Diagnostic assessment

In the initial sessions we will discuss your past history and current difficulties and agree on the main issues to focus on. We may set goals for treatment that we will work towards during the sessions. If you require a different intervention we will discuss appropriate treatment options.

Cognitive Behaviour therapy and Cognitive processing therapy

Cognitive behavioural therapy is a ‘talking therapy’ that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think, feel and behave. It’s recommended by NICE guidelines and it is most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression but can be useful for other psychological and physical health problems. For those who experienced traumatic events Cognitive Processing Therapy including Imagery Rescripting Techniques can be useful to process past events. 

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is a psychological therapy designed to aid in preventing the relapse of depression, specifically in individuals with Major depressive disorder and recurrent depression. It uses traditional Cognitive behavioral therapy methods and adds in newer psychological strategies such as mindfulness and mindfulness meditation. This approach focuses on becoming aware of thoughts and feelings and accepting them and finding new ways to address them.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

EMDR is deeply transformative intervention, with a rapidly growing evidence base, developed to treat Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder following traumas arising from experiences as diverse as childhood trauma, natural disasters, assaults, surgical traumas, road traffic accidents, workplace incidents and moral injury to mention a few. It can also be so used to treat other difficulties such as pain, neurological functional disorders, performance anxiety, stage fright, OCD, and specific phobias. These interventions support the client to make sense of the past and process the impact of their most difficult experiences the left them with negative beliefs, heightened emotions, sensory experiences that has affected quality of life. The EMDR will support the client to process memories and how these are felt in their bodies and mind and aim to reduce the impact on their current emotional state of well-being.

Ego state therapy or parts works for dissociation

When working with complex history and severely traumatised individuals, we may notice various degrees of dissociation between 'parts' of ourselves. I these sessions we make sense of different 'parts', 'schemas' or 'ego states' and work to resolve this by understanding their function and work to create harmony between various ego states and reduce dissociation.  

Polyvagus nerve and breath work

During therapy I support people to understand what led them to emotional and physical burnout  and how to restore the balance in our nervous system through breath work, guided imagery exercises, mindfulness practises. We may look at ways to reconnect with our bodies, others, nature and the simple things that provide a greater sense of wellbeing.