Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Counselling in Wadhurst
We are all unique individuals. I see people who suffer from anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship difficulties and trauma as well as other difficulties. I will aim to help you make sense of what is currently going on for you and then to set goals or a way forward.. I believe that clients need to experience compassion and kindness as well as often, a structured way of working with specific difficulties. If structure is less of a goal and need, I aim to provide a settling in which trust is foremost and so creating a safe space to talk about difficult emotions.
We are all unique individuals. I see people who suffer from anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship difficulties and trauma as well as other difficulties. I will aim to help you make sense of what is currently going on for you and then to set goals or a way forward.. I believe that clients need to experience compassion and kindness as well as often, a structured way of working with specific difficulties. If structure is less of a goal and need, I aim to provide a settling in which trust is foremost and so creating a safe space to talk about difficult emotions.
I offer a psychological assessment and therapy service that is person-centred and integrative, so that I can use what works best for your personal needs and circumstances. I emphasise ensuring clients feel comfortable so I can introduce visual work, sand tray, or similar if this is helpful. I am experienced in working with a range of issues relating to mental health and personality, including self-esteem, anxiety, low mood, peer relationships, autism, self-harm, and trauma. Specialist in ASC/ADHD diagnostic assessments.
I offer a psychological assessment and therapy service that is person-centred and integrative, so that I can use what works best for your personal needs and circumstances. I emphasise ensuring clients feel comfortable so I can introduce visual work, sand tray, or similar if this is helpful. I am experienced in working with a range of issues relating to mental health and personality, including self-esteem, anxiety, low mood, peer relationships, autism, self-harm, and trauma. Specialist in ASC/ADHD diagnostic assessments.
Welcome to my profile, I work with adolescence & adults with a variety of problems that cause difficulties and may have a knock on effect with your loved ones. We often suffer in silence, truth is talking about your troubles, historical or current, can help to understand yourself better, to live a quality of life that best suits you. I facilitate this process, ensuring working within realistically achievable parameters. I qualified from Wealden Psychology Institute in East Sussex. Registered Member of NCPS. I have worked in schools with 11-18 year olds, I have a private practice offering counselling, supervision & EMDR.
Welcome to my profile, I work with adolescence & adults with a variety of problems that cause difficulties and may have a knock on effect with your loved ones. We often suffer in silence, truth is talking about your troubles, historical or current, can help to understand yourself better, to live a quality of life that best suits you. I facilitate this process, ensuring working within realistically achievable parameters. I qualified from Wealden Psychology Institute in East Sussex. Registered Member of NCPS. I have worked in schools with 11-18 year olds, I have a private practice offering counselling, supervision & EMDR.
Having spent the last 25 years working in education, with the vast wealth of experience that this has given me, I am now a qualified counsellor dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming space. My clients feel they can be open and honest about their thoughts, feelings and concerns and have said that the therapeutic relationship that we have built together has led to life-long changes.
I wholeheartedly believe that the relationship you build with your therapist can be transformative and would love to talk to you about how we can work together.
Having spent the last 25 years working in education, with the vast wealth of experience that this has given me, I am now a qualified counsellor dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming space. My clients feel they can be open and honest about their thoughts, feelings and concerns and have said that the therapeutic relationship that we have built together has led to life-long changes.
I wholeheartedly believe that the relationship you build with your therapist can be transformative and would love to talk to you about how we can work together.
Sometimes things just don’t feel right. You might be struggling to work out who you are and what you want or finding it hard to cope with life’s challenges – feeling stressed, unfulfilled or stuck. Maybe you've been deeply affected by specific events and loss – perhaps the death of a loved one, relationship breakdown, redundancy or illness. Is what you're experiencing affecting your relationships and behaviour and bringing painful feelings, including anger, sadness, vulnerability, guilt and shame, sometimes leaving you anxious and depressed? I am committed to supporting clients wishing to address challenging personal issues.
