Evidence-based psychological work on the factors most robustly linked to a longer, healthier life — purpose, self-acceptance, resilience and connection — from a consultant clinical psychologist with a neuroscience research background.
Biomarker testing, sleep optimisation, cold exposure, supplements — the longevity industry has never been louder, and almost all of it focuses on the body. The mind is barely mentioned, despite robust cohort evidence that psychological factors are among the strongest predictors of how long and how well we live.
Self-acceptance, sense of purpose, social connection and emotional resilience are not lifestyle add-ons. In large longitudinal studies they predict mortality risk independently of socioeconomic status and physical health markers — in some cases with effect sizes comparable to established risks like smoking.
This work is not about adding another wellness practice to an already full life. It is about addressing, with the same rigour you bring to your physical health, the psychological patterns that are quietly working against you at a cellular level.
My approach draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, schema therapy and compassion-focused work, informed by a PhD in cognitive neuroscience and a clinical interest in how chronic psychological stress accelerates biological ageing.
This is not generic resilience coaching. It is structured psychological work aimed at the specific factors the evidence identifies as protective — self-acceptance, purpose, connection and stress regulation — applied to your particular history and patterns, not a one-size template.
I work primarily with professionals already investing seriously in their physical health, who want to bring the same rigour to the psychological dimension of a long, well-lived life.
"The most significant longevity investment many high-achieving professionals could make is not another biomarker test. It is understanding the psychological patterns driving their internal experience — and changing them."
Dr Sanya Krljes · Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Wearables and blood panels measure outcomes. They do not address the psychological patterns — chronic stress, self-criticism, isolation, lack of purpose — that the evidence shows are actually driving many of those outcomes.
This is genuinely complex work. It involves neurobiology, identity, relational patterns and often longstanding beliefs about achievement and self-worth. Addressing it properly requires depth and sustained attention, not a wellness app.
I hold doctorates in both cognitive neuroscience (Imperial College London) and clinical psychology (UCL), with over 20 years of clinical experience. Psychological longevity work at this level of specialism is rare in London private practice.
I work with professionals who are already serious about their physical health and want to apply equal rigour to the psychological dimension — without being talked down to or offered generic wellness advice.
Qualifications
MSc Neuroscience — King's College London
PhD Cognitive Neuroscience — Imperial College London
DClinPsy — University College London
HCPC Registered · BPS Chartered Psychologist & AFBPsS
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