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Dr Cristian A Nica
Psychologist, MSc, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
London W1G
Psychologist, HCPC-registered supervisor in clinical, counselling, health and occupational psychology. Providing services for individuals, couples and organisations beginning from eclectic CBT interventions (ACT, DBT, ST) - the most effective and intuitive psychological framework. I address all psychopathologies. My goal is to provide you with a strong mental platform and the skills to help you keep your life in reach. Progress means change, rehearsing new ways of thinking or a range of strategies to iterate development safely. The result, a genuine approach for you to always find a better way forward.
Psychologist, HCPC-registered supervisor in clinical, counselling, health and occupational psychology. Providing services for individuals, couples and organisations beginning from eclectic CBT interventions (ACT, DBT, ST) - the most effective and intuitive psychological framework. I address all psychopathologies. My goal is to provide you with a strong mental platform and the skills to help you keep your life in reach. Progress means change, rehearsing new ways of thinking or a range of strategies to iterate development safely. The result, a genuine approach for you to always find a better way forward.
020 4538 6560 View 020 4538 6560
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Master Counselling Centre (MCC)
Psychologist, MA, CPsychol
Verified Verified
London NW4
My name is Saboor, effective therapy requires a good professional relationship between therapist and client. It can also be a difficult process to start therapy. I, therefore, offer a FREE initial telephone consultation to help us both diagnose if I am the right therapist for you. I am flexible in my treatment, I try to create a space of openness and safety to allow my clients to explore. I work within the humanistic models as well as using techniques from CBT, DBT, PTSD, ADHD, and PHOBIA.
My name is Saboor, effective therapy requires a good professional relationship between therapist and client. It can also be a difficult process to start therapy. I, therefore, offer a FREE initial telephone consultation to help us both diagnose if I am the right therapist for you. I am flexible in my treatment, I try to create a space of openness and safety to allow my clients to explore. I work within the humanistic models as well as using techniques from CBT, DBT, PTSD, ADHD, and PHOBIA.
020 3826 8947 View 020 3826 8947
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Amanda Leather
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Forensic Psych.
Verified Verified
Swanage BH19  (Online Only)
I offer a range of interventions including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical, Behaviour Therapy (DBT), EMDR and other approaches such as Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), but it is important that therapeutically you feel comfortable working together.
Hi, I am a registered psychologist with the HCPC. I have worked in the NHS for over seventeen years including children and adolescents, adults, EIS (psychosis) and also prison mental health, so my experience is pretty varied. I believe that everybody is different and as such work to help develop an understanding of what is going on for you, before exploring what intervention is likely to be the most effective. I also complete ASC assessments as part of a multi disciplinary team
I offer a range of interventions including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical, Behaviour Therapy (DBT), EMDR and other approaches such as Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), but it is important that therapeutically you feel comfortable working together.
Hi, I am a registered psychologist with the HCPC. I have worked in the NHS for over seventeen years including children and adolescents, adults, EIS (psychosis) and also prison mental health, so my experience is pretty varied. I believe that everybody is different and as such work to help develop an understanding of what is going on for you, before exploring what intervention is likely to be the most effective. I also complete ASC assessments as part of a multi disciplinary team
01202 125896 View 01202 125896
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Lena Milioni
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBABCP
Verified Verified
London W1W
Some of the approaches I use are: CBT: anxiety and mood related difficulties; EMDR: trauma, attachment issues and other adverse life experiences; Schema Therapy and DBT: personality disorders, long standing difficulties.
My name is Lena and I am an accredited psychotherapist with a great deal of experience in the treatment of a wide range of anxiety and mood-related disorders. I am specialising in the treatment of trauma (developmental, complex, relational or single-event trauma), addictions, and personality disorders. I also work with people with existential issues and bereavement. I have many years experience of working with adults in various different settings, including the NHS, prison settings, drug and alcohol services, primary care service (IAPT) and private practice. I have also worked in mental health services abroad.
