Dr Javier Malda Castillo

I have an extensive background and specialist clinical expertise in adult mental health difficulties. My approach to psychotherapy is ambitious, I seek not only to help you reduce your symptoms significantly but also to support you in having more fulfilling relationships and quality of life.

Professional Memberships

I am a chartered member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC; Registration Number PYL35936). The HCPC provide assurances of safe and high standards of clinical practice.

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Training

Intensive Short Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP-UK): 3 Years, IEDTA Accredited Psychotherapist
Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT): Anna Freud Centre & British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) Accredited Practitioner
Group Analytic Psychotherapy (Institute of Group Analysis): 2 Years, Foundation & Diploma Training, Group Analytic Practitioner
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust): 2 Years, D58 Foundations of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (BPC Route)

Qualifications

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

Zamalloa, I., Iraurgui, I., Maruottolo, C., Mascaró, A., Landeta, O., & Malda, J. (2016). Impulsivity and Executive Function in Borderline Personality Disorder. Actas Españolas de Psiquiatría,44 (3), 113-118.

Malda, Castillo J., Jivraj, S. & Ng, Fat, L. (2017). The regional geography of alcohol consumption in England: Comparing drinking frequency and binge drinking. Health & Place,43, 33-40. Doi:10/1016.j.healthplace.2016.11.007

Malda, Castillo, J., Smith, I., Morris, L. & Perez Algorta, G. (2018). Violent Incidents in a Secure Service for Individuals with Learning Disabilities: Incident types, circumstances and Staff Responses. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 00,1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12490

Malda, Castillo, J., Browne, C. & Perez Algorta, G. (2018). Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) and Its Evidence Base Status: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy Research. Doi: 10.1111/papt.12195

Malda, Castillo, J., Blakeley, J. (2018). Entering the Antisocial Arena: A Cognitive Analytic Kaleidoscope. Reformulation, Winter Issue.

Malda, Castillo, J., Browne, C. & Perez Algorta, G. (2020). Examining the association between mentalizing and parental mental health in a sample of caregivers of asthmatic children. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000132

Malda, Castillo, J., Valavanis,S & Perez Algorta, G. (2020). Short term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) for clients with complex and enduring difficulties within NHS mental health services: a case series. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 34 (1), https://doi.org/10.1080/02668734.2020.1802615

Under Review

Malda, Castillo J. & Anderson D. (Under Review). Swimming in the Sinking Waters of the National Health Service: A Group Analytic Perspective. Group Analysis,

Book Chapters

Fed, N., Coleman, H. & Malda Castillo J. (2019). Supervision:The professional and ethical issues facing trainee clinical psychologists. In Curvis, W. (2019). Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology: Developing a Professional Identity through Training and Beyond (1st ed.).