Talking to someone can be difficult and my aim is to create a safe, confidential and comfortable space in which you feel able to think and talk about yourself and the changes you would like to make.

Assessment Session

In our initial session, we will discuss the reasons why you are seeking therapy and talk about your current ways of coping. Throughout this session we will develop a joint understanding of your situation, and think about how to make changes to help you move forward.

Types of Therapy

I use an integrated approach to therapy which draws from different psychological models allowing me to offer bespoke sessions to meet each individuals needs. Please see the ‘About me’ page for further details on the types of difficulties I work with.

Some of the models I work from include:

* Eye-Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)

* Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

* Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

* Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)

* Attachment Theory

* Narrative Exposure Therapy

How Long are the sessions?

Each session will last 50 minutes. However longer sessions can be arranged if needed, particularly for EMDR which can often require sessions between 60-90 minutes. Shorter sessions can also be arranged if required. The overall length of therapy depends on a number of factors and will be reviewed at regular intervals.

Eye-Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)


EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. Repeated studies show that by using EMDR therapy people can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference.


It is widely assumed that severe emotional pain requires a long time to heal. EMDR therapy shows that the mind can in fact heal from psychological trauma much as the body recovers from physical trauma. When you cut your hand, your body works to close the wound. If a foreign object or repeated injury irritates the wound, it festers and causes pain. Once the block is removed, healing resumes. 


EMDR therapy demonstrates that a similar sequence of events occurs with mental processes. The brain’s information processing system naturally moves toward mental health. If the system is blocked or imbalanced by the impact of a disturbing event, the emotional wound festers and can cause intense suffering. Once the block is removed, healing resumes.


EMDR has been proven to help with the following:

  • Trauma
  • PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Panic
  • Phobias 


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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy


CBT is a thoroughly researched evidence based approach to working with most mental health presentations. Difficulties are broken down into 5 main areas:

problems are broken down into 5 main areas:


  • Situations
  • Thoughts
  • Emotions
  • Physical feelings
  • Actions


CBT is based on the concept of these 5 areas being interconnected and affecting each other. For example, your thoughts about a certain situation can often affect how you feel both physically and emotionally, as well as how you act in response.


This is a structured therapy that focuses on problems within the here and now rather than past issues. Negative thought cycles are identified and targeted in CBT to be changed or challenged. Problem solving and working towards goals keeps helps you to find solutions to current difficulties.


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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Do you notice yourself avoiding, denying, and struggling with your thoughts and feelings? Do you find yourself feeling stuck and unable to move forward with your life?


When working from the ACT model, I discuss how it can be counterproductive to try to control painful emotions or psychological experiences, because suppression of these feelings ultimately leads to more distress. There are alternatives to trying to change the way you think, and these include: learning how to accept painful experiences; learning how to be more present (mindfulness); and taking action to live more towards your values. By taking steps to change behaviour while, at the same time, learning to accept psychological experiences, you can eventually change your attitude and emotional state. The ultimate goal of this approach is to accept what is out of your personal control, and commit to action that improves and enriches your life.


ACT is a evidence based approach which has been effective in helping with many presentations including: 

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Anger
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Chronic Pain
  • Body Image
  • Relationship issues 


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Compassion Focussed Therapy

Are you self-critical? Do you notice strong feelings of guilt and shame? Does this make it difficult for you to enjoy life and move forwards?


CFT is a model that will encourages you to be compassionate toward yourself and towards others, and was developed to combat high levels of shame and self-criticism that often come hand-in-hand with mental health difficulties. CFT aims to restore, or even introduce, ideas of safety, compassion and reassurance in individuals who may have grown up in environments where these were lacking, in critical, abusive or neglectful environments.


The central therapeutic technique of CFT is compassionate mind training. Compassionate mind training aims to transform problematic thinking patterns related to anxiety, anger, shame and self-criticism. The idea with CFT is that having an understanding of what needs to change is not enough, you also need to understand what it would be like to feel differently towards yourself. These sessions will help you to foster acceptance, safety, and positive regard towards yourself and towards others.


CFT has been proven to help with the following:

  • Shame
  • Self-criticism
  • Guilt
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Hoarding
  • Panic


To find out more about CFT and to book an appointment, contact me here. 

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