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Specialises in

• Applied Relaxation
• Behavioural Activation (BA)
• CBT with Exposure and Response Prevention (CBT with ERP)
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa (CBT-BN)

• Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Mindfulness based CBT
• Motivational Enhancement Therapy

• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychotherapy
• Schema focused therapy
• Trauma focused CBT

Bupa specialist

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health services

Offers

• Video and telephone consultations

About me

About Me
Hello, I'm Dr Debra Hall. I am a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, a BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and an EMDR psychotherapist.

I offer evidence-based psychological therapies for a range of issues including depression and low mood, low self-worth, self-criticism, anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety, overthinking (worry and rumination), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), childhood and adult trauma and loss, substance misuse difficulties and work-related difficulties.

In addition to working as an independent practitioner, I have 25 years of experience working within NHS mental health services including primary care, community and inpatient service settings. I am committed to providing effective, high quality and compassionate care to all my clients.

Qualifications
• Trauma-Focused ACT, Online Course
• Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD, Online Course
• BPS Approved Certificate in Trauma Treatments, London
• BPS Approved Certificate in Third Wave CBT, London
• Foundation Course in Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, Northumberland
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Manchester
• Clinical Supervision Postgraduate Certificate, Derby University
• Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Therapy (CBT), Durham University
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Newcastle University
• MSc in Occupational Psychology, Nottingham University
• BSc (Hons) in Psychology, University of Central Lancashire

Memberships and Registrations
• Registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Chartered Clinical Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, Supervisor and Trainer with the British Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapies (BABCP)
• Full member of the BPS including the Division of Clinical Psychology; Special Group for Independent Practitioners; Crisis, Disaster and Trauma Psychology Section; Faculty of Psychosis and Complex Mental Health
• Registered on the Register of Qualifications in Test Use, BPS
• Member of EMDR Association UK
• Trained in Safeguarding Level 3 (2023)

Areas of interest

I have a specialist interest in working with a wide range of mental health difficulties including depression and anxiety disorders such as panic disorder, generalised anxiety disorder (worry), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic disorder (PTSD), social anxiety, phobias, emotional distress, and substance misuse difficulties.

I work with both young people and adults.