Dissociative Disorders (DID) Counselling in Sutton-in-Ashfield

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Claire Dunstan
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Serves Area
We are all unique and present different ranges of issues requiring highly tailored therapy. I am a UKCP accredited, Clinical Integrative Psychotherapist, trained to a master's level. I work in a relational, humanistic way and utilise our relationship to support you in working out the changes you are seeking, offering awareness, and understanding to create a better relationship with ourselves and others. I have limited availability within my private practice, where I work offering short- and long-term psychotherapy with a wide range of issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, grief and childhood issues.
We are all unique and present different ranges of issues requiring highly tailored therapy. I am a UKCP accredited, Clinical Integrative Psychotherapist, trained to a master's level. I work in a relational, humanistic way and utilise our relationship to support you in working out the changes you are seeking, offering awareness, and understanding to create a better relationship with ourselves and others. I have limited availability within my private practice, where I work offering short- and long-term psychotherapy with a wide range of issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, grief and childhood issues.
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Serentia
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Serves Area
If you're anxious or depressed, or feeling stressed because of particular issues in your life then its hard to choose a counsellor that might help you. I never knew whether to pick a therapist that looked as unhinged as I felt, or go for one that seemed to have life sorted! We often feel we have to pretend to seem 'normal' or put a mask on to face to world, but therapy can be the place where you can be yourself (or work out who that could be). I try to offer you space where you are safe to explore what is affecting you, and help you reach a way forward.
If you're anxious or depressed, or feeling stressed because of particular issues in your life then its hard to choose a counsellor that might help you. I never knew whether to pick a therapist that looked as unhinged as I felt, or go for one that seemed to have life sorted! We often feel we have to pretend to seem 'normal' or put a mask on to face to world, but therapy can be the place where you can be yourself (or work out who that could be). I try to offer you space where you are safe to explore what is affecting you, and help you reach a way forward.
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Theresa Eadson
Counsellor, PNCPS Acc.
Serves Area
I'm Theresa, a warm, approachable and experienced counsellor offering you support either face to face from my base in Mansfield Woodhouse, online or by telephone. I work with individuals and couples with variety of life events and challenges. Couples work includes intimate relationships or other types of relationship such as mother/ daughter. I will listen to your individual needs, supporting you to to understand more about yourself, where you are in life and what you want from it. We’ll work through your challenges together, working towards your personal aims and empowering you for your future.
I'm Theresa, a warm, approachable and experienced counsellor offering you support either face to face from my base in Mansfield Woodhouse, online or by telephone. I work with individuals and couples with variety of life events and challenges. Couples work includes intimate relationships or other types of relationship such as mother/ daughter. I will listen to your individual needs, supporting you to to understand more about yourself, where you are in life and what you want from it. We’ll work through your challenges together, working towards your personal aims and empowering you for your future.
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Stephanie Lockett
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Serves Area
As a Psychotherapist It has been my privilege to work closely with people facing deep challenges and issues in their lives. As someone who has faced my own challenges I believe I can truly empathise and help those who are in a dark place.
As a Psychotherapist It has been my privilege to work closely with people facing deep challenges and issues in their lives. As someone who has faced my own challenges I believe I can truly empathise and help those who are in a dark place.
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Karen Burch
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Im an Accredited Psychotherapist, specialising in trauma. I have experience privately, charity sector, and NHS. I work integratively, drawing on Somatic Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, EMDR, ACT, EFT, CBT, Humanistic approaches, helping individuals who have been exposed to traumatic events. I implement Mindfulness approaches. Offering highly effective treatments designed to ease distress, and implement lasting changes. Seeking support is a major life step. I commit to providing safe, professional treatment plans to sensitively support and empower you, deepen your self-understanding and create positive changes for a life you truly value
Im an Accredited Psychotherapist, specialising in trauma. I have experience privately, charity sector, and NHS. I work integratively, drawing on Somatic Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, EMDR, ACT, EFT, CBT, Humanistic approaches, helping individuals who have been exposed to traumatic events. I implement Mindfulness approaches. Offering highly effective treatments designed to ease distress, and implement lasting changes. Seeking support is a major life step. I commit to providing safe, professional treatment plans to sensitively support and empower you, deepen your self-understanding and create positive changes for a life you truly value
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Dr Anita K Sudan
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
6 Endorsed
Serves Area
Life is full of events, relationships, stresses and strains and all these impact on us in many different ways. It can affect all the important things to us such as school, work, relationships and our own perception of ourselves. This can be tiring and overwhelming. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way and I believe strongly that a person can benefit from having a space to discuss their feelings and develop ideas and strategies to improve their emotional wellbeing.
