About Me
Stuart Melvin
Psychotherapist, Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) Therapist, Hypnotherapist
CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapist) Psychotherapist/Hypnotherapist. 28 years of experience working with adults and adolescents in the NHS (CAMHS) and other settings enables me to work effectively with the following conditions of anxiety, depression (low mood), stress management, panic attacks, ADHD, ASC, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and addictions (Alcohol and Drugs).
I will take great care to ensure that you will feel heard, valued, understood and supported to focus on building a plan that will address the issues that are obstructing your path to a greater quality of life and fulfilment.
How I work.
I use Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Solution Focused Hypnotherapy to offer you a therapy approach that best suits your needs. I work in a flexible manner, thinking creatively and reflectively in consideration of whatever age, gender, sexuality, race and culture, disability, religion or spiritual belief you identify with.
What to expect
At the initial session together we can work out what you want and what you would like to achieve in your time working with me. The art of finding out what you want to focus on is key to making therapy a richer experience and supporting more rapid change.
Specific issues like anxiety, depression, stress management, panic attacks, ADHD, ASC Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and addictions (Drugs and Alcohol) can be selectively treated if you want to focus on managing issues that have become problematic and are acting as an obstacle to your life moving forward. I am highly qualified and experienced in all these issues.
As a clinician, I have extensive experience of completing assessments, formulations and interventions for all mental health presentations. I have a solution focused approach to working that will support you to feel energised and motivated to change. My wide experience and heartfelt commitment to my work means we can explore any issue you may want look at in a safe and caring environment.
Since 1996, I have worked in various therapeutic contexts and disciplines, including with adolescents aged between 11 and 18 years, their parents and families as well as with adults with various mental health issues. For the past 17 years I have worked within the NHS in CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) as a therapist, consultant, trainer and service developer. I have experience working both as a therapist within the field of mental health, and as an educational mental health consultant for secondary schools.
I have also worked in the field of Adolescent and Adult counselling provision in a multitude of disciplines including specialist young people’s counselling services, adult addiction treatment services, criminal Justice and in the Looked After Children sector.
My Training and Experience
Over the past 27 years I have developed a highly evolved integrative therapeutic practice that uses various modes of psychotherapeutic intervention, including Person Centred Rogerian therapy, Psychodynamic Formulation and Counselling, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Neuro Linguistic Programming and Coaching, Solution-Focused Therapy, Mediation and Conflict resolution. (Qualified Mediator and Restorative Justice Practitioner and Trainer since 2004).
I am also qualified to Master Practitioner Level in the discipline of Neuro Linguistic Programming and am a qualified NLP Coach. I am currently training to support my registration as an NLP/Hypnotherapist.
I am also a qualified Parenting Trainer and have run Parenting Courses within the community.
Qualifications and Training
- Higher National Diploma in Community and Youth work 1998
- Masters in Social Research and Development 2003
- Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy - CBT/Integrative approach 2008
- BACP Accreditation 2010
- Certificate in Counselling 1999
- Certificate in Solution Focused Therapy 1999
- Qualified Mediation and Conflict Resolution Certificate 2005
- Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming 2006
- NLP Coach 2022
- Mediator in the Workplace Certificate 2006
- Parenting Trainer 2010
- Training the Trainer Certificate 2004
- NLP Hypnotherapy Current training 2024
Personal Development
I believe that in order to engage most effectively with my clients I am required to ‘walk the walk’ rather than just ‘talk the talk’ and, as a result, have been personally committed to the process of personal therapeutic change for the past 29 years. I have engaged with various therapeutic treatments and pathways and know what it feels like to be vulnerable and in need of help. I also understand the challenges of change and what it takes to find personal resources within yourself to overcome difficulty and find your rightful place within the world.
I use a variety of therapeutic and spiritual pathways to support my personal and professional life.
Professional Membership and Ethics
I am registered with the BACP as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist. (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) – Psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors can only become members if they meet exacting standards and training requirements.
I work with, and abide by, the Code of Ethics for the BACP professional body. I am fully insured and am in receipt of regular supervision and continuing professional development, as required by the BACP Guidelines.
I am required each year to re-register with the BACP as long as I continue to work according to their range of strict practice guidelines. https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/
Supervision
I receive regular supervision with an experienced clinician that allows me to retain my professional status with BACP and reflect on all the intricacies of my professional practice.
