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Specialises in

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Mindfulness based CBT

• Trauma focused CBT

About me

Jo is a psychotherapist, lecturer, trainer, and supervisor with over thirty years of experience in mental health. Her career began as a mental health nurse, working in inpatient, intensive care, and acute settings before moving into community-based roles within crisis day hospitals and acute community teams.
In 2008, Jo retrained as a psychotherapist and has since dedicated her work in the NHS to supporting people living with trauma. Her experience spans medical and acute trauma, as well as trauma within the veteran, paramedic, and fire service communities. From 2018-2024, Jo worked as a senior lecturer for Cardiff University on the postgraduate Diploma in CBT.
Jo currently works in a specialist NHS trauma service, focusing on developmental trauma and supporting refugees and people seeking asylum.

Her main psychological therapy approaches are EMDR, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Compassion-focused Therapy. She is currently training in Internal Family Systems (IFS). She works online and in person with clients in both short and long-term frameworks

Areas of interest

Her areas of specialist interest include working with anxiety disorders (panic, OCD, social anxiety, health anxiety, PTSD, and phobias), BDD, depression, self-esteem and confidence issues, bipolar disorder and psychosis. Jo also enjoys working relationally.

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Psychophysiological disorders