I'm a BABCP accredited and UKCP registered Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) based in Central London WC1 & North London N12.
I have been an accredited practicing Cognitive Behavioural Therapist since 1996 and have undergone intensive supervised Cognitive Behavioural training
I work with all emotional problems and specialise in anxiety disorders, trauma, depression and lifelong self-defeating negative patterns. My specialist work in London also focuses on imagery and the role it plays in the maintenance of anxiety and other emotional problems. Modification of images and verbal self-talk is central to emotional and behavioural change.
I host a cognitive behavioural group supervisory meeting on a monthly basis, at my practice in Central London. My peers are all seasoned accredited cognitive behaviour therapists who contribute their expertise and experience, in helping resolve difficult problems and impasses.
In addition to my Cognitive Therapy training I received two years supervised integrative training in psychodynamic and humanistic therapy, which I believe has provided me with a more rounded exposure to different treatment approaches. It was my cognitive and analytical training that led me to Schema Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, an integrative, systematic model of treatment that addresses the core psychological themes of people with characterological problems and lifelong self-defeating patterns. I also completed a years integrative training programme in clinical supervision.
I have also received extensive training and supervision in EMDR, an acronym for Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing and am an accredited member of the EMDR Association U.K. & Ireland. My EMDR practitioner training has enabled me to use it as an adjunct to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, when treating people suffering from PTSD and a wide range of psychopathologies having their basis in trauma, or critical incident. I find that this emotional processing intervention can often help reduce the symptoms associated with anxiety disorders, such as social phobia etc, where clients often have images of themselves performing badly, shamefully, or in a distressing manner. Images, as well negative verbal self-talk, play a big part in the maintenance of emotional disorders.
Finally, EMDR and Cognitive Processing Therapy can be helpful in changing the meaning of painful memories, which have resulted in negative beliefs, emotions and behaviours. Events in our lives which when recalled trigger negative emotions, sensations and self-beliefs. These memories, often early memories, can be referred to in Cognitive terms as ‘hot spots’ or in Gestalt terms ‘unfinished business’. Both EMDR and Cognitive Processing Therapy are valuable additions to the Cognitive Therapist's armamentarium of techniques and in the true spirit of cognitive therapy, focuses on transforming the negative meaning, attributed to a situation.Qualifications & Training
I am an accredited member of the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), a full member of the National Council for Psychotherapists (NCP), an accredited member and clinical supervisor for the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH). In addition I am also a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), an accredited member of the EMDR Association U.K. & Ireland, a UKCP registered cognitive psychotherapist, the controlling body for trained psychotherapists, maintaining standards for the profession of psychotherapy within the UK.Experience
My initial Cognitive Behaviour Therapy training was as a Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapist (REBT), under Professor Windy Dryden. In 1996 I became an accredited member of the Association of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapists. I continued to train in other cognitive approaches, including Aaron's Beck's cognitive modal, under Professor Stephen Palmer and associates. I also undertook CBT training in depression and psychosis at Kings College London. Additionally I received further specialist training from internationally acclaimed experts in anxiety disorders, trauma, eating disorders and other emotional / psychological problems. Today, I continue to undergo regular ongoing training and supervision in empirically supported psychological therapies, ensuring any treatment offered, is the treatment of choice.Fees
The length of each session is 50 minutes. (fees remain unchanged for the duration of therapy).
Individuals
Central London: £75 per session, payable at the end of each session.
(A £10 supplement is payable for appointments between 5pm and 7pm)
North London: £70 per session, payable at the end of each session.
Companies and Private Health Care
£85 per session. I am a recognised health provider for most health insurers, including BUPA, AXA-PPP and AVIVA/Norwich Union, subject to fulfilling their criteria (normally a referral by a consultant psychiatrist). Once the heath insurer has agreed treatment they will issue an authorisation number, which you will bring to the initial consultation. (A £10 supplement is payable for aappointments between 5pm and 7pm)
Couples: £100 per 80 minute session, payable at the end of each session.
(A £10 supplement is payable for appointments between 5pm and 7pm)
Payment Method
Only cash, or cheque with a guarantee card.
Key words for this entry:
Couples, Individual Counselling, Adults, Long-term, Short-term, Single sessions, Time-limited, Face-to-face, Supervision, Training/tutoring, Abuse, Anger, Anxiety, Attachment, Body image, Conflict, Depression, Insomnia, Self-esteem, Mental Health, OCD, Phobias, Psychosexual, Psychosomatic, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Relationships, Sexual Abuse, Stress, Trauma, Workplace, Assertiveness, Behavioural, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT), Solution-focused. |
