Therapeutic Training

I have trained in a wide variety of therapeutic approaches. I was among the first to complete the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) pathway whilst training at UCL and have extensive therapeutic experience using CBT and related third wave approaches including Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT). I am also trained to use Schema Therapy, and have completed both training modules with the Schema Therapy School: (1) Schema Therapy Foundations – Theory and Core Skills; and (2) Advanced Schema Therapy Skills for Complex Cases. 

Having completed all three parts of the Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprogramming (EMDR) therapy training with the Richman EMDR Training School, I am able to apply a more proactive version of EMDR to a wider range of clinical difficulties and complex presentations, such as experience of abuse, Dissociative Disorders, Phobias, Complicated Grieving, Illness, Somatic Disorders and pain, and Substance Misuse, in addition to trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, low mood and anxiety.

I have also trained in the use of Mentalisation Based Therapy with the Anna Freud Centre and I am experienced in the use of Systemic Therapy, Narrative Therapy, (including Narrative Exposure Therapy for Trauma), and Solution Focussed Therapy.

While it can often be useful to use one particular approach, as a clinical psychologist I have been trained and am experienced in being able to integrate all the approaches above to tailor each therapeutic intervention to the individual needs of the person I am working with. This is based on a thorough assessment and a therapeutic treatment plan which we will discuss and agree upon collaboratively. One size does not fit all, and it is important that the therapeutic approach used is the right fit for you, whether that is just one approach or an integrated approach.

More information about each of the therapeutic approaches I use can be found on my Therapeutic Methods page.