Dissociative Disorders (DID) Counselling in Orpington
Thank you for reading my profile, being a competent and experienced therapist with offering support for all types of conditions, anxiety, depression, PTSD/ trauma ,relationship difficulties, work stress, OCD. I also work with addictions, including alcohol problems. specialising in CBT focused therapies, EMDR therapy which is highly effective.
I'm also a Schema Therapist specialising in childhood traumas and difficult past experiences, that may affect present daily functioning, and trained in Hypnotherapy.
These therapies have proven highly effective in treating many conditions. I adhere to the BACP code of ethical practice.
Thank you for reading my profile, being a competent and experienced therapist with offering support for all types of conditions, anxiety, depression, PTSD/ trauma ,relationship difficulties, work stress, OCD. I also work with addictions, including alcohol problems. specialising in CBT focused therapies, EMDR therapy which is highly effective.
I'm also a Schema Therapist specialising in childhood traumas and difficult past experiences, that may affect present daily functioning, and trained in Hypnotherapy.
These therapies have proven highly effective in treating many conditions. I adhere to the BACP code of ethical practice.
Maybe life has dealt you a blow that has shattered you, or maybe you feel stuck and confused about who you are and what you want in life. Or maybe, you feel full of bad feelings that threaten to overwhelm you – feelings such as sadness, rage, hopelessness, shame, fear and frustration. If so, therapy can help.
Maybe life has dealt you a blow that has shattered you, or maybe you feel stuck and confused about who you are and what you want in life. Or maybe, you feel full of bad feelings that threaten to overwhelm you – feelings such as sadness, rage, hopelessness, shame, fear and frustration. If so, therapy can help.
People usually seek therapy because they have reached a crisis point in their life and are struggling to cope alone. This can lead to feeling stuck or creating unhelpful behaviour patterns to cope which present them from living life to their full potential. We often feel confused, anxious, depressed, emotionally numb or trapped in our past without clear goals in life or clear identity. I can offer you a safe space to explore better internal understanding which promotes self awareness, personal growth and inner peace which enables you to feel full of hope and clarity to achieve personal success.
People usually seek therapy because they have reached a crisis point in their life and are struggling to cope alone. This can lead to feeling stuck or creating unhelpful behaviour patterns to cope which present them from living life to their full potential. We often feel confused, anxious, depressed, emotionally numb or trapped in our past without clear goals in life or clear identity. I can offer you a safe space to explore better internal understanding which promotes self awareness, personal growth and inner peace which enables you to feel full of hope and clarity to achieve personal success.
I am an experienced, BPS Chartered Consultant Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. I have been a Psychologist for 28 years, twenty of these post-Chartered. I have a wealth of experience having worked in health care organisations in the private and public sector both in the UK and overseas. I see adult clients with a broad range of psychological difficulties and life issues (please see ‘issues’ listed to the right. I am also an experienced supervisor of Clinical Psychologists both in the NHS and private practice.
I am an experienced, BPS Chartered Consultant Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. I have been a Psychologist for 28 years, twenty of these post-Chartered. I have a wealth of experience having worked in health care organisations in the private and public sector both in the UK and overseas. I see adult clients with a broad range of psychological difficulties and life issues (please see ‘issues’ listed to the right. I am also an experienced supervisor of Clinical Psychologists both in the NHS and private practice.
Highly qualified experienced Accredited EMDR 8-phase model for PTSD plus. Integrating Parts Therapy aka Internal Family Systems (IFS), Hypnotherapy, Hypno-analysis, Neurolinguistic Linguistic Programming (NLP), Psychotherapy based. Accredited BACP Therapist. General Hypnotherapy Registered. A Sophisticated multi-modalities approach to meet all your therapeutic needs.
Highly qualified experienced Accredited EMDR 8-phase model for PTSD plus. Integrating Parts Therapy aka Internal Family Systems (IFS), Hypnotherapy, Hypno-analysis, Neurolinguistic Linguistic Programming (NLP), Psychotherapy based. Accredited BACP Therapist. General Hypnotherapy Registered. A Sophisticated multi-modalities approach to meet all your therapeutic needs.
Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, past trauma, or relationship difficulties? Know that there is hope, and change is within reach. Sometimes we can feel overwhelmed by life's pressures and difficulties and this can cause problems such as anxiety and depression. Past or present issues can cause emotional turmoil and it can be difficult to make sense of life's puzzle. I offer a space where you might be able to put some of the pieces back together and hopefully find a way forward.
Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, past trauma, or relationship difficulties? Know that there is hope, and change is within reach. Sometimes we can feel overwhelmed by life's pressures and difficulties and this can cause problems such as anxiety and depression. Past or present issues can cause emotional turmoil and it can be difficult to make sense of life's puzzle. I offer a space where you might be able to put some of the pieces back together and hopefully find a way forward.
