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Specialises in

• Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)

• Psychotherapy

Offers

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

About me

My Approach

My work is relational, integrative, and change-focused. I draw on evidence-based models such as Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) to help clients explore how their emotional patterns have developed � and how they might begin to shift.

Together, we'll identify the roles you've taken on, the coping strategies that once served a purpose, and how they may now be keeping you stuck. Sessions are collaborative and grounded � offering both insight and practical support to help you relate to yourself and others in more emotionally flexible, sustainable ways.

Clinical Background

I began my career in 2002, working in psychotherapy services within universities and charitable trusts, before moving into specialist roles within NHS adult mental health services in 2006. I held a senior clinician role at South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM), leading both the CAT and MBT services within the Lewisham Integrated Psychological Therapies Team (IPTT).

I have worked across community mental health teams, and integrated psychological services, and provided supervision and consultation for both trainee and qualified psychologists. My specialist focus has been on working with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, and personality-related difficulties � particularly where relational trauma and attachment dynamics are central.

Areas of interest

Anxiety and emotional regulation;
Low self-worth and internal self-criticism; Personality-related difficulties (including Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder);
Trauma and attachment-related distress;
Difficulties in relationships, boundaries, and emotional connection;
Long-term patterns of avoidance, shutdown, or self-destructive behaviour;

Treatment Models:

Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT);
Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT);
Existential Counselling Psychology;
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT);
Integrative Psychological Therapy;

Medical secretaries

• Carl Taylor
• 07494 503557
• carl.ppslondon@gmail.com