My goal as a therapist is to see each person as someone unique and human. I seek to understand in depth the nature of any mental health symptoms so that I can flexibly and creatively adapt therapy to suit your circumstances. My approach is holistic and empathetic, and my core values are trust, respect and kindness.
I believe my considerate and compassionate approach, combined with my specialist training in clinical psychology, ensures that I can provide the highest level of care to help you with self-awareness, acceptance and strategies for resilience. CBT focuses on how thoughts can affect behaviour and the effect that these processes can have on our emotions. During therapy, we will focus on changing thought patterns and cognitive processes to subsequently change behaviour and improve emotional stability.
I have extensive experience using CBT as my university degree focused on the application of CBT in clinical psychology. CBT can be particularly helpful if someone has negative beliefs, dysfunctional schemas or attachment styles that could have been shaped since childhood.
These negative thoughts can cause anxiety and destructive patterns of behaviour. CBT can be particularly helpful in addiction because it helps to uncover the core reasons for addictive behaviour and what led to it. The underlying reasons for the addiction are addressed and replaced with healthier coping mechanisms. MBT is based on the principles of mindfulness, where you learn to observe what is happening in the present moment from a non-judgemental, open and curious point of view.
MBT is helpful because it allows patients to focus on the present and enjoy moments as they happen. Similarly, with addiction MBT is helpful because it assists individuals with gaining control over cravings and urges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ACT encourages people to embrace their thoughts and feelings rather than fighting or feeling guilty for them. ACT is a process of accepting existing thoughts, emotions or circumstances that are causing suffering or difficulties, rather than trying to stop them altogether.