I am a Clinical Psychologist with 15 + years’ experience working in various roles within the NHS, including a mainstream Child and Adolescent Service (CAMHS), an Adolescent Service and a Neurodevelopmental Service, where I specialised in diagnosing Autism & ADHD and supporting families and children post diagnosis. I provide support to young people and specialise in working with adolescents & young adults. The people I work with tend to be struggling with issues such as low mood, anxiety (including OCD/phobias) and self-harm. I also provide Cognitive/Learning Assessments for children and young people aged 6+ years.
I am a Clinical Psychologist with 15 + years’ experience working in various roles within the NHS, including a mainstream Child and Adolescent Service (CAMHS), an Adolescent Service and a Neurodevelopmental Service, where I specialised in diagnosing Autism & ADHD and supporting families and children post diagnosis. I provide support to young people and specialise in working with adolescents & young adults. The people I work with tend to be struggling with issues such as low mood, anxiety (including OCD/phobias) and self-harm. I also provide Cognitive/Learning Assessments for children and young people aged 6+ years.
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Past traumas haunts us, while the unpredictable future worries us - living in the present becomes increasingly more difficult. The constant that we can rely on is change. My aim is to help you take control of the change that you want to make, to claim the life you want for yourself, to find your meaning in your life, and live it as fully as possible.
Many of the people I work with have spent years trying to understand why they continue to feel unsafe, fragmented, disconnected or stuck despite previous work and interventions. I aim to meet you exactly where you are at and together we can take the steps towards your goals and needs.
Past traumas haunts us, while the unpredictable future worries us - living in the present becomes increasingly more difficult. The constant that we can rely on is change. My aim is to help you take control of the change that you want to make, to claim the life you want for yourself, to find your meaning in your life, and live it as fully as possible.
Many of the people I work with have spent years trying to understand why they continue to feel unsafe, fragmented, disconnected or stuck despite previous work and interventions. I aim to meet you exactly where you are at and together we can take the steps towards your goals and needs.
Do you need some safe space to explore your emotions, find a way forward, some better coping systems that work, find the real you without the feeling of uncertainty, so that you can reach a place of contentment and growth.
Do you need some safe space to explore your emotions, find a way forward, some better coping systems that work, find the real you without the feeling of uncertainty, so that you can reach a place of contentment and growth.
Perhaps you understand why you struggle, but something still doesn't change. You may be anxious, stuck, people-pleasing, repeating painful relationship patterns, or simply feel you've somehow lost yourself. We are not psychologically mono: under trauma, loss or prolonged stress, parts of us can become hidden or exiled while others take over the job of coping. My work asks a different question: who is missing? Together we investigate what happened, what you feel in the body, and what part of you may need to be retrieved. Sometimes the part we find isn't the wounded one. It's your confidence, creativity, voice or power.
Perhaps you understand why you struggle, but something still doesn't change. You may be anxious, stuck, people-pleasing, repeating painful relationship patterns, or simply feel you've somehow lost yourself. We are not psychologically mono: under trauma, loss or prolonged stress, parts of us can become hidden or exiled while others take over the job of coping. My work asks a different question: who is missing? Together we investigate what happened, what you feel in the body, and what part of you may need to be retrieved. Sometimes the part we find isn't the wounded one. It's your confidence, creativity, voice or power.
Your life can start to go in a new direction from the resources gained in therapy. I have been working over a decade as a UKCP psychotherapist in helping people to begin again or improve where they are in life. My experience assists those with dissociation, trauma, stress, adoption and situations that have a negative affect on life. I can help you take the steps to a new you. It can feel lonely sitting with a feelings that remain present. I have lived in 8 countries so know moving is not simple and can leave difficult feelings. I am also trained to give the SCID-D assessment for a psychological diagnosis in dissociative disorders.
Your life can start to go in a new direction from the resources gained in therapy. I have been working over a decade as a UKCP psychotherapist in helping people to begin again or improve where they are in life. My experience assists those with dissociation, trauma, stress, adoption and situations that have a negative affect on life. I can help you take the steps to a new you. It can feel lonely sitting with a feelings that remain present. I have lived in 8 countries so know moving is not simple and can leave difficult feelings. I am also trained to give the SCID-D assessment for a psychological diagnosis in dissociative disorders.