Some of the approaches I use are: CBT: anxiety and mood related difficulties; EMDR: trauma, attachment issues and other adverse life experiences; Schema Therapy and DBT: personality disorders, long standing difficulties.
My name is Lena and I am an accredited psychotherapist with a great deal of experience in the treatment of a wide range of anxiety and mood-related disorders. I am specialising in the treatment of trauma (developmental, complex, relational or single-event trauma), addictions, and personality disorders. I also work with people with existential issues and bereavement. I have many years experience of working with adults in various different settings, including the NHS, prison settings, drug and alcohol services, primary care service (IAPT) and private practice. I have also worked in mental health services abroad.
020 3974 1882 View 020 3974 1882
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Dr Cristian A Nica
Psychologist, MSc, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified Verified
London W2
Psychologist, HCPC-registered supervisor in clinical, counselling, health and occupational psychology. Providing services for individuals, couples and families beginning from eclectic CBT interventions (ACT, DBT or ST), the most effective and intuitive psychological framework. I address all psychopathologies. My goal is to provide you with a strong mental platform and the skills to help you keep your life in reach. Progress means change, rehearsing new ways of thinking or a range of strategies to iterate development safely. The result, a genuine approach for you to always find a better way forward.
Psychologist, HCPC-registered supervisor in clinical, counselling, health and occupational psychology. Providing services for individuals, couples and families beginning from eclectic CBT interventions (ACT, DBT or ST), the most effective and intuitive psychological framework. I address all psychopathologies. My goal is to provide you with a strong mental platform and the skills to help you keep your life in reach. Progress means change, rehearsing new ways of thinking or a range of strategies to iterate development safely. The result, a genuine approach for you to always find a better way forward.
020 3962 2480 View 020 3962 2480
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Magdalena Rybarczyk
Psychologist, MSc, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified Verified
London SE1
My clinical interests include Psychoanalytic and Attachment approaches, EMDR, DBT and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy.
I hope that the information you can find here will help you to initiate positive changes in your life. I offer therapy for clients struggling with their emotions, experiencing a crisis, relationship difficulties or career and work related concerns. I am experienced in providing effective therapy for depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, self esteem problems, body image concerns, as well as medically unexplained symptoms, sexual and intimacy problems and other psychological challenges. My way of working is emphatic, flexible and receptive to your individual needs.
My clinical interests include Psychoanalytic and Attachment approaches, EMDR, DBT and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy.
I hope that the information you can find here will help you to initiate positive changes in your life. I offer therapy for clients struggling with their emotions, experiencing a crisis, relationship difficulties or career and work related concerns. I am experienced in providing effective therapy for depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, self esteem problems, body image concerns, as well as medically unexplained symptoms, sexual and intimacy problems and other psychological challenges. My way of working is emphatic, flexible and receptive to your individual needs.
020 3763 5265 View 020 3763 5265
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GreenWood Mentors
Psychologist, PsychD, CPsychol
Verified Verified
Ryde PO33
ACT, DBT, CBT and CFT are the therapies we use.
Dr Fiona Kennedy, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, is Director of GreenWood Mentors www.greenwoodmentors.com. Providing evidence-based therapies proved to work. We are best placed to help those who want to move forward to be their best selves using an integration of evidence-based therapies. We are well-equipped to help people deal with trauma and the effects on their lives today. Our ideal client is motivated to do hard things in order to achieve their goals and willing to try new things. They are interested in developing a new, kinder, relationship with themself and others.
ACT, DBT, CBT and CFT are the therapies we use.
Dr Fiona Kennedy, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, is Director of GreenWood Mentors www.greenwoodmentors.com. Providing evidence-based therapies proved to work. We are best placed to help those who want to move forward to be their best selves using an integration of evidence-based therapies. We are well-equipped to help people deal with trauma and the effects on their lives today. Our ideal client is motivated to do hard things in order to achieve their goals and willing to try new things. They are interested in developing a new, kinder, relationship with themself and others.
