Dr Tom Pennybacker, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist
Dr Tom Pennybacker MBBS, BMedSci, MRCPsych
Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist

Recommendations for Dr Pennybacker
These recommendations are for information purposes only. Doctors providing recommendations do so in good faith and are not responsible for clinical outcomes.
Recommended by:
About Dr Tom Pennybacker
GMC number: 4641135
Year qualified: 1999
Place of primary qualification: University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Dr Tom Pennybacker is a Consultant Psychotherapist and Psychiatrist who works privately with the Chelsea Psychology Clinic, where he offers consultations and psychiatric care options to visiting patients. He has comprehensive experience of diagnosing and treating an entire range of psychiatric problems, including psychosis, bipolar disorder and personality disorders, with medications and psychotherapy. He offers psychodynamic psychotherapy, Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) and supportive and problem-solving therapy.
Dr Pennybacker qualified in medicine in 1999 from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and worked as a physician for a number of years before specialising in psychiatry. He trained in psychotherapy at the Tavistock Clinic and developed a special interest in combining psychological interventions with medication. He has extensive experience in the NHS and was working as a full-time consultant at Camden & Islington Foundation Trust until 2018.
Dr Pennybacker has been involved in research projects related to the functioning of the brain in mental disorders and was the Assistant Editor of the journal Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. An ardent educator, he has been actively involved in teaching medical students and psychiatrists both in his NHS Trust and at University College London.
Areas of expertise
- Adult psychiatry
- Eating disorders
- Dual diagnosis
- Medication and psychotherapy
- Mentalization-based therapy (MBT)
- Personality disorder
- Psychodynamic psychotherapy
- Severe mental disorders
- Supportive and problem-solving therapy
Professional memberships
