What to expect:

  • Personalised

    A treatment plan will be formulated to fit your unique needs and goals. At a time convenient to you, in a location that is easy to attend or in the comfort of your own home through remote conferencing.

  • Targeted

    I aim to focus on what is most helpful to you and your unique life experience. I will tailor sessions specifically to your needs, ensuring that every step is meaningful and effective in supporting you. Whenever you are feeling stuck my approach will always be to equip you with practical tools and strategies.

  • Integrative

    The most efficacious treatment modalities available today; cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) AND metacognitive therapy (MCT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a proven, evidence-based approach that helps individuals identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. Through structured sessions, CBT empowers you to regain control, reduce anxiety, and develop practical coping strategies tailored to your needs. I offer flexible evening appointments via online video consultations, allowing you to engage in effective treatment from the comfort of your own home. Here is a guide to what you may expect in sessions with me.

  • The first session it a great opportunity to be heard and understood. I will be most interested in getting to know you and your goals for treatment. Ready to plot a course for success.

  • Thought-Changing Power: We will identify and challenge the underlying beliefs and assumptions that maintain OCD symptoms. By addressing these we can reduce the frequency and intensity of OCD thoughts and urges. This leads to long-lasting changes in thinking patterns, which can help prevent relapse of OCD symptoms. My aim will be to equip you with skills to manage your thoughts beyond the therapy sessions and long into the future.

  • Defusion can lead to a significant reduction in distress caused by obsessive thoughts. By learning to see thoughts as passing mental events rather than facts, individuals can lessen their emotional response to them.

    Experience the relief of no longer feeling that these thoughts images or urges are of any great significance.

  • Values-focused work helps us identify our core values, such as who we care about and how we want to be. When we identify our values we are able to connect with what truly matters to us.

  • Exposure and Response prevention is the most recommended and evidence-based treatment for OCD. Numerous studies have shown that it significantly reduces symptoms and improves quality of life for those with OCD. ERP targets the Root Cause: Breaking the cycle of obsessions and compulsions by exposing clients to their fears (exposure) and preventing the usual compulsive response. This helps us learn that our fears are unlikely to come true, reducing the need for compulsions.

    Experience Long-lasting Results: Unlike some treatments that provide temporary relief, ERP aims for long-term results. By teaching clients new ways to respond to their fears, it can lead to lasting changes in behavior and thought patterns.

  • The techniques I use not only help clients reduce specific psychological suffering but are able to applied positively in life to build resiliance generally. This reduces liklihood of relapse and stands us in good stead for any challenges that may be ahead.

more about Treatment modalities

  • CBT is increasingly known for achieving rapid results for OCD within weeks and months, where previously other therapies that have taken years and often found to be ineffective. It is now named the treatment of choice by the British Psychological Society, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. What’s more, this form of therapy does not have any risks or side effects associated with it.

  • Metacognitive therapy (MCT) is a therapeutic approach focused on changing metacognitive beliefs that contribute to persistent worry, rumination, and fixation on attention. Developed from an information processing model by Wells and Gerald Matthews, MCT is backed by substantial scientific evidence from numerous studies.

    The primary objectives of MCT include identifying clients' beliefs about their thoughts and the functioning of their minds (known as metacognitive beliefs), highlighting how these beliefs lead to unhelpful reactions to thoughts that inadvertently prolong or intensify symptoms, and ultimately offering alternative strategies for responding to thoughts to reduce symptoms.

  • Western psychology has often assumed that humans are naturally psychologically healthy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) takes a different view, suggesting that the psychological processes of a typical human mind can often be detrimental. At the heart of ACT is the belief that psychological distress typically stems from experiential avoidance and cognitive entanglement, leading to psychological inflexibility that hinders individuals from taking necessary actions in alignment with their core values.