Life is full of events, relationships, stresses and strains and all these impact on us in many different ways. It can affect all the important things to us such as school, work, relationships and our own perception of ourselves. This can be tiring and overwhelming. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way and I believe strongly that a person can benefit from having a space to discuss their feelings and develop ideas and strategies to improve their emotional wellbeing.
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Lisa Gates
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
I understand that life can be overwhelming, but I’m here to guide you through those obstacles. My goal is to help you understand yourself more deeply through your journey with me, and get you back on track. My sessions are designed to unravel painful issues and provide you with effective tools to be able to heal. Taking action creates a sense of liberation and a feeling of letting go of the despair associated with insignificance and meaningless. It creates a feeling of growth and promotes the embracing of life and to exist with wonder and curiosity. I've been honoured to be endorsed by Her Grace the Duchess of Rutland and Source.
I understand that life can be overwhelming, but I’m here to guide you through those obstacles. My goal is to help you understand yourself more deeply through your journey with me, and get you back on track. My sessions are designed to unravel painful issues and provide you with effective tools to be able to heal. Taking action creates a sense of liberation and a feeling of letting go of the despair associated with insignificance and meaningless. It creates a feeling of growth and promotes the embracing of life and to exist with wonder and curiosity. I've been honoured to be endorsed by Her Grace the Duchess of Rutland and Source.
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Laura Flann
Counsellor, BACP
I am an integrative trauma therapist that specialise in trauma, dissociation and eating disorders. I am currently undergoing the ISSTD training to specialise in Dissociative disorders including dissociative identity disorder (DID). I currently support those with DID under the supervision of a DID specialist supervisor and I am qualified to diagnose dissociative disorders including DID & Partial DID/OSDD through administration of the SCID-D diagnostic interview.
I am an integrative trauma therapist that specialise in trauma, dissociation and eating disorders. I am currently undergoing the ISSTD training to specialise in Dissociative disorders including dissociative identity disorder (DID). I currently support those with DID under the supervision of a DID specialist supervisor and I am qualified to diagnose dissociative disorders including DID & Partial DID/OSDD through administration of the SCID-D diagnostic interview.
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Hidden Gem Psychology Service
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
3 Endorsed
Online Only
I am passionate about trauma-informed care and utilise a whole-person approach. Trauma can often underpin common mental health difficulties, and I can work with you to process the source of your difficulties and/or focus on your current symptoms. You may wish to focus on your current experiences of depression, anxiety, etc., or wish to address the underlying difficulties that have led to these. I also have a keen interest in complex trauma, dissociation, childhood emotional neglect, medically unexplained symptoms, functional neurological disorder, chronic pain, chronic fatigue and other physical difficulties.
I am passionate about trauma-informed care and utilise a whole-person approach. Trauma can often underpin common mental health difficulties, and I can work with you to process the source of your difficulties and/or focus on your current symptoms. You may wish to focus on your current experiences of depression, anxiety, etc., or wish to address the underlying difficulties that have led to these. I also have a keen interest in complex trauma, dissociation, childhood emotional neglect, medically unexplained symptoms, functional neurological disorder, chronic pain, chronic fatigue and other physical difficulties.
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Sarah Holt
Psychotherapist, MBACP
3 Endorsed
Waitlist for new clients
Hello, I'm Sarah - a qualified humanistic and Integrative therapist. I know that reaching out for support can feel daunting but you are in the right place! Maybe you're having difficulties with a specific issue or perhaps experiencing a more chronic feeling that something just isn't right? This may look like feelings of emptiness, lack of purpose or low self-worth, or becoming easily overwhelmed by emotion and/or relationship difficulties. Counselling can help to make sense of things through gentle reflection and connection with someone who truly aims to understand your experience.
Hello, I'm Sarah - a qualified humanistic and Integrative therapist. I know that reaching out for support can feel daunting but you are in the right place! Maybe you're having difficulties with a specific issue or perhaps experiencing a more chronic feeling that something just isn't right? This may look like feelings of emptiness, lack of purpose or low self-worth, or becoming easily overwhelmed by emotion and/or relationship difficulties. Counselling can help to make sense of things through gentle reflection and connection with someone who truly aims to understand your experience.
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Chesterfield Counselling
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
Waitlist for new clients
Choosing me as your counsellor. If you’re looking for a counsellor, you need to find someone who is going to be a good “fit” for you. I believe that the most important part of any counselling is having a good relationship with the therapist. You need to be able to trust me and feel comfortable talking to me about yourself. Otherwise you cannot get the best out of the experience. Contacting a counsellor for the first time can be daunting. You might be nervous or struggling to put things into words. It is okay if you are not quite sure what you want from this, I will do everything I can to put you at your ease.
