Dialectical Behaviour (DBT) Counselling in Gravesend
The Glow Up Project is a therapy-based CIC supporting children (4–18) and families through 1:1 therapy, family work, student counsellor placements, and our mobile Therapy Bus. We work with schools, local authorities and agencies to deliver trauma-informed, creative support for issues like attachment, trauma, emotional regulation, anxiety, identity and family breakdown. As a CIC, we reinvest into communities to improve access, outcomes and long-term wellbeing.
The Glow Up Project is a therapy-based CIC supporting children (4–18) and families through 1:1 therapy, family work, student counsellor placements, and our mobile Therapy Bus. We work with schools, local authorities and agencies to deliver trauma-informed, creative support for issues like attachment, trauma, emotional regulation, anxiety, identity and family breakdown. As a CIC, we reinvest into communities to improve access, outcomes and long-term wellbeing.
I have received further training in both DBT and schema focused therapy, both of which are recommended for the treatment/management of this disorder.
I am a highly experienced counselling psychologist who really enjoys helping people. I have a great deal of empathy and compassion for the struggles we face as human beings. If you are finding life tough or feeling like you want to make changes, I would love to try and help. I like to draw on a range of approaches to help you and I highly value a good therapeutic relationship together. Within this I use interventions so that you can understand yourself better and identify ways forward. It’s important for me to discover what YOU want to be different and my ideal client is only someone who works hard in allowing me to help you.
I have received further training in both DBT and schema focused therapy, both of which are recommended for the treatment/management of this disorder.
I am a highly experienced counselling psychologist who really enjoys helping people. I have a great deal of empathy and compassion for the struggles we face as human beings. If you are finding life tough or feeling like you want to make changes, I would love to try and help. I like to draw on a range of approaches to help you and I highly value a good therapeutic relationship together. Within this I use interventions so that you can understand yourself better and identify ways forward. It’s important for me to discover what YOU want to be different and my ideal client is only someone who works hard in allowing me to help you.
I have trained in a number of modalities including person centred, existential, psychodynamic and cognitive, and additional training in DBT, allowing me to adapt to each client's needs.
Hi, I'm Louise, Integrative Therapist MBACP (level 6 - NHS accredited course) based in Dartford.
Do you find yourself lying in bed awake at night worrying, re-running conversations you've had that day?
Have you found yourself cancelling or turning down plans with friends as you'd rather be at home, but find that doesn't ease your anxiety or mood?
Sometimes in life we all may find ourselves needing help or someone to talk to. Struggling with relationships, the past, the future?
I aim to reply to all enquiries within 72 hours.
I believe everyone deserves an hour a week to focus on themselves.
I have trained in a number of modalities including person centred, existential, psychodynamic and cognitive, and additional training in DBT, allowing me to adapt to each client's needs.
Hi, I'm Louise, Integrative Therapist MBACP (level 6 - NHS accredited course) based in Dartford.
Do you find yourself lying in bed awake at night worrying, re-running conversations you've had that day?
Have you found yourself cancelling or turning down plans with friends as you'd rather be at home, but find that doesn't ease your anxiety or mood?
Sometimes in life we all may find ourselves needing help or someone to talk to. Struggling with relationships, the past, the future?
I aim to reply to all enquiries within 72 hours.
I believe everyone deserves an hour a week to focus on themselves.
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Beginning therapy can be difficult, that’s why I believe in creating a bespoke experience for all my clients to ensure their needs are met within my therapeutic limits. Perhaps you have reached a point where continuing without help has proven to be impossible and affecting your relationship - not only with others but yourself too. Then it’s time to work on gently, compassionately healing those parts that are no longer serving you. If you have experienced: childhood adversity, identity difficulties, migrations and cultural challenges, relationships blocks, then this might be the approach for you.
Beginning therapy can be difficult, that’s why I believe in creating a bespoke experience for all my clients to ensure their needs are met within my therapeutic limits. Perhaps you have reached a point where continuing without help has proven to be impossible and affecting your relationship - not only with others but yourself too. Then it’s time to work on gently, compassionately healing those parts that are no longer serving you. If you have experienced: childhood adversity, identity difficulties, migrations and cultural challenges, relationships blocks, then this might be the approach for you.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy ( DBT) is the most effective evidence-based therapy proven to treat BPD/EUPD.
I am BACP registed, working online with an international client base. I provide a compassionate, comfortable and supportive environment with clients navigating a multitude of challenges. My therapeutic work concentrates on guiding and supporting clients to acheive their personal life goals. Clients develop stronger self-awareness, are able to manage distress, regulate their emotions and their ability to communicate and express themselves hence fostering meaningful connections.
Therapy, in my opinion, can best address the needs of clients with BPD/EUPD, ADHD and PTSD when a strong, meaningful, and caring relationship exists.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy ( DBT) is the most effective evidence-based therapy proven to treat BPD/EUPD.