Self-loathe, loneliness needed and hurting; a sense of guilt, fear; hiding or being aggressive, difficult connection to yourself and others, addiction, dissociations, DID, amnesia, a loss of your sense of self, anxiety and sadness, difficulties with sleeping, eating
I am specialised in working in complex trauma, dissociation, DID; I can offer
Finding Solid Ground / FSG
Deep brain reorienting / DBR,
EMDR / Eye Mouvement Desensitisation Reprocessing
IFS-informed, Ego state therapy,
clinical hypnosis,
polyvagal theory - we an discuss the controversy around it
coaching,
mindfulness
Self-loathe, loneliness needed and hurting; a sense of guilt, fear; hiding or being aggressive, difficult connection to yourself and others, addiction, dissociations, DID, amnesia, a loss of your sense of self, anxiety and sadness, difficulties with sleeping, eating
I am specialised in working in complex trauma, dissociation, DID; I can offer
Finding Solid Ground / FSG
Deep brain reorienting / DBR,
EMDR / Eye Mouvement Desensitisation Reprocessing
IFS-informed, Ego state therapy,
clinical hypnosis,
polyvagal theory - we an discuss the controversy around it
coaching,
mindfulness
I am a fully qualified and insured Integrated Psychotherapist, specialising in Trauma, Addiction and Relationships. I have a person-centred approach, whereby the understanding of the client, their thoughts, feelings and behaviours are the focus, as opposed to any 'labels' that they may have been told or feel that they carry. I am also qualified in EFT ('Tapping') Integrated Energy Techniques and Hypnotherapy, which are safe and effective ways to manage strong feelings, whether in the body or mind, and process difficult experiences, memories and situations.
I am a fully qualified and insured Integrated Psychotherapist, specialising in Trauma, Addiction and Relationships. I have a person-centred approach, whereby the understanding of the client, their thoughts, feelings and behaviours are the focus, as opposed to any 'labels' that they may have been told or feel that they carry. I am also qualified in EFT ('Tapping') Integrated Energy Techniques and Hypnotherapy, which are safe and effective ways to manage strong feelings, whether in the body or mind, and process difficult experiences, memories and situations.
Is this a time in your life that feels difficult? Life can be somewhat challenging and overwhelming at times. Counselling is a process that gives you space and time, in a confidential environment that allow you to express yourself freely enabling you, to make better sense of your feelings, emotions and fears. It is important that during this process you remain an individual and we find a way for you to express your thoughts and feelings, making it's essential to work with a flexible approach tailoring our work to your needs.
Is this a time in your life that feels difficult? Life can be somewhat challenging and overwhelming at times. Counselling is a process that gives you space and time, in a confidential environment that allow you to express yourself freely enabling you, to make better sense of your feelings, emotions and fears. It is important that during this process you remain an individual and we find a way for you to express your thoughts and feelings, making it's essential to work with a flexible approach tailoring our work to your needs.
I am an experienced therapist with teenagers and young adults and offer talking therapy. I work most often with those who are experiencing depression or trauma symptoms and much of my professional experience elsewhere is with those who are adopted, have experience of the care system or who are seeking help with issues relating to self-esteem, body image or disordered eating.
It is an important value of mine to talk plainly and to provide a calm and relaxed environment while you are seeking help.
I am an experienced therapist with teenagers and young adults and offer talking therapy. I work most often with those who are experiencing depression or trauma symptoms and much of my professional experience elsewhere is with those who are adopted, have experience of the care system or who are seeking help with issues relating to self-esteem, body image or disordered eating.
It is an important value of mine to talk plainly and to provide a calm and relaxed environment while you are seeking help.
Whatever life's challenges or goals may be, it can help to think with another to find understanding and change. Working with individuals (16+) and couples, I provide warm, non-judgemental, compassionate therapy in a confidential space - online or in person from a dedicated consulting room at my Chelmsford home - to support you in an exploration towards insight, resilience and a freer, more positive way of living.
Whatever life's challenges or goals may be, it can help to think with another to find understanding and change. Working with individuals (16+) and couples, I provide warm, non-judgemental, compassionate therapy in a confidential space - online or in person from a dedicated consulting room at my Chelmsford home - to support you in an exploration towards insight, resilience and a freer, more positive way of living.
How would you feel if I told you that you can stop feeling scared, unsafe and overwhelmed ? That you could connect with those around you in an authentic and meaningful way, rather than masking yourself because you fear losing them ? I can tell you this as I have supported many people like yourself, living with complex trauma to let go of the patterns that are keeping them low, anxious, dissociated, paranoid and lonely. I work with people just like you to firstly understand what has happened to them and how the strategies they are currently using have come to be. I then work to introduce new ways of being in the world.
How would you feel if I told you that you can stop feeling scared, unsafe and overwhelmed ? That you could connect with those around you in an authentic and meaningful way, rather than masking yourself because you fear losing them ? I can tell you this as I have supported many people like yourself, living with complex trauma to let go of the patterns that are keeping them low, anxious, dissociated, paranoid and lonely. I work with people just like you to firstly understand what has happened to them and how the strategies they are currently using have come to be. I then work to introduce new ways of being in the world.