Sometimes things just don’t feel right. You might be struggling to work out who you are and what you want or finding it hard to cope with life’s challenges – feeling stressed, unfulfilled or stuck. Maybe you've been deeply affected by specific events and loss – perhaps the death of a loved one, relationship breakdown, redundancy or illness. Is what you're experiencing affecting your relationships and behaviour and bringing painful feelings, including anger, sadness, vulnerability, guilt and shame, sometimes leaving you anxious and depressed? I am committed to supporting clients wishing to address challenging personal issues.
I have a particular interest in helping adults with OCD and health anxiety.
I am a BABCP accredited CBT therapist supporting adults with anxiety and depression. Whether anxiety or depression is a recent problem or something you've been struggling with for a long time the evidence-based and solution focussed approach of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can help you develop new perspectives and understanding about your challenges and help you form new approaches to managing and overcoming them.
I am also an AREBT accredited Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapist. REBT is similar to CBT and particularly helpful for managing tricky emotions such as anger, shame, guilt, hurt, jealousy/envy and low self esteem.
I have a particular interest in helping adults with OCD and health anxiety.
I am a BABCP accredited CBT therapist supporting adults with anxiety and depression. Whether anxiety or depression is a recent problem or something you've been struggling with for a long time the evidence-based and solution focussed approach of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can help you develop new perspectives and understanding about your challenges and help you form new approaches to managing and overcoming them.
I am also an AREBT accredited Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapist. REBT is similar to CBT and particularly helpful for managing tricky emotions such as anger, shame, guilt, hurt, jealousy/envy and low self esteem.
I have significant experience of supporting clients who have experienced; sexual abuse in childhood, alcohol or drug dependence, suicidal ideation and complex PTSD.
If you are experiencing anxiety, depression or suicidal thoughts please contact me for an initial discussion on how I may be able to help.
I have significant experience of supporting clients who have experienced; sexual abuse in childhood, alcohol or drug dependence, suicidal ideation and complex PTSD.
If you are experiencing anxiety, depression or suicidal thoughts please contact me for an initial discussion on how I may be able to help.
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I’m an accredited psychotherapist with 15 years’ experience supporting adults and young people (16+) to create meaningful change. I am an informed IFS (Internal Family Systems), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Re-processing), therapist and also trained in REBT, (Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy).
I help clients understand themselves, work through difficult experiences, and build healthier ways of coping. I offer a supportive, collaborative space to help you move forward and reach your emotional goals.
Based in Eastbourne, just a short walk from the station.
I’m an accredited psychotherapist with 15 years’ experience supporting adults and young people (16+) to create meaningful change. I am an informed IFS (Internal Family Systems), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Re-processing), therapist and also trained in REBT, (Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy).
I help clients understand themselves, work through difficult experiences, and build healthier ways of coping. I offer a supportive, collaborative space to help you move forward and reach your emotional goals.
Based in Eastbourne, just a short walk from the station.
With more than a decade of experience in the NHS, I have spent the last five years working in an NHS talking therapies service and most recently in a specialist NHS anxiety service with a particular focus on obsessive-compulsive disorder ( OCD).
My background also includes working with individuals facing eating disorders and disordered eating, allowing me to bring a comprehensive understanding of various mental health challenges.
With more than a decade of experience in the NHS, I have spent the last five years working in an NHS talking therapies service and most recently in a specialist NHS anxiety service with a particular focus on obsessive-compulsive disorder ( OCD).
My background also includes working with individuals facing eating disorders and disordered eating, allowing me to bring a comprehensive understanding of various mental health challenges.
I specialise in working with teens, trauma, anxiety, OCD, gender, and autism.
Whatever you're going through, I'm listening. I will do my best to support you to make the positive changes you want to make, and to cope with the realities of your life.
I specialise in working with teens, trauma, anxiety, OCD, gender, and autism.
Whatever you're going through, I'm listening. I will do my best to support you to make the positive changes you want to make, and to cope with the realities of your life.
