Remote Cognitive Behavioural Therapy services based in Solihull and the surrounding areas,
including Birmingham and the West Midlands
BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist.
Having worked in the mental health field for over 10 years with the NHS, I am pleased to be able to offer CBT as an effective one-on-one talking therapy to help with a wide range of personal difficulties.
From 2007 I have been working in Mental Health, initially as part of Crisis and Home Treatment care and now focusing on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Over the past 15 years I have helped many people from the age of 16+ recover from early onsets of psychosis, severe mental health disorders, and a range of anxiety and depression disorders.
I am a fully qualified and BABCP accredited CBT therapist, and have a BSc Honours in Nursing, with a PG Cert / PG Dip in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Through the NHS I am also an experienced High Intensity Therapist through the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme. I am also a Registered Mental Health Nurse.
Having seen a wide range of mental health issues across many circumstances and manifesting in multiple different ways, I have built my expertise on helping each individual realise their own potential to improve their situation. Talking therapy such as CBT is the tool that enables this to happen, and by working through the model in a number of one-on-one sessions it is possible to overcome challenges and rekindle your passion for life again.
"CBT changed my life and the techniques I learned I still use daily"
Our thought patterns, and the beliefs we may or may not know we hold, influence our behaviour.
How we act, what we do and how we respond to situtations affects our emotions.
There are no ‘wrong’ emotions, but how we interpret our feelings has bearing on our mental wellbeing.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave. It combines cognitive therapy (examining the things you think) and behavioural therapy (examining the things you do), and it has been proven to help treat a wide range of emotional and physical health conditions in adults, young people and children. This supporting research has been carefully reviewed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and is recommended in the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, schizophrenia and psychosis and bipolar disorder, as well as other similar disorders.
"Talking therapy and CBT helped me come off my antidepressants safely"
CBT is a talking therapy that aims to solve problems concerning emotions, behaviours and cognitions (thoughts).
When people feel worried or distressed we often fall into patterns of thinking and responding which can worsen how we feel. CBT works to help us notice and change problematic thinking styles or behaviour patterns so we can feel better. CBT has lots of strategies that can help you in the here and now.
CBT was developed through two originally different theories - behavioural and cognitive therapy. The common element between these two is their focus on the "here and now" element, and how to immediately address the symptoms that are presenting. The benefits of these were combined together to develop Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which focuses on your thoughts, behaviours and emotions, and importantly how they interact and affect each other in a given situation.
New CBT interventions are keeping pace with developments in the academic discipline of psychology in areas such as attention, perception, reasoning and decision making. It is a continually developing area that adapts based on research and feedback gathered from in-practice applications.
There is aleady a great deal of research-based evidence to show that CBT is an effective treatment for a wide range of problems. CBT is typically achieved via a number of regular, individual sessions with a therapist. This research has been carefully reviewed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE provides independent, evidence-based guidance for the NHS on the most effective ways to treat disease and ill health.
NICE recommends CBT in the treatment of the following conditions:
CBT can be used if you are on medication which has been prescribed by your GP, and so this is not a limitation to undertaking CBT in addition to other medications or therapies.
“CBT helped me get to the point that I think of myself as someone who is recovered from depression and anxiety”
CBT is usually delivered in the form of one-on-one sessions with you and a therapist. Between 12 and 20 sessions of 50 minutes each are normally required depending on the specific circumstances, along with accompanying homework to focus on between the sessions themselves. This ensures that you are consistently adjusting your thought patterns and behaviours over a 12 to 20 week period to effect positive change. No two individual circumstances are the same, and so a thorough assessment will be undertaken at the start of any CBT course, along with a review after 6 sessions to determine if it is clinically appropriate to continue. A free and no obligation telephone call to discuss if CBT would be right for you is always available. I accept self referrals and referrals from professionals such as your GP or another health provider.
Consultation |
Free |
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In advance of progressing to a formal assesment, a short consultation to assess your circumstances will help to determine if CBT is an appropriate therapy for you as an individual. It will also offer an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have about CBT. |
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Assessment |
£85 |
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In this initial meeting we will discuss your individual needs, your future goals and look at how CBT can help you achieve these. If CBT is a suitable approach to help with your particular circumstances, we will agree a therapy plan to include an overall approach, the number of sessions required and details of how to proceed. |
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Therapy |
£75 |
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Each therapy session will involve a mood assessment, which will form the basis of an ongoing assessment. We will then focus on each of the recent problems that have been encountered and assess these in turn. A review of the previous week's homework is also undertaken, and a plan to improve upon this is developed. |
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To book an appointment, or to simply find out more about CBT and our services, please see the following information on how to get in touch.
Click here to register and request an appointmentI offer remote services to clients in the Solihull / Dorridge / Knowle / West Midlands area:
Contact Me • Mon-Fri 0900-1700:
Answers may not be immediate if I am engaged in a client session; I will respond to your call or email as soon as possible.
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends between five and twenty weekly sessions for CBT to be an effective treatment. The exact number will depend upon your individual circumstances, and this is subject to change depending on progress throughout the course of therapy. The initial consultation and assessment will provide the detail required to determine the number of sessions you will require.
I accept payment by direct bank transfer and via our digital platform. Payment is due before the start of each session.
I accept referrals from individuals themselves (known as self-referral), as well as GPs and other healthcare professionals. If you have concerns about a family member, you are welcome to contact me to discuss possible options available to you.
If you are unable to attend a session, please advise via telephone or email at the earliest available opportunity. Any appointments cancelled with less than 48 hours notice (from the planned start of the session) will be charged at the full rate.
All of your information is kept confidential and secure. The only circumstance where information will be shared with anyone other than the therapist is where there are immediate concerns about your safety and that of others, at which point I am duty bound to contact your GP.
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