Choosing me as your counsellor. If you’re looking for a counsellor, you need to find someone who is going to be a good “fit” for you. I believe that the most important part of any counselling is having a good relationship with the therapist. You need to be able to trust me and feel comfortable talking to me about yourself. Otherwise you cannot get the best out of the experience. Contacting a counsellor for the first time can be daunting. You might be nervous or struggling to put things into words. It is okay if you are not quite sure what you want from this, I will do everything I can to put you at your ease.
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Polly Dexter
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
Hello, I’m a fully qualified Psychotherapist working with adults and young people to help improve well-being and quality of life. I offer short or longer term therapy depending on your needs and wants. If you are feeling low in mood, anxious, overwhelmed or stuck in some way, psychotherapy can help. I firmly believe that we each have the potential to change, grow and heal when we are offered the right support. I have worked with a broad range of people on the issues that are important to them. Themes have included anxiety, depression, complex trauma, loss, neurodiversity, relationship difficulties, addiction, among many others.
Hello, I’m a fully qualified Psychotherapist working with adults and young people to help improve well-being and quality of life. I offer short or longer term therapy depending on your needs and wants. If you are feeling low in mood, anxious, overwhelmed or stuck in some way, psychotherapy can help. I firmly believe that we each have the potential to change, grow and heal when we are offered the right support. I have worked with a broad range of people on the issues that are important to them. Themes have included anxiety, depression, complex trauma, loss, neurodiversity, relationship difficulties, addiction, among many others.
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Dragonfly therapy
Counsellor, MBACP
Online Only
Hello, I'm Vickie, creator of Dragonfly therapy. My aim is to support you in a holistic way to work through underlying issues in a safe and non-judgemental space. Together we will explore, process and work through your experiences, and our work together will be centered on you reaching your ultimate goals. What ever you bring to the session as an individual, is personal to you and I will work at your pace to navigate and support you emotionally on this journey of discovery together.
Hello, I'm Vickie, creator of Dragonfly therapy. My aim is to support you in a holistic way to work through underlying issues in a safe and non-judgemental space. Together we will explore, process and work through your experiences, and our work together will be centered on you reaching your ultimate goals. What ever you bring to the session as an individual, is personal to you and I will work at your pace to navigate and support you emotionally on this journey of discovery together.
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Joan Elizabeth Carter
Psychotherapist, MBACP Snr. Accred
Serves Area
I am an experienced Registered and Senior Accredited counsellor/psychotherapist I have 32 years experience and over 20,000 hours client sessions. I offer individual and couples counselling. I have extensive experience working for the NHS, heading up a therapy service in one of the largest GP Medical Practices in the UK. I now work from my home near OAKHAM. The first step is to meet me for an initial assessment session so that you ca decide if I am the right therapist for you and if so, we can consider how best to address the issues you are facing. I believe that the relationship is central to our work together.
I am an experienced Registered and Senior Accredited counsellor/psychotherapist I have 32 years experience and over 20,000 hours client sessions. I offer individual and couples counselling. I have extensive experience working for the NHS, heading up a therapy service in one of the largest GP Medical Practices in the UK. I now work from my home near OAKHAM. The first step is to meet me for an initial assessment session so that you ca decide if I am the right therapist for you and if so, we can consider how best to address the issues you are facing. I believe that the relationship is central to our work together.
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Carmen Calvo-Rodriguez
Counsellor, MA, MNCPS Acc.
People seek therapy for different reasons. You may be feeling low, depressed, anxious or stressed; or perhaps you just have the feeling that things are not quite right. It might be that the distress is such that you cannot function at all. These could be recent feelings or you may have been experiencing them for years. In any case, counselling or psychotherapy can help you make sense of things, explore different options or make changes. Some of these issues can be sorted after a few sessions; in other instances, a more long-term approach will be needed.
People seek therapy for different reasons. You may be feeling low, depressed, anxious or stressed; or perhaps you just have the feeling that things are not quite right. It might be that the distress is such that you cannot function at all. These could be recent feelings or you may have been experiencing them for years. In any case, counselling or psychotherapy can help you make sense of things, explore different options or make changes. Some of these issues can be sorted after a few sessions; in other instances, a more long-term approach will be needed.
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Sarah Mather
Verified Verified
You feel everything deeply—and it can get overwhelming. Anxiety, overthinking, or intense emotions can take over, leaving you feeling stuck, drained, or like you’re “too much.” I work with “super-feelers,” including young adults and members of the LGBTQ+ community, who want to better understand and manage their emotional world. I also have extensive training in eating disorders and support clients struggling with disordered eating, body image, and their relationship with food.
