Lorna Devine

I'm Lorna Devine. A psychologist, CBT therapist, high-performance psychology specialist, and the founder of The Devine Method®.

I work with founders, senior leaders, executives, and high performers who are performing at a high level but running on empty. The ones who look completely fine from the outside, who are still delivering, still building, and still showing up, but haven't told anyone how much it's actually costing them.

After working as a psychologist and CBT therapist across the NHS and private practice in London, I began to see how traditional approaches like CBT alone aren't always enough for high performers. They give you a great level of understanding and they help you cope, but they don't always tell you what to do next. So I created The Devine Method®, a proprietary framework that blends evidence-based psychological tools including CBT, compassion-focused therapy, and mindfulness, with high-performance coaching. The work gets underneath what's actually going on and keeps the focus on action and what to do next.

My clients include founders at every stage of building, CEOs and senior leaders of multi-million dollar companies, executives across finance, law, technology, AI, and consulting, public figures, members of global Royal Families, and elite athletes across the GCC, London, the US, and internationally.

Ways to work together

Private Consultation - A 60-minute session to explore what's going on for you, get to the root of it, and map out the right next step. 

Private Coaching Partnerships - Ongoing 1:1 work delivered through The Devine Method®. For founders, leaders, and high performers who are ready to do something about what's been costing them.

Concierge Coaching - An exclusive longer-term partnership with direct access for the moments that can't wait. For founders, executives, public figures, and athletes who need real-time support from someone who understands the pressure.

CBT Therapy - Evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for anxiety, panic, stress, and procrastination. Available to UK-based clients.

Corporate and Organisations - Bespoke programmes, workshops, and advisory for organisations across banking, Big Tech, Big 4, law, consulting, venture capital, and family offices. 

Speaking and Press - Available for keynotes, panels, and media on founder psychology, high-functioning anxiety, and sustainable high performance.

My work has been featured in BBC News, Harper's Bazaar, SheerLuxe, Gulf Times Qatar, Business Leaders ME, and more.

Based in London. Working with clients globally.

lorna@lornadevine.com | lornadevine.com

High-functioning anxiety, high levels of stress and pressure, overthinking, decision fatigue, burnout, founder psychology, performance psychology, founder coaching, executive performance, high performer coaching, leadership performance, startup founder support.

Fees are available on request.

Apply to work together here: https://zs1t52sm85b.typeform.com/to/VQCbkZMy or email lorna@lornadevine.com with any questions.

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Free resource:

Download my free guide - Why you can't relax (and what to do about it): https://lornadevine.myflodesk.com/vkf4ov1n74

Featured in:

BBC News | Harper's Bazaar | SheerLuxe | Gulf Times Qatar | Business Leaders ME | Emirati Business | UAE Stories | Lightberg

Gulf Times Qatar - Startup Grind Doha tackles mental health gap for founders: https://www.gulf-times.com/article/724089/business/startup-grind-doha-tackles-mental-health-gap-for-founders

Business Leaders ME - Startup Grind Doha: https://businessleadersme.com/startupgrind-mentalhealth/

Lightberg - How to sleep when the world feels unsettled: https://thelightberg.com/how-to-sleep-when-the-world-feels-unsettled/

Healing Holidays - What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (https://www.healingholidays.com/blog/what-is-cognitive-behavioural-therapy)

Rituals - The art of concentration: psychologist tools to help you focus (https://www.rituals.com/en-gb/mag-body-tools-to-help-you-focus.html) 

Rituals - A moment of reflection: How to round off the year with gratitude (https://www.rituals.com/en-gb/mag-rituality-the-big-calm-before-christmas-a-moment-of-reflection.html) 

Nuzest Europe - Mental Health Awareness Week – Top Tips to Improve and Maintain your Mental Health (https://www.nuzest.co.uk/blogs/interviews/mental-health-awareness-week-top-tips-to-improve-and-maintain-your-mental-health) 

The Be Well Collective: Three Tips to Manage Anxiety from a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (https://www.bewellcollective.co.uk/latest-news/three-tips-to-manage-anxiety)

The Be Well Collective: How Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Can Help You Manage and Overcome Anxiety (https://www.bewellcollective.co.uk/latest-news/how-cognitive-behavioural-therapy-can-help-you-manage-and-overcome-anxiety)

Mango Clinic, Miami: 3 effective psychological treatments of phobias from 12 best psychologists (https://mangoclinic.com/effective-psychological-treatments-of-phobias-from-best-psychologists/)

Duty to Care: How can Cognitive Behavioural Therapy help treat anxiety, depression and PTSD? (https://www.dutytocare.info/blog/cbt-therapy)

Duty to Care: Q&A with Lorna Devine on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (https://www.dutytocare.info/blog/cognitive-behavioural-therapy)

Hip and Healthy: Self-care week - the holistic practitioners embracing online wellness (https://hipandhealthy.com/online-wellness-the-holistic-practitioners-going-digital/)

Cloud Twelve Club: Talking to children about Coronavirus (https://www.cloudtwelve.co.uk/post/coronavirus-how-should-you-talk-to-a-child-about-it)

Kloris: An introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (https://www.kloriscbd.com/blogs/cbd-information/an-introduction-to-cognitive-behavioural-therapy-cbt)

Life Armour: A Psychologists top 3 tips to managing stress (https://lifearmour.co.uk/blogs/journal/a-psychologists-top-3-tips-to-managing-stress)

Saiki Wellness: Interview with Saiki Wellness (https://www.saikiwellness.com/the-saiki-zine-1/2020/4/7/lorna-cognitive-behavioural-therapy)

Sweaty Betty: Top tips for practicing self-care (https://www.sweatybetty.com/lorna-devine-self-care-in-isolation.html)

Glow Bar: Our guide to self-care during isolation (https://glowbarldn.com/the-glow-edit/-our-guide-to-self-care-during-isolation/)

Sheerluxe: The expert's guide to dealing with panic attacks (https://sheerluxe.com/2020/03/13/expert%E2%80%99s-guide-dealing-panic-attacks)

Beyourown: Beyourown meets Lorna Devine (https://beyourown.org/single-post/2020/03/09/beyourown-meets-lorna-devine)

Harper's Bazaar: The one New Year's resolution everyone should make according to a wellness expert (https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/beauty/mind-body/a30397908/new-years-resolution-ask-for-help-according-therapist/)

Support Local: Finding your inner calm: Top five tips to overcome anxiety (https://www.support-local-magazine.co.uk/all-articles/2020/1/6/finding-your-inner-calm-five-ways-to-overcome-anxiety)