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Specialises in

• Behaviour Therapy
• Behavioural Activation (BA)
• CBT with Exposure and Response Prevention (CBT with ERP)

• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychotherapy

• Solution Focused Brief Therapy
• Trauma focused CBT

Offers

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

About me

I am a cognitive behavioural therapist, accredited with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). I have a master's degree in clinical psychology, with 10+ years clinical and supervisory experience in both NHS and private settings. Since 2018 I have been working as a senior practitioner in NHS talking therapies services, alongside my private practice. I'm a family man. I'm a dad of 3 young kids, who keep me on my toes. I'm the wrong side of 30 and like playing golf, family time, drinks with friends, and watching sport.

I work with individuals and couples experiencing psychological distress, in person or via video call. I will use CBT principles and disorder specific protocols to help you see the connection between your thinking and how you feel, and how this affects what you do (and vice versa). During your treatment we will identify 'vicious cycles' that are operating to maintain the problem, then formulate your difficulties, explore their origins, identify goals, and develop an individualised treatment plan to realise these. We will work collaboratively to better understand the patterns of thinking and behaving that are inadvertently leading to distress, ultimately modifying these to reduce unwanted symptoms. The eventual goal of CBT is to equip you with the knowledge and skillset necessary to self-regulate and manage your mental health, without the need for therapy, as you become your own therapist.

Areas of interest

Mental health disorders I can help with include:

Depression
Low self-esteem
Generalised anxiety
Social anxiety
Post-traumatic stress (PTSD)
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Health / illness anxiety
Specific phobias
Panic & agoraphobia
Relationship distress
Grief, loss, and adjustment
Insomnia
Body dysmorphia