Dr Alex King

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

Psycho-oncology, Clinical health psychology, Mental health

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