01983 217853 View 01983 217853
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Clare Green
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Hertford SG13
Waitlist for new clients
My name is Clare and I am a fully qualified psychotherapist. My prior interest with healing & alternative therapies led me to persue studies in counselling and psychotherapy. I am a naturally warm, compassionate, kind & relatable person believing everyone has the right to live a fulfilled life with meaningful relationships. I believe that no matter the difficulties we may have experienced in the past, we all have the capacity to heal. I hold a Post Graduate Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy. I have also completed training in DBT, Schema Therapy, Mindfulness & Meditation and adopt a holistic approach in my practice.
My name is Clare and I am a fully qualified psychotherapist. My prior interest with healing & alternative therapies led me to persue studies in counselling and psychotherapy. I am a naturally warm, compassionate, kind & relatable person believing everyone has the right to live a fulfilled life with meaningful relationships. I believe that no matter the difficulties we may have experienced in the past, we all have the capacity to heal. I hold a Post Graduate Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy. I have also completed training in DBT, Schema Therapy, Mindfulness & Meditation and adopt a holistic approach in my practice.
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Dr Mandeep Bachu
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
Bracknell RG42
I am a clinical psychologist trained in a diverse range of therapeutic models including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with a special interest in Schema Therapy. I have received formal training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) as well as experience of delivering Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) interventions. I have 11 years of experience working within the NHS with children and adults with a range of psychological difficulties including anxiety, depression, and personality disorders.
I am a clinical psychologist trained in a diverse range of therapeutic models including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with a special interest in Schema Therapy. I have received formal training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) as well as experience of delivering Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) interventions. I have 11 years of experience working within the NHS with children and adults with a range of psychological difficulties including anxiety, depression, and personality disorders.
01344 951923 View 01344 951923
Photo of Dr Diane Rodin Mba, Psychotherapist in Nutley, England
Dr Diane Rodin Mba
Psychotherapist, PsychD, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
London SW11
As an integrative practitioner, I am engaging, insightful, curious, respectful, and able to design an individualised treatment that suits your needs. I practice CBT, EMDR, DBT, psychodynamic and integrative therapy. My 12-year clinical experience includes both the private mental health and the NHS, working both in individual and couples therapy. Previously, I had an executive corporate career at Microsoft UK and an MBA from INSEAD. I specialise in working with a spectrum of psychological issues including trauma, depression, anxiety, stress, OCD, PTSD, low mood, low self-esteem, addiction, burnout, divorce and relationship issues.
As an integrative practitioner, I am engaging, insightful, curious, respectful, and able to design an individualised treatment that suits your needs. I practice CBT, EMDR, DBT, psychodynamic and integrative therapy. My 12-year clinical experience includes both the private mental health and the NHS, working both in individual and couples therapy. Previously, I had an executive corporate career at Microsoft UK and an MBA from INSEAD. I specialise in working with a spectrum of psychological issues including trauma, depression, anxiety, stress, OCD, PTSD, low mood, low self-esteem, addiction, burnout, divorce and relationship issues.
020 4538 1936 View 020 4538 1936
Photo of Salma Khanom, Counsellor in Nutley, England
Salma Khanom
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
London E14
I work within the humanistic models as well as using techniques from CBT, DBT, CFD and EMDR (NHS approved).
" Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people." C Jung - Life events, experiences and relationships can have an impact on how we feel within ourselves making it difficult to cope day to day. Therapy can help us understand these experiences, helping one gain insight and perspective. Gaining understanding can be powerful and prompt change. I work with my client to identify issues within their life that may contribute to distress or problems.
I work within the humanistic models as well as using techniques from CBT, DBT, CFD and EMDR (NHS approved).
" Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people." C Jung - Life events, experiences and relationships can have an impact on how we feel within ourselves making it difficult to cope day to day. Therapy can help us understand these experiences, helping one gain insight and perspective. Gaining understanding can be powerful and prompt change. I work with my client to identify issues within their life that may contribute to distress or problems.
