Professional Profile

Dr Angela Rousseva is a Consultant Psychiatrist (MD, CPsychI) with nearly 30 years of international clinical experience across Ireland, France, and French Polynesia. She provides evidence-based psychiatric assessment and treatment for adults, adolescents, and neurodivergent individuals presenting with a wide range of mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions.

Her clinical practice includes the assessment and management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum presentations, intellectual disabilities, mood disorders, anxiety-related difficulties, and complex co-occurring emotional or behavioural presentations.

Dr Rousseva’s therapeutic approach is integrative and person-centred, combining psychiatric expertise with psychologically informed care. Her work is informed by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Lifespan Integration, psychoeducation, and family-based therapeutic approaches where clinically appropriate.

She is committed to providing respectful, evidence-based, and neurodiversity-affirming care, tailoring interventions to the individual needs, strengths, and life circumstances of each person and family she supports.

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Areas of Clinical Interest

• Adult ADHD assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
• Neurodevelopmental psychiatry and autism-related presentations
• Mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and emotional regulation difficulties
• Intellectual disability and co-occurring mental health presentations
• Trauma-informed and psychologically informed psychiatric care
• Family psychoeducation and collaborative treatment planning

• Neurodiversity-affirming clinical practice

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Clinical Practice at Vera Mental Health Clinic

At Vera Mental Health Clinic, Dr Angela Rousseva provides comprehensive psychiatric assessments, diagnostic clarification, medication management, and ongoing psychiatric follow-up care within a multidisciplinary clinical framework.

She contributes to the clinic’s Adult ADHD assessment pathway, supporting structured diagnostic evaluations and evidence-based treatment planning in collaboration with the wider clinical team.

Her practice emphasises clinical precision, ethical care, transparent communication, and the development of individualised treatment pathways that remain aligned with current psychiatric and clinical governance standards.

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Education & Professional Background

Dr Rousseva completed her medical and psychiatric training in France and has developed extensive international clinical experience across public and private mental health services throughout Europe and the Pacific region.

She holds specialist expertise in both general adult psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry, with longstanding experience supporting neurodivergent individuals and complex psychiatric presentations across different stages of life.

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Therapeutic Approaches

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Lifespan Integration
• Psychoeducation and supportive interventions
• Family-informed therapeutic approaches

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Languages

Dr Angela Rousseva provides psychiatric consultations in English, French, and Bulgarian, supporting a diverse international client population.