Sometimes life's challenges can be hard to manage in the usual ways. Anxiety, low mood, or major life changes can make it difficult to see a clear path forward. You may be managing a chronic health condition or carrying the burden of stress and burnout. Perhaps the pain of past experiences is holding you back.
I draw on evidence-based approaches, namely CBT, Schema Therapy and EMDR to help you make sense of what’s happening and to help you find practical ways to cope.
Together, we’ll explore unhelpful patterns, approach fears with compassion, and translate insights into practical changes that make a real difference in your daily life.
I have extensive experience of working with the following conditions and challenges: Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Low self-esteem, Relationship/ interpersonal problems, Long-term Health Conditions, Health anxiety, Social/ performance anxiety, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Binge Eating, Bulimia, Worry, Stress, Burnout, Loss and Bereavement.
Change takes courage, but it is possible. If you’re ready to take the next step, you are welcome to get in touch.
Schema Therapy
Schemas are beliefs that develop in childhood and that shape the way we view ourselves and others now. They are a kind of template we bring into every new situation.
If we felt loved, secure and worthy as children we will have developed positive schemas that help us to feel good about ourselves, safe with others and worthy of love and respect. But if some of our childhood needs weren't sufficiently met, we may have developed negative schemas that make us feel worthless, not good enough or insecure.
Negative schemas create life patterns that keep us stuck, like e.g. being self-critical, overly perfectionistic, or avoidant of feelings and closeness. Schema Therapy teaches you how to change these patterns so that you can value yourself and be close to others in meaningful ways.
Schema Therapy is typically a longer-term therapy. How long depends on your needs and goals, but broadly speaking it can take between six months to two years.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT is an evidence-based treatment that looks at the relationship between how we think, feel and behave. By addressing unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour, people often experience an improvement in their emotional and physical well-being. Depending on your goals I can draw on Mindfulness-Based CBT, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Metacognitive Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). For more information, see the FAQ & Links page.
In CBT the client takes an active role, meaning that you may have some homework to do between sessions. This is something that we'll decide on and plan for together.
CBT can be a relatively short-term therapy depending on your goals. As a rough guide, it can take between three months to a year.
Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of therapy that uses bilateral stimulation (BLS) usually in the form of eye movements, tapping or auditory tones in order to accelerate the brain’s capacity to process and heal a troubling memory, thought, feeling, or phobia.
BLS stimulates the same eye movements which occur during Rapid Eye Movement (REM) or dream sleep. BLS causes two parts of the brain to work in conjunction to reintegrate a memory. Some clients may experience relief or positive effects in just a few sessions and others need more sessions. EMDR is effective in treating trauma-related symptoms, whether the traumatic event occurred many years ago or recently.
Research has demonstrated that EMDR is effective for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress, phobias, panic attacks, anxiety disorders, stress, disturbing memories, complicated grief and chronic pain. It is recognised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
I draw on evidence-based approaches, namely CBT, Schema Therapy and EMDR to help you make sense of what’s happening and to help you find practical ways to cope.
Together, we’ll explore unhelpful patterns, approach fears with compassion, and translate insights into practical changes that make a real difference in your daily life.
I have extensive experience of working with the following conditions and challenges: Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Low self-esteem, Relationship/ interpersonal problems, Long-term Health Conditions, Health anxiety, Social/ performance anxiety, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Binge Eating, Bulimia, Worry, Stress, Burnout, Loss and Bereavement.
Change takes courage, but it is possible. If you’re ready to take the next step, you are welcome to get in touch.
Schema Therapy
Schemas are beliefs that develop in childhood and that shape the way we view ourselves and others now. They are a kind of template we bring into every new situation.
If we felt loved, secure and worthy as children we will have developed positive schemas that help us to feel good about ourselves, safe with others and worthy of love and respect. But if some of our childhood needs weren't sufficiently met, we may have developed negative schemas that make us feel worthless, not good enough or insecure.
Negative schemas create life patterns that keep us stuck, like e.g. being self-critical, overly perfectionistic, or avoidant of feelings and closeness. Schema Therapy teaches you how to change these patterns so that you can value yourself and be close to others in meaningful ways.
Schema Therapy is typically a longer-term therapy. How long depends on your needs and goals, but broadly speaking it can take between six months to two years.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT is an evidence-based treatment that looks at the relationship between how we think, feel and behave. By addressing unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour, people often experience an improvement in their emotional and physical well-being. Depending on your goals I can draw on Mindfulness-Based CBT, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Metacognitive Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). For more information, see the FAQ & Links page.
In CBT the client takes an active role, meaning that you may have some homework to do between sessions. This is something that we'll decide on and plan for together.
CBT can be a relatively short-term therapy depending on your goals. As a rough guide, it can take between three months to a year.
Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of therapy that uses bilateral stimulation (BLS) usually in the form of eye movements, tapping or auditory tones in order to accelerate the brain’s capacity to process and heal a troubling memory, thought, feeling, or phobia.
BLS stimulates the same eye movements which occur during Rapid Eye Movement (REM) or dream sleep. BLS causes two parts of the brain to work in conjunction to reintegrate a memory. Some clients may experience relief or positive effects in just a few sessions and others need more sessions. EMDR is effective in treating trauma-related symptoms, whether the traumatic event occurred many years ago or recently.
Research has demonstrated that EMDR is effective for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress, phobias, panic attacks, anxiety disorders, stress, disturbing memories, complicated grief and chronic pain. It is recognised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).