Greater Manchester > Bolton > BL : 1 > Alan Cash Name:   Alan Cash    START (Ability) Therapy Services I practise at:   Bolton, Greater Manchester BL1   Website:   http://www.startability.org.uk     Phone:   01204 480075      Professional    membership:   BABCP  -  British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies   BPS  -  British Psychological Society   HPC  -  Health Professions Council   I know that everyone experiences difficulties at some time in their life. My aim is to provide you with a confidential service of the highest quality to enable you to overcome your difficulties. The benefits are: All counselling support is provided by a chartered counselling psychologist. All therapy is designed to meet the individual needs of the client. Every effort is made to make sure therapy sessions are available to fit in with your home & work commitments. I am able to provide specialist support for a number of difficulties, which include worrying about your health (health anxiety), experiencing panic attacks (panic disorder) and other problems related to anxiety such as generalised anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social phobia (excessive anxiety in social & public situations), and phobias, such as agoraphobia. I am also able to provide therapy to people experiencing low mood or depression and low self esteem. Additionally, I am able to work in a number of settings including with individuals, couples, families and groups. I am able to use a number of techniques, including CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), to help you overcome your difficulties. Qualifications & Training Post MSc Dip in Counselling Psychology MSc in Counselling Psychology BSc (Hons) Psychology Trained in: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Mindfulness Expert Witness (Courtroom Skills) Preparation of legal reports Counselling Supervision Experience I have expertise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) , Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) and person centred counselling. I have a professional interest in working with people who have experienced complex trauma, but also have many years experience in the NHS and private practice of working with: people who have experienced post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), people who have experienced depression, people who have experienced OCD, people who have anxiety specific phobias, and clients who have experienced severe and complex psychological difficulties. I am also experienced in providing support in the psychological management of chronic health issues. Key words for this entry: Individual Counselling, Adults, Men, Women, Long-term, Short-term, Time-limited, Mentoring, Training/tutoring, Concessionary rates, Abuse, Anger, Anxiety, Autism, Bereavement, Bipolar, Body image, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Bullying, Carers, Child Abuse, Chronic illness, Conflict, Crisis Support, Depression, Disabilities, Discrimination, Domestic abuse, Eating, Insomnia, Loss, Self-esteem, Mental Health, OCD, Panic, Phobias, Postnatal Depression, Psychosis, Psychosomatic, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Rape, Relationships, Self-confidence, Self-harm, Sexual Abuse, Stress, Suicide, Trauma, Workplace, Assertiveness, Behavioural, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Counselling, Desensitisation, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, Group, Holistic Therapy, Humanistic, Integrative, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Person-centred, Psychobiology, Psychometric Assessment, Psychotherapy, Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT), Relaxation, Solution-focused, Stress management, Systemic, Time Line, Transactional Analysis, Visualisation, Life Coaching, Mentoring.