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Specialises in

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Counselling

• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Trauma focused CBT

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

I am a registered Counselling Psychologist (HCPC), Cognitive-Behavioural Therapist (BABCP) and EMDR (EMDR UK & Europe) Therapist with over 15 years' experience of working in a variety of mental health settings such as educational, voluntary, private and NHS. This has involved short, medium and long-term CBT and counselling for a wide range of psychological problems. Most recently, I have worked as a CBT Therapist and Supervisor within a Primary Care Psychological Therapy service (NHS) in London, assessing and treating patients with various emotional difficulties including depression and anxiety disorders.

My areas of interest include anxiety disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety, phobias, health anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and eating disorders.

I also have a special interest in working with trauma and self-esteem/confidence issues helping clients to change their self-defeating behavioural patterns and thinking styles. Other psychological and emotional difficulties that I have worked extensively are low mood, stress, loss of direction, life transitions, bereavement, substance misuse and trichotillomania.

I get a great deal of satisfaction from working with the entire range of much varied presenting problems, assessing the different individual needs and providing alternative ways to help discover the most suitable paths for clients to take, in order to help them overcome their difficulties and to achieve their potential. My style is warm, thoughtful and practical, with a collaborative approach at the core of my therapeutic practice.

My current private practice is part of HelloSelf, a leading UK-based digital therapy service that combines evidence-based therapy with cutting-edge technology.

For more information or to book a session, feel free to contact me:

Email: olga.garmas@helloself.com
Phone: 07789222302

Areas of interest

adjustment difficulties; alcohol misuse; alexithymia; anger; anxiety; bereavement; body dysmorphic disorder (BDD); bulimia nervosa; burnout; career development; chronic fatigue; coaching; complex PTSD; confidence; depression; emetophobia (vomit phobia); employment issues; end of relationship; family difficulties; general wellness; generalised anxiety disorder (GAD); grief; health anxiety; insomnia; job challenges; maternity; obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); other eating disorder; perinatal mental health; panic disorder; parenting; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); relationships; self-esteem; sleep difficulties; social phobia; stress; trauma (general); trichotillomania (hair-pulling, skin picking)

Medical secretaries

• Olga Garmas
• 07789 222302
• olga.garmas@helloself.com