Nelisha Wickremasinghe

Nelisha Wickremasinghe is the founding Director and lead practitioner at the Dialogue Space. Nelisha is a chartered psychologist, family therapist, writer, educator and organisational change consultant, and has worked across diverse contexts of human development for 30 years

Nelisha is a chartered member of the British Psychological Society and has postgraduate degrees in psychotherapy and family therapy, a Master’s in public sector management and a Master’s and Doctorate in organisational change. She is currently undertaking further doctoral training in clinical psychoanalytic practice. Nelisha is the author of two books, Beyond Threat and Being with Others and she is a regular contributor to Psychology Today.

In her private practice, Nelisha provides depth development for both individuals and families who wish to explore, resolve or come to terms with the recurring problems and challenges in their lives.

In her organisational practice, her work at the boundary of psychotherapy and employee development has taken her across the globe to support organisations such as Fujitsu, Thomas Cook, Amec Foster Wheeler, Nielsen, Lloyds Banking Group, Aviva and BT to develop their leaders and employees, and implement complex change. As part of her corporate practice, Nelisha is currently an Associate Fellow at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School where she facilitates sessions for business leaders on the neurobiology of personal and team resilience.

Previous to her work in the Dialogue Space Nelisha founded a successful organic food and restaurant business and, for ten years, was clinical and management lead in mental health and social care services