020 3984 8379 View 020 3984 8379
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Ed Sammons
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Twickenham TW1
I also have knowledge of DBT and Mindfulness and may draw on these should they be relevant to our work together.
Currently I have availability for group, not for 1-2-1. Hi, my name’s Ed, I’m a Therapist working in Twickenham, West London, and online nationally. I work with people experiencing a wide range of difficulties from many different backgrounds, everyone’s story and reason for coming to therapy are different but all are equal. I offer both long and short term individual therapy, generally the length of therapy is something that we would discuss in our first session. In the case of longer term therapy we would frequently review as the therapy progresses to consider what work remains and when might it be appropriate to conclude therapy.
I also have knowledge of DBT and Mindfulness and may draw on these should they be relevant to our work together.
Currently I have availability for group, not for 1-2-1. Hi, my name’s Ed, I’m a Therapist working in Twickenham, West London, and online nationally. I work with people experiencing a wide range of difficulties from many different backgrounds, everyone’s story and reason for coming to therapy are different but all are equal. I offer both long and short term individual therapy, generally the length of therapy is something that we would discuss in our first session. In the case of longer term therapy we would frequently review as the therapy progresses to consider what work remains and when might it be appropriate to conclude therapy.
07445 308824 View 07445 308824
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Dr Emilia Szmigielska
Psychologist, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified Verified
Guildford GU2
I can help with various difficulties such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, addictions, low self-esteem, ADHD, narcissistic abuse, panic attacks, OCD, trauma, bereavement, PTSD, anger management, social anxiety, relationship issues, sexuality, disordered eating, body image, body appreciation, parenthood, abortion, career change, lack of motivation and many others. As an integrative therapist I use various therapeutic techniques such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT),
I can help with various difficulties such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, addictions, low self-esteem, ADHD, narcissistic abuse, panic attacks, OCD, trauma, bereavement, PTSD, anger management, social anxiety, relationship issues, sexuality, disordered eating, body image, body appreciation, parenthood, abortion, career change, lack of motivation and many others. As an integrative therapist I use various therapeutic techniques such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT),
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BreakFree Therapy & Coaching
Psychotherapist, MNCPS Acc.
Verified Verified
London EC2M
Hello and very warm welcome to my profile. My name is Bradley Edwin. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT/REBT/SST/OAAT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Trauma Treatments, Working with Personality Disorders, and Cognitive Behaviour Coaching. I am also a Life/Personal Development Coach. My approach as a CBT/DBT/Trauma Therapist and Life Coach is collaborative and client-centred. My primary aim is to work with you to help you achieve your desired goals. I will treat you with openness, flexibility and respect. I will listen and engage you in a non-judgemental way. I will work with you to help you find your way.
Hello and very warm welcome to my profile. My name is Bradley Edwin. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT/REBT/SST/OAAT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Trauma Treatments, Working with Personality Disorders, and Cognitive Behaviour Coaching. I am also a Life/Personal Development Coach. My approach as a CBT/DBT/Trauma Therapist and Life Coach is collaborative and client-centred. My primary aim is to work with you to help you achieve your desired goals. I will treat you with openness, flexibility and respect. I will listen and engage you in a non-judgemental way. I will work with you to help you find your way.
020 3856 8576 View 020 3856 8576
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Nicola Salisbury
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Hemel Hempstead HP3
As well as using Psychoanalysis, CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) and Transactional Analysis, I'm also trained in DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) which is a form of CBT created to teach skills to cope with, and overcome, emotional dysregulation, self harm and relationship problems.
Hello I'm Nicola, a qualified counsellor working with both adults and teenagers from all walks of life. My integrative training allows me to tailor my therapeutic approach to suit your needs at the time of contacting me, whether that be to listen to your story and sit with you in your pain or work with you to make positive changes to your life... or something in between. I can offer you a safe and confidential space for you to be heard without judgement or expectation. Your presenting issues might be anxiety, depression, a relationship breakdown, a bereavement, low self-esteem, difficulty coping with change and uncertainty or more.
