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Counsellor, Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) Psychotherapist. Solution Focused Hypnotherapist.
30 years of experience working with adults and adolescents in the Bristol NHS, (CAMHS), Counselling agencies and private therapy settings.
I specialise in working with anxiety and other emotional, psychological and mood related issues and conditions.
These include generalised anxieties that relate with the mind, body and general wellbeing and related conditions such as :
Stress management, phobias, trauma (PTSD), depression and mood management (anger and emotional outbursts), panic attacks, self-harm, self-esteem, relationship issues, OCD and addictions (alcohol and drugs), amongst other presentations.
I am familiar with adapting my therapeutic approach, to help my clients navigate the the interplay between the above issues and the impact of neurodiversities such as ADHD and Autism.
Adolescence and Young People: My experience and training enables me to work effectively with all the above issues across the age ranges. I have extensive experience and specialist skills gained in working with many hundreds of adolescents across the City of Bristol.
I am effective at using evidenced based therapies such as CBT and Solution Focused Therapy, and can draw on other therapeutic resources to support the most common presenting problems faced by young people. Most commonly anxiety, Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA), depression and mood management, self-harm, stress management, self-esteem, phobias, social anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, drug and alcohol misuse.
I have worked extensively within school mental health and other support services, to assist young people, their families and carers. This has included the running of Training for schools and Parenting Programmes, designed to equip and give confidence to professionals and parents and carers, as they seek to optimise the quality of young people’s lives.
I am also a qualified and registered Hypnotherapist and Coach supporting people to make effective change in all areas of their lives inclusive of smoking and vape cessation, addictions, phobias and anxieties, weight management, personal development and health improvement.
