About Us
At iCST Dementia Training and Consultancy, we support professionals, organisations, and carers to deliver high-quality, person-centred dementia care through consultation, coaching, and evidence-based guidance.
Our work focuses on helping you translate knowledge into practice — so you can feel confident in making decisions, supporting others, and improving outcomes in real-world settings.
Dr Phuong Leung
Dr Phuong Leung is the founder of Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) Dementia Training and Consultancy. She has a multidisciplinary background in dementia care, including research, training, leadership coaching, and consultancy.
She is a Senior Dementia Research Fellow at University College London (UCL), where she has worked since 2011. She has contributed to major dementia research programmes, including iCST, Promoting Independence in Dementia (PRIDE), Developing an Intervention to Prevent Depressive Symptoms and Promote Well-being in Early-Stage Dementia (IDEA), and the UCL STAY SAFE study.
Dr Leung holds a PhD in Psychiatry from UCL. Her research focuses on cognitive and psychosocial interventions for people living with dementia and their family carers. She also develops and delivers evidence-based training for health and social care professionals and carers.
Prior to her research career, she worked for eleven years in community health and mental health promotion, supporting individuals with complex physical and mental health needs, including cognitive decline. This experience informs her work in dementia training and consultancy.
DR PHUONG LEUNG QUALIFICATIONS
PhD Psychiatry- University College London, Division of Psychiatry
MSc Aging & Mental Health-University College London, Division of Psychiatry
BSc Health and Social Care- Goldsmiths University & Open University
FHEA _Fellow of the Higher Education Academy – Teaching and Support Learning in Higher Education-University College London
Continuing Professional Development
Person Centred Counselling
Leadership and Academic Coaching
Dr Phuong Leung is a member of scientific advisor board of Food for Brain Foundation
Contact Dr Phuong Leung phuong@icstdementiatraining.co.uk
DISSEMINATING RESEARCH FINDINGS
Dr Phuong Leung a keynote speaker at the 1st International Colloquium "Aging, Health and Citizenship" conference 2018 in Coimbra Portugal regarding "Making a difference 3” individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in dementia.