Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT is one of the most widely used and well-researched treatments in the field of mental health. It has an impressively strong evidence base for treating a wide range of psychological difficulties and is considered the gold standard intervention for several of these.

CBT explores the connection between our thoughts (cognitions), emotions, behaviours, and bodily sensations. At its core, CBT is based on the idea that how we interpret our thoughts directly influences how we feel and behave in any given moment. CBT places a strong emphasis on identifying and challenging unhelpful thinking patterns and cognitive biases. It also involves behavioural experiments, encouraging individuals to test out new ways of responding to situations, whilst gathering new evidence to challenge underlying beliefs and assumptions.

CBT is very much an active form of therapy, often referred to as a ‘doing therapy’. It requires a degree of motivation and a willingness to engage with the process in order to achieve meaningful change.

Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)

Not as publicly well known as CBT, CAT therapy offers a space that allows you to make sense of what’s been going on for you. Together, we would look at patterns in your thoughts, feelings and behaviours, as well as exploring your early formative relationships. We will also examine the things that might keep you feeling stuck, repeating the same situations, or struggling in ways that don’t make sense at first.

We’ll explore how these patterns may have started, often in response to difficult earlier experiences, and how they are showing up for you in the hear and now. By mapping things out together, you can begin to see them more clearly, allowing us to work out practical ways to shift them. The aim is to give you more choice, more freedom, and a to develop a kinder relationship with yourself.

CAT is time-limited, therefore we’ll agree a set number of sessions right from the beginning. It’s a collaborative process, so you bring your experiences, and I’ll bring my training, and we can work as a team to help you move towards the changes you want in your life.

Ppl Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Known for its impressive reputation for tackling trauma memories, EMDR is a therapy that helps the brain process experiences that have felt overwhelming or hard to move on from. These might be big, clearly traumatic events, or smaller, repeated experiences that have still left their mark.

Sometimes memories or feelings from the past get stuck, and even though the moment has passed, your body and mind can still react as if it’s happening in the here and now. EMDR uses guided bilateral eye movements, sounds or taps while you focus on parts of the particular memory. The theory is, this helps your brain reprocess what happened, filing it away so it feels less intense and loses its hold on you.

It’s not about erasing the past, you’ll still remember what happened, but it can stop the memories from feeling raw, active, charged, and help you feel more settled in the present. In EMDR treatment, we go at your pace, and the process is always grounded in making sure you feel safe and supported along the way.