I am BACP registed, working online with an international client base. I provide a compassionate, comfortable and supportive environment with clients navigating a multitude of challenges. My therapeutic work concentrates on guiding and supporting clients to acheive their personal life goals. Clients develop stronger self-awareness, are able to manage distress, regulate their emotions and their ability to communicate and express themselves hence fostering meaningful connections.
Therapy, in my opinion, can best address the needs of clients with BPD/EUPD, ADHD and PTSD when a strong, meaningful, and caring relationship exists.
Life is a forest—ever-changing, untamed. Some paths are clear, others tangled, but every turn shapes you.
Even when we feel lost, the roots still hold, the light still finds its way, and every step leads us somewhere beautiful where the deepest roots learn to grow.
Walk ahead, where the paths unfold, and the peace is found.
Life is a forest—ever-changing, untamed. Some paths are clear, others tangled, but every turn shapes you.
Even when we feel lost, the roots still hold, the light still finds its way, and every step leads us somewhere beautiful where the deepest roots learn to grow.
Walk ahead, where the paths unfold, and the peace is found.
I draw on models including ACT, CBT, CFT, DBT and MBCT.
It can be overwhelming finding the right therapist and therapeutic approach for you. I aim to make the process of therapy clear and comprehensible, starting with building a shared understanding (formulation) of your difficulties and setting goals. Over the last 14 years I have worked across the NHS and independent practice, supporting adults and young people with mood difficulties (including anxiety and depression), adjustment to physical health conditions, and eating disorders. My clinical experience and training, together with your self-knowledge, is our starting point for therapeutic work.
I draw on models including ACT, CBT, CFT, DBT and MBCT.
It can be overwhelming finding the right therapist and therapeutic approach for you. I aim to make the process of therapy clear and comprehensible, starting with building a shared understanding (formulation) of your difficulties and setting goals. Over the last 14 years I have worked across the NHS and independent practice, supporting adults and young people with mood difficulties (including anxiety and depression), adjustment to physical health conditions, and eating disorders. My clinical experience and training, together with your self-knowledge, is our starting point for therapeutic work.
Existing in the modern world can be exhausting and overwhelming. Every day we face countless demands to be met, decisions to be made, and responsibilities to be upheld, and sometimes it can feel impossible to give yourself the attention that you need. Therapy is a space where, for just a short time, you can put all of those things aside and enable yourself to become the kind of person you have always wanted to be, and achieve the things you have always wanted to achieve. We will work together to piece together your story as you would want it to be told, to figure out who you are and how you came to be, and enact lasting change.
Existing in the modern world can be exhausting and overwhelming. Every day we face countless demands to be met, decisions to be made, and responsibilities to be upheld, and sometimes it can feel impossible to give yourself the attention that you need. Therapy is a space where, for just a short time, you can put all of those things aside and enable yourself to become the kind of person you have always wanted to be, and achieve the things you have always wanted to achieve. We will work together to piece together your story as you would want it to be told, to figure out who you are and how you came to be, and enact lasting change.
Welcome! You may be seeking a therapist, counsellor, or coach to address a specific issue, heal from past experiences, or explore a general sense that something isn’t quite right. Talking in confidence can help you discover who you are and make self-loving, empowered choices.
Therapy and counselling foster self-awareness, emotional healing, and resilience, reconnecting you with your innate self-worth. Life coaching helps clear unconscious patterns, set meaningful goals, and take action toward a fulfilling, nourishing life.
Welcome! You may be seeking a therapist, counsellor, or coach to address a specific issue, heal from past experiences, or explore a general sense that something isn’t quite right. Talking in confidence can help you discover who you are and make self-loving, empowered choices.
Therapy and counselling foster self-awareness, emotional healing, and resilience, reconnecting you with your innate self-worth. Life coaching helps clear unconscious patterns, set meaningful goals, and take action toward a fulfilling, nourishing life.
Many families experiencing child violence find that they have become increasingly isolated and silent about what is happening. Breaking this silence is by involving supporters as a respectful and sensitive way to address the issue. Are you struggling with your child's behavior? do you find it challenging to stand firm against physical or verbal violence due to a lack of understanding of Autism, mental health, or other factors such cultural or religious belief? Additionally, are you struggling with your parenting style.
Many families experiencing child violence find that they have become increasingly isolated and silent about what is happening. Breaking this silence is by involving supporters as a respectful and sensitive way to address the issue. Are you struggling with your child's behavior? do you find it challenging to stand firm against physical or verbal violence due to a lack of understanding of Autism, mental health, or other factors such cultural or religious belief? Additionally, are you struggling with your parenting style.
