties, who require cancer-specific psychological input over and above current or past mental health input., Psychological input into assessments of risk, end-of-life decisions and wishes for hastened death.

Research & publications

Editor, Psycho-oncology
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/10991611/homepage/editorialboard.html

Collaborative research and service development projects:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alex-King-26
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9050-1092

Private practice

Visit the Imperial College Healthcare Private care website