"Avoidance maintains problems."

"Avoidance maintains problems."

– The more we avoid situations, the better we actually become at avoiding them.  So try to approach anxiety, rather than trying to avoid.

"Just because you believe it, it doesn't mean it's true."

"Just because you believe it, it doesn't mean it's true."

– Even though we think otherwise, our thoughts are simply opinions, ideas and suggestions that we make to ourselves. They’re not necessarily always correct. Remember our thoughts aren’t always facts.

"Life is precious"

"Life is precious"

– Sadly, suicide is a permanent solution to what may well have turned out to be a temporary or transient problem.

"Be kind to yourself"

"Be kind to yourself"

– You would probably never dream of saying to a friend some of the negative comments you say to yourself.

"Do we control our thoughts..."

"Do we control our thoughts..."

– We might be unable to help the thoughts that spring into our mind, but we can help which thoughts we buy into and give space to grow.

Welcome to my Practice

I am immensely proud of being a BABCP accredited CBT therapist, as this is the Gold Standard for my profession. I have worked in private practice for a number of years. During this time I have successfully and collaboratively worked with a vast number of clients with emotional difficulties. Therefore, I believe I possess a deep understanding of the intricacies of various psychological issues that people unfortunately face in their day to day lives.

My therapeutic work revolves involves being caring, empathic and organized, but also adaptive and flexible. I would like to consider I enable my clients to help them resolve the emotional issues of their past and the present, and to also help them to push open the door to a brighter and more confident future.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is CBT?

CBT or Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is an evidence based treatment recommended by NICE for a variety of emotional problems.

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What can I expect in the first session?

An initial assessment is carried out, which can take up to 2 sessions dependent on the presenting issue.

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What can CBT help with?

There are a significant number of human problems that CBT can assist people to overcome.

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CBT for depression

Depression is not something that happens to people because they …

CBT for chronic pain

Having personally lived with chronic pain for over 20 years, …

EMDR
Information concerning EMDR

Having undertaken EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) …

CBT for Business

Through my company INTEGRITY CBT LTD, I can offer a comprehensive …

CBT for Anxiety and Panic

Do you find yourself experiencing frightening physical sensations …

Anger management

I have successfully facilitated 'anger management' courses for …

Couples Therapy

Inevitably the relationships we have with those nearest and dearest to our hearts fluctuate in terms of closeness, warmth and strength over time. It would be a brave person who could hand on heart say they have never had at least one rough patch …

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Do you wonder why you can't move on after a traumatic incident? Do you find yourself playing the incident over and over again in your mind? Does it seem as if the event is happening again in slow motion? Or are you very easily startled? Are …

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Therapy for adolescents and teenagers

Unfortunately there are many emotional issues that can become ingrained and can develop from our teenage years. The belief of not being 'good enough', 'not fitting in' or 'clever enough' can be magnified by...

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A note of caution re CBT

Unfortunately, until such times as the profession of psychotherapy and CBT is effectively regulated, any person can set themselves up as being a CBT therapist. A consequence of this is a number of people within the locality are claiming to offer CBT, who if you look closely at their qualifications are untrained and unqualified to do so!! Please think about the serious implications of this...

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Operant conditioning

Operant conditioning

Operant conditioning is a principle developed by the psychologist B. F. Skinner (1904-1990), who was responsible for a philosophy …

How to get a good nights sleep?

  Some might sadly say that in today’s hectic world that sleep has become more of a luxury than a necessity.  I …

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

A clinical perspective on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Obsessions can be described as being those distressing thoughts, …