I am a Clinical Psychologist with over six years of experience working in mental health services across London. I have worked with individuals of all ages, from young children right up to people in their eighties. I recognise that each person needs an individual approach that is suited to their own needs and goals. I use a range of different therapeutic approaches in an integrative way so that I can offer support that is tailored to you. I will work collaboratively with you, to find the right approach for you, and to help you to build on the strengths and resources that you already have.
I am a Clinical Psychologist with over six years of experience working in mental health services across London. I have worked with individuals of all ages, from young children right up to people in their eighties. I recognise that each person needs an individual approach that is suited to their own needs and goals. I use a range of different therapeutic approaches in an integrative way so that I can offer support that is tailored to you. I will work collaboratively with you, to find the right approach for you, and to help you to build on the strengths and resources that you already have.
Depending on your goals I will draw from the different therapies that I am trained in such as EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT, and IPT to help you achieve these.
Have you have experienced 'big T' or 'small t' traumas that leave you feeling overwhelmed. Are you struggling to manage overwhelming emotions, feeling hopeless, low or anxious. Do you feel unheard, misunderstood or lost. I can offer you a safe space to explore and process difficult events. Provide you with practical tools to help you cope and assist you to reconnect with yourself and find balance in life.
Depending on your goals I will draw from the different therapies that I am trained in such as EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT, and IPT to help you achieve these.
Have you have experienced 'big T' or 'small t' traumas that leave you feeling overwhelmed. Are you struggling to manage overwhelming emotions, feeling hopeless, low or anxious. Do you feel unheard, misunderstood or lost. I can offer you a safe space to explore and process difficult events. Provide you with practical tools to help you cope and assist you to reconnect with yourself and find balance in life.
I'm a Psychologist and Therapist registered with the British Psychology Society and a BANT/CNHC Nutritional Therapist. I'm a person-centred and integrative practitioner, focusing on helping you to build self-compassion, self-understanding, self-empowerment and inner transformation, through a variety of techniques and strategies aligned with what you want and how you would like to feel and become. With me, you will be encouraged to build new life stories, narratives, choices, habits and behaviours that will not only optimise your physical and mental health but boost your inner happiness and resilience.
I'm a Psychologist and Therapist registered with the British Psychology Society and a BANT/CNHC Nutritional Therapist. I'm a person-centred and integrative practitioner, focusing on helping you to build self-compassion, self-understanding, self-empowerment and inner transformation, through a variety of techniques and strategies aligned with what you want and how you would like to feel and become. With me, you will be encouraged to build new life stories, narratives, choices, habits and behaviours that will not only optimise your physical and mental health but boost your inner happiness and resilience.
I am an experienced neurodivergent focused BACP-registered Psychotherapist. I am dedicated to supporting my clients through life’s challenges. My approach combines a person-centered foundation with integrative practices, tailored to each client’s unique needs. I work with adults, adolescents, and children on a range of issues, including complex PTSD, trauma, anxiety, and ADHD. I support neurodivergent clients in gaining a deeper understanding of their diagnosis, while providing practical tools for personal growth. I bring both professional expertise and personal insight to my work. Contact me for a free consultation.
I am an experienced neurodivergent focused BACP-registered Psychotherapist. I am dedicated to supporting my clients through life’s challenges. My approach combines a person-centered foundation with integrative practices, tailored to each client’s unique needs. I work with adults, adolescents, and children on a range of issues, including complex PTSD, trauma, anxiety, and ADHD. I support neurodivergent clients in gaining a deeper understanding of their diagnosis, while providing practical tools for personal growth. I bring both professional expertise and personal insight to my work. Contact me for a free consultation.
Depending on your needs, we may use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to explore and challenge unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours, Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) to address self-criticism, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy ( DBT) to develop skills for managing strong emotions, or Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) to understand and change recurring patterns that may be keeping you stuck.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step. I often work with people who feel unsure about whether therapy can help, but who have long sensed that something is troubling them, despite functioning well on the surface. For some, this may mean finding themselves caught in familiar patterns that no longer serve them. For others, it may be a significant life event that has disrupted the usual order of things. You may be feeling anxious, overwhelmed or disconnected from yourself. Together, we will identify what feels most important to you and develop a way of working that fits your circumstances, preferences, and hopes for therapy.
Depending on your needs, we may use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to explore and challenge unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours, Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) to address self-criticism, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy ( DBT) to develop skills for managing strong emotions, or Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) to understand and change recurring patterns that may be keeping you stuck.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step. I often work with people who feel unsure about whether therapy can help, but who have long sensed that something is troubling them, despite functioning well on the surface. For some, this may mean finding themselves caught in familiar patterns that no longer serve them. For others, it may be a significant life event that has disrupted the usual order of things. You may be feeling anxious, overwhelmed or disconnected from yourself. Together, we will identify what feels most important to you and develop a way of working that fits your circumstances, preferences, and hopes for therapy.