Not all difficulties are visible from the outside, nor fully resolved by competence, success, or endurance. Many people who come to my practice are highly capable, carrying responsibility, pressure, and often more than others realise. Others feel privately stuck despite outward stability. Difficulties may relate to trauma, dissociation, compulsive coping, childhood neglect, abuse, military service, or demanding professional or home environments. Having worked in the Square Mile, and been a stay at home Mum, I understand pressured cultures and help clients address what remains unresolved so life can move forward more freely.
Not all difficulties are visible from the outside, nor fully resolved by competence, success, or endurance. Many people who come to my practice are highly capable, carrying responsibility, pressure, and often more than others realise. Others feel privately stuck despite outward stability. Difficulties may relate to trauma, dissociation, compulsive coping, childhood neglect, abuse, military service, or demanding professional or home environments. Having worked in the Square Mile, and been a stay at home Mum, I understand pressured cultures and help clients address what remains unresolved so life can move forward more freely.
I'm a psychologist, neuroscientist & neuropsychotherapist specialized in trauma, dissociation, abuse, insecurity, relationships, stress & highly sensitive persons. I’m caring, empathetic & passionate about guiding you to help yourself become who you want to be. I offer a safe space for those seeking relief from distress & its effects on their life & relationships. I can help you do things that you couldn't. I can help with any difficulties & specialize in PTSD, complex PTSD, childhood trauma, dissociation, functional neurological, attachment, identity, anxiety, depression, emotions, grief, panic, hearing voices & neurodiversity.
I'm a psychologist, neuroscientist & neuropsychotherapist specialized in trauma, dissociation, abuse, insecurity, relationships, stress & highly sensitive persons. I’m caring, empathetic & passionate about guiding you to help yourself become who you want to be. I offer a safe space for those seeking relief from distress & its effects on their life & relationships. I can help you do things that you couldn't. I can help with any difficulties & specialize in PTSD, complex PTSD, childhood trauma, dissociation, functional neurological, attachment, identity, anxiety, depression, emotions, grief, panic, hearing voices & neurodiversity.
If you are feeling anxious, depressed or confused about your current situation, we will work collaboratively to gain further insight on how you are affected by this. In time you will have a better understanding of how to manage these concerns and arrive at a satisfactory resolution. Having worked in mental health for 23 years, I have gained specialist knowledge and experience of working with an extensive range of presenting issues. I trained as a humanistic/person-centred counsellor, then went on to train as a psychodynamic psychotherapist, added to that I work interculturally, providing a safe non-judgmental therapeutic space.
If you are feeling anxious, depressed or confused about your current situation, we will work collaboratively to gain further insight on how you are affected by this. In time you will have a better understanding of how to manage these concerns and arrive at a satisfactory resolution. Having worked in mental health for 23 years, I have gained specialist knowledge and experience of working with an extensive range of presenting issues. I trained as a humanistic/person-centred counsellor, then went on to train as a psychodynamic psychotherapist, added to that I work interculturally, providing a safe non-judgmental therapeutic space.
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Dissociative Disorders (DID) Counsellors
How does therapy for dissociative disorders work?
Dissociation may be triggered by stress or other upsetting circumstances, and therapy can address the traumatic events at the core of an individual’s dissociation. Understanding why a person may dissociate can help the therapist and the individual come up with alternative methods of coping. A person with a dissociative disorder may get stuck on negative thinking, for example, and treatment like Cognitive behavioural therapy is a gold standard for breaking such thinking. And dialectical behaviour therapy, for example, can help a person manage their anguish through better emotion regulation.
Which therapies are best for dissociative disorders?
Specific approaches used by professionals include cognitive behavioural, dialectical behaviour, psychodynamic, schema therapies, among others. Cognitive behavioural and dialectical behaviour therapies are two widely used therapies that can help individuals with painful memories and past traumas. These therapies work to integrate an individual's different identities into one person.
Are there specific medications for dissociation?
There are no specific medications prescribed for dissociative disorders. However, psychosis, depression, anxiety, and/or panic often co-occur in dissociative disorders. A psychiatrist may prescribe medications for any accompanying symptom which may include antipsychotics, antidepressants, or anti-anxiety drugs.
How often and how long are therapy sessions?
Like any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual. Patients may see improvement within 15 to 20 sessions, at an average of 50 minutes per session, others may opt for 20 to 30 sessions over, perhaps, a six-month period. There are still other patients, especially those who have co-occurring conditions like depression and anxiety, who may need to continue sessions for up to 12 to 18 months.