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Specialises in

• Behaviour Therapy
• Behavioural Activation (BA)
• Behavioural Couples Therapy

• CBT with Exposure and Response Prevention (CBT with ERP)
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Mindfulness based CBT
• Trauma focused CBT

Bupa specialist

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health services

About me

I did my undergraduate degree in Psychology at Oxford University. I went on to do my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of East London and qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2009.

I received additional training in CBT at the Institute of Psychiatry in London and in 2011 became a BABCP accredited CBT therapist. In 2012 I also did the specialist IAPT couple therapy for depression training at the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships.

I have over fifteen years of experience working in NHS psychology and therapy services for adults, older adults, children and families and those with learning disabilities.

From 2009 to 2016 I worked in various senior positions in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services, working up to clinical lead level. As well as supervising and teaching CBT, I treated adults with depression and anxiety disorders using CBT, including third wave CBT approaches of mindfulness and compassion focused therapy. I also provided couple therapy for couples where one or both members of the couple were struggling with their mental health.

In 2016 I set up a private practice and now treat adults and adolescents with a range of difficulties including depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship problems, psychosexual problems, adjustment difficulties, and eating disorders. I also continue to supervise in CBT.

I typically work using traditional CBT but also incorporate third wave approaches of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy.

In 2018 I also qualified as an EMDR therapist. EMDR has a strong evidence base for processing traumatic memories.

I offer face to face appointments at my home office in Birch near Colchester. I can also provide sessions remotely online or by phone.

Areas of interest

* Generalised anxiety.

* Depression

* Perinatal psychology, working with parents-to-be experiencing antenatal depression or anxiety and new parents experiencing postnatal depression or anxiety and birth trauma.

* Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), including those with washing, checking and ordering compulsions and also violent, sexual or religious obsessions with or without mental rituals.

* Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following traumas such as road traffic accidents, personal attacks or abuse, physical injuries and experience in the armed forces. I am trained in using both NICE recommended therapies for PTSD, EMDR and trauma focused CBT.

* Couple therapy for specific relationship problems, including psychosexual difficulties, and relationship difficulties related to mental health problems in one or both of the couple.

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Eating disorders
• Gynaecological disorders

• Pain management
• Psychophysiological disorders

• Physical disability
• Sexual health