I am a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Certified Yoga Teacher, and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. I work with individuals and couples facing anxiety, depression, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, and relationship difficulties. My integrative, evidence-based approach is tailored to each person’s needs, supporting lasting change and growth. I also provide Clinical Supervision offering a reflective space for professional development.
I am a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Certified Yoga Teacher, and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. I work with individuals and couples facing anxiety, depression, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, and relationship difficulties. My integrative, evidence-based approach is tailored to each person’s needs, supporting lasting change and growth. I also provide Clinical Supervision offering a reflective space for professional development.
People can come to therapy for all sorts of reasons: they might be struggling at work or feeling dissatisfied in a relationship or coming to terms with a traumatic childhood. They might need a different approach depending on their goals - so a more structured, goal based intervention might be suitable for someone who wants to be more effective in the workplace. The person affected by a traumatic past might want to develop a stronger abiity to self-soothe - this could be through guided imagery, relaxation, breathing or just through experiencing the therapeutic relationship as safe and accepting.
People can come to therapy for all sorts of reasons: they might be struggling at work or feeling dissatisfied in a relationship or coming to terms with a traumatic childhood. They might need a different approach depending on their goals - so a more structured, goal based intervention might be suitable for someone who wants to be more effective in the workplace. The person affected by a traumatic past might want to develop a stronger abiity to self-soothe - this could be through guided imagery, relaxation, breathing or just through experiencing the therapeutic relationship as safe and accepting.
Welcome to the home of The Oak Tree Practice! We are a small team of Psychologists based in Leeds and London, offering both in person and online sessions to children, adults, couples and families.
We are primarily made up of Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, all of which have completed Doctoral level training (or equivalent if from abroad).
We pride ourselves on the family feel of our clinic and offering a warm and welcoming service to anyone who contacts us.
When you get in touch, we will ask you to complete a short form and then try and connect you with the psychologist we feel is best suited to your needs.
Welcome to the home of The Oak Tree Practice! We are a small team of Psychologists based in Leeds and London, offering both in person and online sessions to children, adults, couples and families.
We are primarily made up of Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, all of which have completed Doctoral level training (or equivalent if from abroad).
We pride ourselves on the family feel of our clinic and offering a warm and welcoming service to anyone who contacts us.
When you get in touch, we will ask you to complete a short form and then try and connect you with the psychologist we feel is best suited to your needs.
Neurodivergent-affirming therapy, EMDR, DBT, CBT, Psychotherapy, NHS Trauma informed pathway; CPTSD, EUPD, attachment disorder.
Having worked in the NHS for over fifteen years; I specialise in Psychiatric care and Neurodiversity. As a Neurodivergent therapist, I have found from practice and my research, which evidences Neurodivergent Affirming Therapy; strong therapeutic alliance with my patients; there's reassurance, safety and a sense of belonging when working with someone who actually gets you! I have worked hard to ensure therapy caters to and adapts to our brains! Techniques such as eye contact, open questions, long silences, often made me and my patients want to run away, perpetuating a belief of hopelessness and helplessness.
Neurodivergent-affirming therapy, EMDR, DBT, CBT, Psychotherapy, NHS Trauma informed pathway; CPTSD, EUPD, attachment disorder.
Having worked in the NHS for over fifteen years; I specialise in Psychiatric care and Neurodiversity. As a Neurodivergent therapist, I have found from practice and my research, which evidences Neurodivergent Affirming Therapy; strong therapeutic alliance with my patients; there's reassurance, safety and a sense of belonging when working with someone who actually gets you! I have worked hard to ensure therapy caters to and adapts to our brains! Techniques such as eye contact, open questions, long silences, often made me and my patients want to run away, perpetuating a belief of hopelessness and helplessness.
Offering DBT skills, compassionate mind training, and trauma release exercises,I help you to better your view of self & outlook on life.
I hold a soft & healing space for you to work through whatever challenges, difficulties, or stuckness you may be experiencing. Working from a holistic approach, I see you in your wholeness, beyond labels, diagnoses, or your traumas, and help you to move through whatever issues you are facing, past or present, considering what is going on for you physically and spiritually as well as mentally. Using practices such as breathwork and meditation alongside talking therapy, I help you to create a sense of inner peace and balance, to ultimately shift from tough times to a more fulfilling state of being.I help to unlock your full potential.
Offering DBT skills, compassionate mind training, and trauma release exercises,I help you to better your view of self & outlook on life.
I hold a soft & healing space for you to work through whatever challenges, difficulties, or stuckness you may be experiencing. Working from a holistic approach, I see you in your wholeness, beyond labels, diagnoses, or your traumas, and help you to move through whatever issues you are facing, past or present, considering what is going on for you physically and spiritually as well as mentally. Using practices such as breathwork and meditation alongside talking therapy, I help you to create a sense of inner peace and balance, to ultimately shift from tough times to a more fulfilling state of being.I help to unlock your full potential.
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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.