Treatment options & conditions
Individual talking therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT is an evidence-based treatment, meaning it has years of research behind it, to support its effectiveness as a treatment for depression and various anxiety disorders. Dr Aaron T. Beck developed CBT in the 1960s. It has evolved into a talking therapy treatment that enables the client and therapist to collaborate and identify limiting or negative thinking habits and behaviours while introducing new helpful ways to think and behave in a structured manner. Dr Beck’s goal was for the CBT therapist to help the client become their own therapist by sharing knowledge and tools for change that will last a lifetime.
Together in session we use diagrams also known as CBT formulations or models to unpack triggering situations – thoughts – emotions – behaviours and physical feelings, allowing you to visualise the vicious cycle or process experienced during an episode of anxiety or low mood. As a whole, the cycle feels overwhelming and uncontrollable, but broken down into the separate areas it is easier to manage. Once we have a formulation, we can explore what changes need to occur to help you break the cycle, or prevent it from recurring in the future. And I have plenty of tips and tools to help you with this.
CBT is driven by your desired goals. You may have a specific short-term goal that you hope to achieve, for example; preparing & speaking confidently in an interview or a longer term goal, such as reducing the symptoms of general anxiety disorder (GAD) or depression. To achieve this, we set between session tasks or intentions that will help you progress. One hour of therapy together might not feel like a lot of time to make progress, but this is only 25% of the work, the remaining 75% is what you do outside of the appointments, so it’s actually a lot!
Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)
Dr Francine Shapiro developed EMDR in 1987 to ease the discomfort caused by traumatic memories. Now EMDR is an evidence-based psychotherapy that has evolved into a successful treatment option for various conditions, including social anxiety, GAD and phobias. When we experience a difficult or traumatic event that triggers the threat response in the brain, the memory becomes stuck, including all its sounds, smells, images, and even tastes. Our sensory experience can cause us to relive past trauma in the present, meaning the situation is not the same, but the feeling remains. EMDR allows us to tap into the disturbing memory whilst remaining grounded in the present with the support of the therapist, and auditory or visual bilateral movements, that combined allow the memory to be reprocessed and filed away properly in the past where it belongs. As a result, we are able to remember a past trauma or distressing experience (EMDR does not remove experiences from our memory) without the strong physical or emotional reaction that once accompanied it.
Please note that not everyone is suitable for EMDR and you will need to seek the opinion of your GP or specialist if you have existing health conditions.
Group Therapy
When clients have a good understanding of how anxiety and depression develops and manifests, I recommend group support. Often when we are healing from attachment anxiety, low self-esteem, or domestic abuse we struggle to trust and be vulnerable. The confidential space of a professionally facilitated group provides this.

How do I know what I need?
During the first session, we will discuss a therapy contract for whatever type of treatment we decide upon. For example, we might decide that a short course of CBT treatment to work on a specific goal is best, or I might recommend a longer term contract based on the complexity and duration of your symptoms. This option would allow us to explore your life experiences in more detail and incorporate a combination of CBT and EMDR if you are suitable.
Whatever the contract looks like, we will have plenty of time to talk and collaboratively work together to help you achieve your goals.
- Abortion
- Abuse
- Affairs and betrayals
- Anxiety
- Attachment disorder
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Childhood bullying
- Chronic fatigue syndrome/ME
- Depression
- Domestic abuse
- Emotional abuse
- Family issues
- Feeling sad
- Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
- Jealousy
- Loneliness
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Menopause
- Narcissistic abuse
- Panic attacks
- Passive-aggressive behaviour
- Physical abuse
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Relationship problems
- Separation and divorce
- Sex problems
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual assault
- Stress
- Trauma