I am a psychotherapeutic counsellor, offering empathic and compassionate support to individuals. I believe that counselling provides a space in which we can explore painful experiences and difficulties, find meaning, and a way forward in our lives. My practice and approach are non-judgmental and respectful of individual experience, and whether you are seeking clarity or change, or help during a difficult and painful time, I aim to support you.
I am a psychotherapeutic counsellor, offering empathic and compassionate support to individuals. I believe that counselling provides a space in which we can explore painful experiences and difficulties, find meaning, and a way forward in our lives. My practice and approach are non-judgmental and respectful of individual experience, and whether you are seeking clarity or change, or help during a difficult and painful time, I aim to support you.
I am a Clinical Psychologist working to support adults, children, young people and their families to understand and make sense of emotional or behaviour issues, and work together using psychological therapy on issues such as depression and low mood, anxiety and panic, OCD, trauma, and low self esteem.
I work with adults, children, young people and their families using a variety of psychological models including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), EMDR, Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), and Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT). I offer neurodevelopmental assessments to consider Autism and ADHD
I am a Clinical Psychologist working to support adults, children, young people and their families to understand and make sense of emotional or behaviour issues, and work together using psychological therapy on issues such as depression and low mood, anxiety and panic, OCD, trauma, and low self esteem.
I work with adults, children, young people and their families using a variety of psychological models including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), EMDR, Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), and Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT). I offer neurodevelopmental assessments to consider Autism and ADHD
Therapist specialising in OCD, Anxiety and PTSD Adults and Children.
Together we can work towards giving you the life you deserve free from the grip of Anxiety, OCD or PTSD. This involves exploring the root of your anxiety, bringing you healing from the past and teaching you new skills to manage the anxiety successfully. I also offer Rewind therapy for trauma which is highly successful in alleviating PTSD symptoms for good!
Therapist specialising in OCD, Anxiety and PTSD Adults and Children.
Together we can work towards giving you the life you deserve free from the grip of Anxiety, OCD or PTSD. This involves exploring the root of your anxiety, bringing you healing from the past and teaching you new skills to manage the anxiety successfully. I also offer Rewind therapy for trauma which is highly successful in alleviating PTSD symptoms for good!
OCD can make you question everything, convincing you your thoughts say something terrible about you.
I specialise in helping people with OCD, anxiety, and ADHD using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT). Together, we’ll identify what’s keeping you stuck and build practical, evidence-based tools to help you move forward.
OCD can make you question everything, convincing you your thoughts say something terrible about you.
I specialise in helping people with OCD, anxiety, and ADHD using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT). Together, we’ll identify what’s keeping you stuck and build practical, evidence-based tools to help you move forward.
None of us are immune to life's difficulties, and speaking with a counsellor whilst going through difficult times can significantly lessen that burden. It provides you with the time, space and support to process where you are in your life right now, and where you want to be heading. I have been working within the counselling field for over 17 years. I have worked within NHS settings and various counselling organisations in that time, offering a variety of proven, effective therapies to assist a wide range of issues.
None of us are immune to life's difficulties, and speaking with a counsellor whilst going through difficult times can significantly lessen that burden. It provides you with the time, space and support to process where you are in your life right now, and where you want to be heading. I have been working within the counselling field for over 17 years. I have worked within NHS settings and various counselling organisations in that time, offering a variety of proven, effective therapies to assist a wide range of issues.
Some examples may include, Stress, Work-Based difficulties, Relationship Difficulties, Disordered Eating, Depression, Low Mood, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Health Anxiety, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder and Specific Phobias.
I am a qualified BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Supervisor and qualified integrative counsellor and psychotherapist. As such, I work using a number of different approaches based on the needs of the people that I see. I provide evidence-based CBT for a range of mental health difficulties, including Depression and Anxiety Disorders.
