I am a naturally intuitive and highly skilled Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with over 17 years' experience working with adults towards positive mental health. Combining evidence-based methods and a varied skill set, I work collaboratively with individuals to help them understand their difficulties and effectively overcome them, learning how to remain self-aware and self-manage moving forward from sessions. My experience has been gained in NHS primary and secondary care and institutional settings within the UK, providing intensive therapeutic support to adults with complex and multiple health and social needs within custodial environments and within the community.
I am a warm, empathic therapist who enjoys working with individuals holistically and collaboratively to help them overcome mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and work-related stress. I am experienced in supporting individuals with long term persistent and distressing health conditions, including management of chronic pain and fatigue. I am also experienced in supporting individuals to manage and overcome a wide variety of issues, including:
Depression
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Health Anxiety
Specific Phobias including, but not limited to, Emetophobia (being sick or others being sick), Aracnophobia (spiders), Acrophobia (heights), Trypanophobia (needles), Astraphobia (thunder and lightning), Nyctophobia (the dark), Dentophobia (dentists/dental work), Claustrophobia (small spaces), Ophidiophobia (snakes), Agoraphobia (open/crowded places, leaving the house, places from which escape is difficult), Glossophobia (public speaking) and Hemophobia (blood)
Panic Disorder
Social Anxiety
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
If you would like to start living, rather than existing, to overcome current or longstanding difficulties or to feel fulfilled and at peace, then I'd love to chat with you and see how I can support you in your journey. I offer remote therapy sessions from the comfort of your own home (or any other comfortable and confidential space of your choice) so it doesn't matter where you live, I can still support you on your journey to better emotional health.
Take the first step to a more fulfilled you, and get in touch.
Qualifications & Accreditations
BSc (Hons) Psychology
PgDip Forensic Psychology
PgDip Advanced Practice in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
BABCP Accredited Practitioner - Membership No. 00001003838
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) recommended treatment. This works on the idea that the way we think and behave determines the way we feel. Life is busy and we tend to pass through on auto pilot trying to juggle a number of different roles. CBT can help us to identify unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour, modifying them to help us feel happier and more relaxed, empowering us to take control of our own lives and feel more fulfilled within ourselves; living truer to our values, being the person we want to be and living the life we want. Often we go through traumatic things in our life and CBT can help us to process what has happened and to change the way we respond in the present to help us reclaim our lives.
How does it work?
CBT is recommended by NICE for treatment of anxiety disorders and depression. It is by no means a 'quick fix' and will require hard work during and between sessions, it relies on making life changes, so our therapy does not stop in the weekly session, we will work together to identify the changes that you would like to make, and help you to put them into practice by testing them out in between our sessions.
Together we will help you to decide which areas you would like to work on, focus on building resilience, learn how to manage emotions, and create a plan for moving forward at the end of treatment.
All sessions will take place at a mutually convenient, pre-booked time during an allotted time slot.
Urgent Support
Unfortunately, I am not able to support individuals in crisis. If you feel that you are experiencing a mental health crisis or that you are unable to keep yourself safe, please contact your GP surgery requesting an urgent appointment or go to A&E/Dial 999.
Consultation Fees
15 minute free telephone consultation to check CBT is right for you and that you're happy with me too!
60 minute assessment session £80
60 minute treatment session £80
90 minute treatment session (sometimes required for processing trauma or face to face exposure sessions) £120
Testimonials
"The sessions have really helped me learn new techniques and strategies that I can take away and use for lots of different situations and I also felt completely at ease talking with my therapist about things I've never talked about to anyone"
"Excellent therapy and therapist and given lots to continue to work on at home in the future"
"My therapist has been amazing at helping me overcome my problems. She's taught me lots of techniques which have really helped me"
"Funny and nice and made me feel comfortable and valued at all times"
"The sessions have really helped me learn new techniques and strategies that I can take away and use for lots of different situations and I also felt completely at ease talking with my therapist about things I've never talked about to anyone"
"Excellent therapy and therapist and given lots to continue to work on at home in the future"
"My therapist has been amazing at helping me overcome my problems. She's taught me lots of techniques which have really helped me"
"Funny and nice and made me feel comfortable and valued at all times"