As well as using Psychoanalysis, CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) and Transactional Analysis, I'm also trained in DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) which is a form of CBT created to teach skills to cope with, and overcome, emotional dysregulation, self harm and relationship problems.
Hello I'm Nicola, a qualified counsellor working with both adults and teenagers from all walks of life. My integrative training allows me to tailor my therapeutic approach to suit your needs at the time of contacting me, whether that be to listen to your story and sit with you in your pain or work with you to make positive changes to your life... or something in between. I can offer you a safe and confidential space for you to be heard without judgement or expectation. Your presenting issues might be anxiety, depression, a relationship breakdown, a bereavement, low self-esteem, difficulty coping with change and uncertainty or more.
01442 979679 View 01442 979679
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Dr Cristian A Nica
Psychologist, MSc, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified Verified
London NW1
Psychologist, HCPC-registered supervisor in clinical, counselling, health and occupational psychology. Providing services for individuals, couples and families beginning from eclectic CBT interventions (ACT, DBT, ST) - the most effective and intuitive psychological framework. I address all psychopathologies. My goal is to provide you with a strong mental platform and the skills to help you keep your life in reach. Progress means change, rehearsing new ways of thinking or a range of strategies to iterate development safely. The result, a genuine approach for you to always find a better way forward.
Psychologist, HCPC-registered supervisor in clinical, counselling, health and occupational psychology. Providing services for individuals, couples and families beginning from eclectic CBT interventions (ACT, DBT, ST) - the most effective and intuitive psychological framework. I address all psychopathologies. My goal is to provide you with a strong mental platform and the skills to help you keep your life in reach. Progress means change, rehearsing new ways of thinking or a range of strategies to iterate development safely. The result, a genuine approach for you to always find a better way forward.
020 7870 2490 View 020 7870 2490
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Dr Hubert Fanka
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Verified Verified
Southampton SO16
Sensation of being stuck, depressed, worried, struggling to cope with your feelings, mood changes, trauma memories, hearing distressing voices, suicidal thoughts and urges, adjustment difficulties, addiction, being different and interpersonal difficulties, and willing to move forward and find new ways of coping effectively, “YES i can help". In our sessions, we will use an integrative approach, a mixture Cognitive, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, (DBT CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, (EMDR), Compassionate Focused Therapy, (CFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, (ACT) depending on your individual needs.
Sensation of being stuck, depressed, worried, struggling to cope with your feelings, mood changes, trauma memories, hearing distressing voices, suicidal thoughts and urges, adjustment difficulties, addiction, being different and interpersonal difficulties, and willing to move forward and find new ways of coping effectively, “YES i can help". In our sessions, we will use an integrative approach, a mixture Cognitive, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, (DBT CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, (EMDR), Compassionate Focused Therapy, (CFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, (ACT) depending on your individual needs.
023 9431 1717 View 023 9431 1717
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Judith Zur
Psychologist, PhD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
Oxford OX2
I have worked in this field for many years and have an extensive range of tools, my approach is integrative, including, systemic therapy, CBT, DBT, compassion therapy, mindfulness and attachment based therapy.
Dr Judith Zur is a highly specialist clinical psychologist and Marital/Family therapist and Social Anthropologist with over thirty years’ experience of providing psychological and counselling interventions, consultation and supervision in the NHS and non-statutory settings in the UK and abroad. She is a caring and professional person experienced working successfully with individuals of all ages, couples and families on a wide range of issues both in her private consultation room and online. Judith´s therapeutic approach is non-judgemental, collaborative, empathic and person/couple-centred.
I have worked in this field for many years and have an extensive range of tools, my approach is integrative, including, systemic therapy, CBT, DBT, compassion therapy, mindfulness and attachment based therapy.