Some examples may include, Stress, Work-Based difficulties, Relationship Difficulties, Disordered Eating, Depression, Low Mood, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Health Anxiety, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder and Specific Phobias.
I am a qualified BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Supervisor and qualified integrative counsellor and psychotherapist. As such, I work using a number of different approaches based on the needs of the people that I see. I provide evidence-based CBT for a range of mental health difficulties, including Depression and Anxiety Disorders.
I have over 15 years experience in providing psychotherapy for problems including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic, phobias and problems related to autism.
I am a fully qualified Cognitive Behaviour Therapist accredited by the British Association of Behaviour and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and a Chartered Psychologist registered with the British Psychological Society (BPS). I am also trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR, levels 1-3) and hypnosis.
I have over 15 years experience in providing psychotherapy for problems including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic, phobias and problems related to autism.
I am a fully qualified Cognitive Behaviour Therapist accredited by the British Association of Behaviour and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and a Chartered Psychologist registered with the British Psychological Society (BPS). I am also trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR, levels 1-3) and hypnosis.
I work with clients who are experiencing any of the anxiety disorders; Generalised Anxiety Disorder (ie, worrying a lot of the time about different things), OCD, Panic Attacks, PTSD, Body Dismorphic Disorder and Health Anxiety.
I offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, person-centered therapy, EMDR and psychodynamic thinking in my work. CBT is very helpful for many of the low mood and anxiety disorders. However, sometimes clients need more space to explore underlying issues to make connections with how they are feeling and behaving. I offer EMDR for trauma based work.
I work with clients who are experiencing any of the anxiety disorders; Generalised Anxiety Disorder (ie, worrying a lot of the time about different things), OCD, Panic Attacks, PTSD, Body Dismorphic Disorder and Health Anxiety.
I offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, person-centered therapy, EMDR and psychodynamic thinking in my work. CBT is very helpful for many of the low mood and anxiety disorders. However, sometimes clients need more space to explore underlying issues to make connections with how they are feeling and behaving. I offer EMDR for trauma based work.
Are you struggling with OCD or distressing intrusive thoughts?
I’m an experienced Compassion‑Focused CBT therapist and accredited Clinical Supervisor, with advanced training in CBT, ERP, Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Alongside OCD and intrusive thoughts, I support people with related difficulties such as depression, social anxiety, panic, trauma, and health anxiety.
Are you struggling with OCD or distressing intrusive thoughts?
I’m an experienced Compassion‑Focused CBT therapist and accredited Clinical Supervisor, with advanced training in CBT, ERP, Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Alongside OCD and intrusive thoughts, I support people with related difficulties such as depression, social anxiety, panic, trauma, and health anxiety.
I help adults struggling with a broad range of psychological health challenges including; anxiety, panic attacks, depression, overwhelming feelings, phobias, OCD, low self-worth and confidence, to name but a few .
I am a qualified CBT therapist. My approach is both adaptive and solution orientated and works best for people who want to change how they are feeling, thinking and behaving. I can help you manage distressing emotions by changing your unhealthy thought patterns and replacing any unhelpful, destructive and self-sabotaging behaviours you may have developed with healthy, helpful practices. My approach is to help you develop a deeper understanding of who you are and why you do the things you do. I will help you develop a sense of self-respect and recognise you are stronger than you think.
I help adults struggling with a broad range of psychological health challenges including; anxiety, panic attacks, depression, overwhelming feelings, phobias, OCD, low self-worth and confidence, to name but a few .
I am a qualified CBT therapist. My approach is both adaptive and solution orientated and works best for people who want to change how they are feeling, thinking and behaving. I can help you manage distressing emotions by changing your unhealthy thought patterns and replacing any unhelpful, destructive and self-sabotaging behaviours you may have developed with healthy, helpful practices. My approach is to help you develop a deeper understanding of who you are and why you do the things you do. I will help you develop a sense of self-respect and recognise you are stronger than you think.
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Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Counsellors
How long does OCD treatment take?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (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.