Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Counselling in Bristol
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Charlotte Nash
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I have clinical experience of working with depression; generalised anxiety disorder (GAD); social anxiety; health anxiety; panic and agoraphobia; specific phobia;s
obsessive
-compulsive disorder (
OCD
); post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); chronic pain and long-term health issues; bipolar disorder; body dysmorphia; emotional eating; stress; low self-esteem.
I am an accredited cognitive behavioural therapist with the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). I have 13 years experience of working in various IAPT primary care services in Bristol including Oasis-Talk and currently Vita Minds. Prior to this I have had several years experience working in social care, working with parental mental health issues and safeguarding children. Whatever your concerns and problems, I can offer you a confidential, non-judgemental and safe space to talk about the things that are concerning you and to explore helpful ways to address these issues together.

Meirav Dagan
Psychologist, PhD, HCPC - Health Psych.
Verified
Verified
Are you struggling with issues related to anxiety, distress, or major life changes? Have you recently been diagnosed with Physical Health Condition or find it hard to adjust to the impact of your Conditions? There comes a time when a professional support is needed to learn how to cope with your life’s challenges. I am a Chartered Health Psychologist and a CBT therapist. Over the years I have worked extensively with people coping with different psychological symptoms (e.g. worries, general anxiety, stress,
OCD
, phobias, health worries, sleep problems) and physical health conditions (e.g. Cancer, Cardiac conditions, Diabetes, IBD).

Polly Haselton
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Verified
Verified
The most common problems I see include: Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia, Health Anxiety, Depression,
Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder and Phobias.
CBT is an ideal treatment for clients who are looking to change, whether that be to make some changes in the way in which they think about things, or some changes in the way in which they go about day to day life. Some of this change may involve learning new skills, for example, assertiveness. In addition to helping clients feel confident and autonomous throughout treatment, CBT can also help clients come to an understanding of 'why', E.G. what is it about you, your experiences and vulnerabilities which perhaps help explain why you struggle with X (E.G. Anxiety). This is often validating and helpful rather than self blaming.

Anna Greenslade (Cbt With Anna)
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBABCP
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Hi there! I'm Anna - a CBT Therapist, specialised in children, pre-teens, adolescents and young adults (ages 5-25) with depression and anxiety concerns. These include; excessive worry, social anxiety,
OCD
, PTSD, health anxiety, separation anxiety, phobia, panic attacks, perfectionism, low self esteem. I help with difficult emotions such as stress, low mood, and anger, and symptoms such as self harm, suicidal thoughts and intrusive thoughts. I have 10 years experience across; schools and colleges, university student wellbeing, youth work, mentoring teenagers, the NHS/CAMHS, psychiatric hospital, SEND, and mental health organisations.

Christina Elizabeth Lee
Psychologist, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified
Verified
If you want to feel happier, less stressed, more appreciative about yourself and your life, then I am here to support you. With 20 years experience in counselling, I believe therapy is a creative act that can change your life. My clients often tell me how much they enjoy our sessions together. I can assist you to understand your inner self, and teach you some great tools to help you move past anxiety or low mood or low self esteem, and start to make the changes you want to. I have plenty of tools to help you with
OCD
, PTSD or trauma. Please have a look at my website and feel welcome to give me call and have a free chat.

Duncan Moss
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Verified
Verified
I work with a wide range of anxiety and mood difficulties helping to bring about understanding and positive change. This includes depression, low esteem, panic, phobias (spiders, animals, storms, heights, emetophobia etc), social anxiety,
OCD
, BDD, eating disorders, health anxiety, GAD (worry), PTSD/trauma, driving anxiety, insomnia and anger/temper. I offer appointments 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.

Bernadette Jones
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified
Verified
I support individuals and couples experiencing problems including; communication issues, anxiety & depression, sadness,
OCD
, eating disorders, low self esteem, anger, loss & grief and PTSD. Your session is a full hour, and I will help you explore your troubles, identify your goals, and develop effective coping strategies that free you from problems that may have troubled you for years. You may come to counselling as you have recently experienced a new problem, situation or experience, or because old issues continue to negatively impact current relationships, quality of life, goals & ambitions.

