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Specialises in

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

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness based CBT

• Psychotherapy
• Trauma focused CBT

Offers

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

About me

Welcome! I'm Michael. I am a fully accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Therapist registered with the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). I work part-time for the NHS in an Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) service, now known as Talking Therapies and I also work as a private practitioner.

I provide short to medium-term psychological support to help you understand why you are feeling this way, what is maintaining the problem, and then, crucially, how we will address this through treatment to help you feel better. I have lots of experience helping people through a range of challenges, such as depression, generalised anxiety, social anxiety, health anxiety, panic, agoraphobia, eating disorders, specific phobias, OCD, PTSD, insomnia and emetophobia.

I offer predominantly online remote video sessions to people all over the world but can accommodate in-person appointments in the Twickenham (South West London) area if preferred.

You can expect from me a warm, compassionate, and non-judgemental approach. I believe you are the expert of your experience and I am here to help shine a light, gain further understanding and knowledge and teach you skills and techniques to become your own therapist and be the change you want to see.

I know it can feel overwhelming to find the right therapist, as there are a lot of choices. I believe that finding the right therapist that suits your individual needs and personality is important. Send me a message, and we can arrange a free telephone consultation to see how we get on, and I can tell you whether I think I can help you or not.

Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications

PG Diploma High-Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (BABCP Accredited) Royal Holloway University.
Mental Health First Aid Instructor � Mental Health First Aid England (2022).
Mental Health First Aider � Mental Health First Aid England (2021)
Suicide First Aid � Suicide First Aid (2021).
Talented Athlete Lifestyle Support (TALS) � St. Mary's University (2021).
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy � Online Academies (2018)
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Sports Science � St. Mary's University.

CPD/Further Training
Perinatal Mental Health Training - NHS West London NHS Trust (2024)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia - University of Oxford (2024)
Safeguarding � NSPCC (2024).
Attachment � Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) (2024)
Working therapeutically with teenagers � Bespoke Mental Health (2024)
Cultural Competence - Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre (2023).
Working with intersectionality in student mental health � Kings College (2023).
Humanistic and Existential Psychotherapies � Central & North West London NHS Trust (2022).
Psychodynamic Psychotherapies � Central & North West London NHS Trust (2022).
Systemic Psychotherapies � Central & North West London NHS Trust (2022).
Safeguarding Adults Level 3 � West London NHS Trust (2022).
Emergency First Aid � West London NHS Trust (2022).
Menopause Training � Blooming Menopause (2022).
Information Governance and Record Management � West London NHS Trust (2022).
Equality & Diversity Training � University of West London (2022).
Drug and alcohol use and misuse � University of West London (2021).
Maastricht Interview Training for problematic thoughts, beliefs and paranoia � 2020.
Early Intervention in Psychosis � West London Mental Health Trust (2019).
Neurodiversity screening � Educational Psychologists (2016)
Making Sense of Autism � National Autistic Society (2015).

Areas of interest

I treat a wide range of conditions from depression; generalised anxiety disorder; social anxiety; health anxiety; panic; agoraphobia; obsessive compulsive disorder; post-traumatic stress disorder; phobias, eating disorders; insomnia, and emetophobia.

I work with clients from 11 years of age and up, teenagers, young adults and mature adults.

I predominantly use CBT in treatment but also incorporate more third wave approaches with Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) and Mindfulness.

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Eating disorders

• Pain management

• Psychophysiological disorders