Dr Judith Zur is a highly specialist clinical psychologist and Marital/Family therapist and Social Anthropologist with over thirty years’ experience of providing psychological and counselling interventions, consultation and supervision in the NHS and non-statutory settings in the UK and abroad. She is a caring and professional person experienced working successfully with individuals of all ages, couples and families on a wide range of issues both in her private consultation room and online. Judith´s therapeutic approach is non-judgemental, collaborative, empathic and person/couple-centred.
01865 951408 View 01865 951408
Photo of Nic Perrins, Psychotherapist in Nutley, England
Nic Perrins
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Verified Verified
Guildford GU1
I'll draw on my training in the person-centred approach (PCA), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and dialectic behavioural therapy (DBT).
Depressed? Feeling sad? Anxious? Panic attacks? Grieving? I'm here to listen to and support you in your journey to wellness. I'm a qualified therapist experienced in helping clients work through their thoughts and emotions. I've been honoured to be helping people on their journey toward mental well-being for several years now.
I'll draw on my training in the person-centred approach (PCA), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and dialectic behavioural therapy (DBT).
Depressed? Feeling sad? Anxious? Panic attacks? Grieving? I'm here to listen to and support you in your journey to wellness. I'm a qualified therapist experienced in helping clients work through their thoughts and emotions. I've been honoured to be helping people on their journey toward mental well-being for several years now.
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Vince Gibbons
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Verified Verified
Christchurch BH23
I offer a free 30 minute phone or video consultation, which may just help you without any more sessions. Many of us have experienced times when our lives can feel complex, isolated, stuck, or even completely overwhelmed. We may find ourselves looking for additional non-judgemental, experienced & professional support outside our friends & family in a caring, comfortable, & calm environment. It can be very helpful to have difficulties explored in confidence, to be listened to compassionately & being properly heard and understood in order to make sense of things, so that our choices can become clearer and our lives more fulfilling.
I offer a free 30 minute phone or video consultation, which may just help you without any more sessions. Many of us have experienced times when our lives can feel complex, isolated, stuck, or even completely overwhelmed. We may find ourselves looking for additional non-judgemental, experienced & professional support outside our friends & family in a caring, comfortable, & calm environment. It can be very helpful to have difficulties explored in confidence, to be listened to compassionately & being properly heard and understood in order to make sense of things, so that our choices can become clearer and our lives more fulfilling.
01483 968676 View 01483 968676

Dialectical Behaviour (DBT) Counsellors

Who is DBT for?

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is designed for people who experience extreme emotional suffering because they lack the skills of emotion regulation and distress tolerance. The basic affliction can underlie a wide range of conditions, from borderline and other personality disorders to PTSD and treatment-resistant anxiety and depression. The therapy is helpful to those whose emotional reactivity is so intense it is disruptive to everyday functioning and leads to frequent crises.

Why do people need DBT?

The ability to regulate emotions is a core psychological skill that enables people to function in life and pay attention to the world outside themselves; it is consistently associated with well-being. DBT is designed to help people learn how to manage and regulate their emotions. Originally developed to treat people with borderline personality disorder whose extreme emotional suffering led to self-harming behaviour and suicide attempts, the therapy is now applied to other conditions involving emotion dysregulation, particularly when other treatments have failed.

What happens in DBT?

Individuals meet weekly with their therapist to discuss their experiences relating to moods, behaviour, and skills. Using checklists they maintain, they review emotional experiences and positive practices they engage in. The diaries help individuals discern what led up to a specific problem encountered, this is followed by discussion of the consequences of their actions. In addition, individuals may meet in class-like small groups to learn skills such as mindfulness, emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

How long does DBT last?

Because it is intended to establish long-lasting behavioural change among those with persistent problems, DBT is designed to last six months to a year. DBT includes both weekly sessions of individual therapy and weekly skills-training sessions conducted in small groups. Studies of DBT have documented improvement within a year of treatment, particularly in controlling self-harmful behaviour; nevertheless, individuals may require therapy for several years.