Jamie Maycock
Psychotherapist, PsychD, BACP
Verified
Verified
I am a BACP registered Psychotherapist and have been working with clients since 2013. I offer an integrative approach, working with each person as an individual and using different theory’s to support the client in the best way. I offer an open minded and non judgemental space for clients to explore what’s troubling them. I work with all client issues. My specialist areas of work include offering support to clients with
OCD
using a range of CBT tools, working with victims of rape, sexual abuse and domestic violence, and working with complex mental health issues. I have completed specialised training for providing psychotherapy.

Dr Jeremy Rowe
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified
Verified
I specialise in ERP/ I-CBT for all
OCD
subtypes. I treat anxiety, depression & other mental health issues. I assess & diagnose adult ADHD. I have extensive experience in supporting people through life events and transitions such as bereavement, religious trauma and faith crisis. As a Christian psychologist I support Christians who wish to integrate their faith and mental wellbeing and those who wish to explore their faith and doubts (including scrupulosity). I’m registered with all major UK insurers.

Rhian Kenny
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBABCP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
This includes but is not limited to social anxiety,
OCD
and phobias (e.
I'm Rhian, an accredited CBT Therapist working with children and young people experiencing a range of mental health difficulties. My training and experience within education, outpatient and specialist mental health services means that delivering therapy can be done simply and effectively. I can also adapt our work for ASC and ADHD - all whilst keeping your goals at the heart of what we do. By working together, we can create lasting change not only by resolving your current issues, but by building life-long resilience through skills and understanding of what maintains our problems. I offer Sunday and weekday evening appointments.

ACF Child Psychology
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified
Verified
Are you looking for a therapist for your child/teenager in the Bristol/South Glos area? ACF Child Psychology offer specialist assessment & therapy for young people facing challenges to their mental health & wellbeing. We can work with young people aged 4-24 who face challenges with anxiety, low mood, low self-esteem,
OCD
and self-harm; or have a diagnosis of Tourette's & have tics that upset/hurt them; or young people aged 4-24 (& their parents/carers) who have experienced developmental trauma – most often these are young people who are adopted or who are in care. We can see people in their own homes, or therapy rooms in your area.
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Daniel Fryer
Counsellor, MSc, MNCS Accred
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Hello there, I am a cognitive behaviour therapist (rational emotive behaviour therapy model) and clinical hypnotherapist who tends to focus on anxiety disorders, work-related stress, burnout and fatigue. Anxiety disorders include excessive worry, panic and panic attacks, generalised anxiety disorder,
OCD
, psychosexual dysfunction, phobias and more. Work stress can lead to anxiety, anger management issues, depression, comfort eating, confidence issues and substance abuse. If you would like help with any of the above, please get in touch.

Christian John Liberati
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Verified
Perhaps you feel lost, ungrounded, unable to understand your emotional way of being and always seem to be at conflict with yourself and others in your life. Perhaps you suffer from anxiety, stress,
OCD
, addictions, lack of self-worth. Perhaps you are grieving a loss of a loved one, relationship break-up or a job. In these times of stress and anxiety, one needs to find one’s inner core strength to be able to be fully grounded and able to fully move into life with clarity and focus. With my counselling skills and our teamwork, you can become the person you were born to be.

Dr Marina Dimova
Psychologist, PsychD, CPsychol
Verified
Verified
My approach can be particularly useful when it comes to difficulties such as anxiety (including panic attacks,
OCD
and social anxiety), self-criticism, life transitions, loss of sense of meaning and purpose in life, and addressing problematic habits.
Hello! My name is Marina and I am a Counselling Psychologist. I have been working therapeutically with clients since 2014 and I have extensive experience of working with people with a variety of difficulties. For instance, I have worked in community substance misuse services, as well as primary and secondary care NHS services. Currently, I am proud to be part of a specialist eating disorders service and a community project for people with diagnosis of psychosis.
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Cara Luff, South Bristol Therapy
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Are you feeling overwhelmed or confused by your feelings? Do you have things happening you would like to talk through? Do you have unresolved history you feel ready to look at and would like someone to support you in that? Counselling can help you to work through all of these things and help restore a balance to your feelings and life again. I have worked in depth with trauma, attachment issues, parenting difficulties, relationship problems, anxiety, depression,
OCD
and panic among many other things.

