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Specialises in

• Behaviour Therapy
• CBT with Exposure and Response Prevention (CBT with ERP)
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
• Mindfulness based CBT

• Motivational Enhancement Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Transactional Analysis (TA)

About me

Dr Simon Pestell is a highly experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist with approximately 20 years clinical experience across a wide variety of specialist services.

He has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Chartered status with the British Psychological Society. He is registered with the HCPC.

Dr Pestell currently has experience working with common mental health conditions depression, anxiety disorders, trauma. He has experience in applying psychological approaches to substance misuse, health conditions, post traumatic stress disorder and workplace health. He has extensive teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and is a qualified executive coach as well as a trained mediator with over 10 years’ experience managing interpersonal conflict.

He works with a variety of therapeutic modalities to suit individual clients, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Trauma Focused CBT, EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy.

Areas of interest

Anger
Bi-Polar Disorder
Depression
Generalised anxiety
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Stress
Trauma
Panic
Low Self-Esteem
Grief or Loss
Substance Abuse
Work Difficulties
Panic
Gambling
Alcohol Dependence

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Musculoskeletal conditions

• Pain management