You feel everything deeply—and it can get overwhelming. Anxiety, overthinking, or intense emotions can take over, leaving you feeling stuck, drained, or like you’re “too much.” I work with “super-feelers,” including young adults and members of the LGBTQ+ community, who want to better understand and manage their emotional world. I also have extensive training in eating disorders and support clients struggling with disordered eating, body image, and their relationship with food.
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Maisie Kirk Art Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
Buxton SK17
I am a High Peak based Art Psychotherapist. I work with children, young people and adults. I also offer therapy to Art Psychotherapy trainees. I believe that we all have the capacity to thrive if we are given the right conditions to do so. Beginning therapy can be a daunting experience, and so my aim is to always ensure to put you at ease, and that whatever you bring to therapy is done so at your pace and in a way that feels right for you. Creativity is a wonderful way to explore your feelings and thoughts, and you don't even have to be good at art. Just a willingness to see where it can take you and to trust the process.
I am a High Peak based Art Psychotherapist. I work with children, young people and adults. I also offer therapy to Art Psychotherapy trainees. I believe that we all have the capacity to thrive if we are given the right conditions to do so. Beginning therapy can be a daunting experience, and so my aim is to always ensure to put you at ease, and that whatever you bring to therapy is done so at your pace and in a way that feels right for you. Creativity is a wonderful way to explore your feelings and thoughts, and you don't even have to be good at art. Just a willingness to see where it can take you and to trust the process.
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I’m Sara, a dance movement psychotherapist and clinical supervisor specialising in acquired brain injury (ABI) and stroke. Language and cognitive processing can shift after ABI, from aphasia to emotional shutdown. I offer trauma-informed, non-verbal therapy using movement, rhythm, and breath to support expression, regulation, and connection. My embodied approach enables people that I help to communicate and find meaning beyond words. I also work with neurodiverse and disabled people of all ages, adapting creatively to each person’s unique needs. My work is holistic, creative, and rehabilitative.
I’m Sara, a dance movement psychotherapist and clinical supervisor specialising in acquired brain injury (ABI) and stroke. Language and cognitive processing can shift after ABI, from aphasia to emotional shutdown. I offer trauma-informed, non-verbal therapy using movement, rhythm, and breath to support expression, regulation, and connection. My embodied approach enables people that I help to communicate and find meaning beyond words. I also work with neurodiverse and disabled people of all ages, adapting creatively to each person’s unique needs. My work is holistic, creative, and rehabilitative.
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Dr Michele McCulley
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
I am an integrative psychologist, psychotherapist and sexologist. My training has followed this route because I believe the way we come to understand ourselves develops dynamically during our formative years in relationship with our parents, extended families and the cultures in which families are embedded. In short, we come to know who we are in relation to significant other people. That also means that most of our difficulties and adaptive skills - which often cause us difficulties as adults are formed as we navigate the different demands of these environments. Becoming aware of these challenge the way to improved mental health.
I am an integrative psychologist, psychotherapist and sexologist. My training has followed this route because I believe the way we come to understand ourselves develops dynamically during our formative years in relationship with our parents, extended families and the cultures in which families are embedded. In short, we come to know who we are in relation to significant other people. That also means that most of our difficulties and adaptive skills - which often cause us difficulties as adults are formed as we navigate the different demands of these environments. Becoming aware of these challenge the way to improved mental health.
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Nicola Moore
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
2 Endorsed
Belper DE56
Struggling with binge eating? Caught in a cycle of “I’ll start again tomorrow”? Do you feel trapped, overwhelmed by thoughts of food and weight, yet unable to stop? Maybe you feel ashamed or disgusted, hiding evidence of binge episodes, hoping no one sees the real you. Perhaps you’ve tried every diet, only to find yourself back in the same cycle, questioning if things will ever change. Imagine a life where food doesn’t control you. With the right support, you can break the binge cycle and create a healthier relationship with food, yourself and your body.
Struggling with binge eating? Caught in a cycle of “I’ll start again tomorrow”? Do you feel trapped, overwhelmed by thoughts of food and weight, yet unable to stop? Maybe you feel ashamed or disgusted, hiding evidence of binge episodes, hoping no one sees the real you. Perhaps you’ve tried every diet, only to find yourself back in the same cycle, questioning if things will ever change. Imagine a life where food doesn’t control you. With the right support, you can break the binge cycle and create a healthier relationship with food, yourself and your body.
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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.