Dr Claudia Herbert

Dr Claudia Herbert
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5

tel: 07802831197
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Counsellor Profile

I passionately believe in the potential for inner growth and development. Often especially situations which confront us with great inner pain, such as a life crisis or present or past trauma, move us into a process of inner growth and healing.

Through my own personal and professional growth process, I have learnt that if we can move further into the pain, which confronts us, and process it, rather than running away from and avoiding it, we can mobilize our body, mind and soul's natural healing processes and strengthen and grow internally. This helps us to become more authentic, accepting and loving of ourselves. This, in turn, frequently has a very positive effect on our functioning in life, including an improvement on our personal relationships and generally makes us feel happier and internally more fulfilled and content.

I have been the Director of The Oxford Development Centre and The Oxford Stress and Trauma Centre, both independent psychological treatment services, for the past 10 years, which have been dedicated to providing such work for clients. Currently, I am accepting new clients in my Stroud setting, which has recently been established.

My approach is to individually tailor therapy to each client's needs and their particular problems and goals. To achieve this, I draw on a wide range of professional experience and therapeutic methods, such as, Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Therapy, Focussing, Mindfulness-based Approaches and some Western and Eastern Healing Methods. I am also currently training in the practise of Psychophonetics, which is a new methodology, based on Rudolf Steiner's psychosophy, which encourages the unfolding of authentic human spirituality and potential.

Training, Qualifications & Experience (more info)

I am a BPS Chartered Consultant Clinical Psychologist; a UKCP & BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist; a Registered EMDR Consultant and a Schema Therapist. I am also an Associate Fellow of The British Psychological Society (BPS).

My Qualifications are:

BSc (First Class Hons) Psychology
MSc Clinical Psychology
DClin Psy - Doctor of Clinical Psychology

I have extensive experience working with adults suffering from a wide range of different psychological problems and have a special expertise in the field of trauma psychology, including PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) and Dissociative Symptoms. I work with people suffering from recent, as well as, long-standing trauma, including childhood abuse, for which I have developed my own clinical model, which has been published in some academic journals and a book chapter.

I have written several other books, which have helped people better understand their reactions to trauma and which have been published world wide. My work has received media attention and has been presented at conferences worldwide. I am actively engaged in a number of professional organizations and I am dedicated to my own ongoing process of growth and development.

Areas of counselling I deal with

Personality Disorders

Fees

My current fee is £135 & VAT per hour.

Extra Information

I am bilingual in German and English. I work with adults individually, as well as, with couples.

My practice is conveniently located in Stroud and offers free parking facilities. Stroud can easily be reached by train.

Member Organisation(s)

UKCP, BPS	- Last checked by Counselling Directory on: 30th June 2008