I found my way to being a Psychologist because I am deeply curious about people and what makes us ‘tick’ and I struggle to see suffering without doing something to help. Until recently, I worked for the NHS in a specialist service which works with people who have experienced trauma and who have complex emotional needs. I was also a DBT Therapist in our Trust’s small DBT Service.
About Me
My Approach
If you’re expecting a silently nodding Psychologist with a grave expression and not much to say, I’m probably not the right therapist for you. There is, of course, a time for silence and for pondering but I offer interactive sessions with a focus on understanding, problem-solving and growth. There is great value in understanding how a problem developed but there comes a point where insight is not enough and action is required.
Approaches I draw from include Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Existential-Humanistic Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Compassion-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT). A central focus of my therapeutic work is helping you to define your core values and to build a life that incorporates as many of those values as possible. I also strongly believe that we cannot separate the body and mind and that a healthy body is one of the most important foundations for a healthy mind.
My Areas of Expertise
- Low mood/depression
- Anxiety and panic
- Obsessions and Compulsions (OCD)
- Grief, loss and bereavement
- Low confidence and self-esteem issues
- Interpersonal difficulties
- Difficulty regulating emotions
- Childhood adversity/trauma
- Post-traumatic stress (PTSD)
- Phobias
- Harmful ways of coping with distress (including self-harm)
- Emotional difficulties that may lead to symptoms that are medically unexplained
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