Molly Myall
Psychotherapist, MA, MBABCP
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Hello, I'm Molly a BABCP accredited CBT therapist based in Bristol, and I'm trained to work with children, adolescents and young adults experiencing depression and anxiety. I have experience in helping people with a variety of problems such as
OCD
, social anxiety, depression, PTSD, general anxiety/excessive worry, phobia's and separation anxiety. Using CBT techniques we can work together to make sense of the problems you are currently experiencing, and find ways to achieve your goals. I also draw on and support people with other therapy styles that I have trained in such as DBT, depending on what you would like to get from therapy.

Hannah Lehrain
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Verified
Verified
Does depression or anxiety stop you from living the life you want? – As an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist I offer NICE recommended, evidenced-based treatments for Depression, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (worry), Health Anxiety, Insomnia, Low Self Esteem,
OCD
, Panic Attacks, Phobias, PTSD, Social Anxiety, Stress. I am also trained in IPT, a pragmatic and focused approach to treating depression, which focuses on resolving difficulties by helping patients to address interpersonal problems and relationship-based issues.

Jill Edwards
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP Accred
Verified
Verified
I am an on-line counsellor. I see people who tell me that it works well for them. You are welcome to bring a wide variety of life stories and events into our time together . I hear and work with adults who have difficult childhood experiences, complex issues, traumas, and behaviours which cause them distress. I have worked with addictions, eating disorders and
OCD
. I work with couples and relationships. It is a supportive space which helps to clarify the problems and reduces the anxiety and depression. . I work via a Cliniko video system for medical and counselling services, Whatsapp video, Skype, telephone and via text or e-mails

Leanne Thomas
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
This is an evidence-based approach recommended for those experiencing: social anxiety, panic, health anxiety,
OCD
, phobias, generalised anxiety and worry.
We all have times in our lives when we feel overwhelmed. This can impact on our relationships and other areas of our lives. These feelings may make it difficult to reach our potential or know how to progress. Counselling offers a reflective space which is helpful for building self-awareness in order to work through past or present life challenges. I employ a flexible approach which is informed by your needs. I draw on different theories to create a style of therapy which is individually tailored to you, and your aims. I hope to provide an open and accepting, and genuinely safe and non-judgemental space to reflect without fear.

Clarissa Minns
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I am a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) currently offering online therapy for a range of difficulties. I specialise in Anxiety, Depression, Psychosis and Bipolar. I am also a Registered Mental Health Nurse and have several years of experience helping those who have struggled with PTSD, social anxiety,
OCD
, health anxiety, panic attacks and agoraphobia. I can help you if you are struggling with mood disturbances, self esteem or body image issues. I am very experienced in helping those who hear voices, experience paranoia or hold unhelpful and distressing beliefs.
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Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Counsellors
How long does OCD treatment take?
OCD is often treated on a weekly or twice-weekly schedule, depending on symptom severity and the client’s preferences. Some clients may start to see a noticeable improvement in symptoms in as little as six weeks, but it’s also possible, especially in more severe cases, for treatment to take several months to a year before significant progress is made.
What happens if OCD is not treated?
Some people with OCD, especially those with mild symptoms, may find that they are able to adapt reasonably well to life with the condition, even if their symptoms never resolve completely. However, many people, particularly those whose symptoms are severe at the outset, find that their obsessions and compulsions grow more intrusive with time, making it harder to maintain relationships, hold down a job, or navigate the world successfully.
Are there medications for OCD?
Medication can be used to treat OCD. The class of drugs most often prescribed are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which include fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, and sertraline, among others. In cases of treatment-resistant OCD, other classes of medication, such as tricyclic antidepressants or atypical antipsychotics, may be prescribed. Medication is frequently used in conjunction with therapy.
Can OCD come back after treatment?
Yes. Major life transitions, periods of stress, or other factors can cause symptoms to return or, if they were never fully eradicated, to ramp back up in intensity. For some, these relapses are brief and do not require additional treatment; identifying specific triggers and practicing the skills learned in therapy can help speed their course. For others, returning to therapy for a brief period can help address the underlying stress and strengthen coping mechanisms.