Dr Kate Bexley

Hello and welcome!

Firstly, well done. Accessing support from a stranger can be a daunting prospect, but one that can pay certainly pay dividends.

I am proactive psychologist, keen to help you gain a deeper understanding of your difficulties and make actual changes to the way you think, feel and behave. 

I specialise in helping people with:

• Low Self Esteem/ Lack of Confidence/ Imposter Syndrome
• Depression

And Anxiety related problems, including:

• Social anxiety- a persistent fear about social situations and being around people

• Panic Attacks- periods of intense fear or apprehension that are of sudden onset and of variable duration from minutes to hours

• Agoraphobia- anxiety in and avoidance of certain situations often due to crowedness or vastness.

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)- unwanted, unpleasant thoughts, images or urges that repeatedly enters a person's mind, causing anxiety and motivation to engage in a behaviour to reduce the anxiety.

• Health anxiety- persistent worrying about your own and/or others health

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)- anxiety disorder caused by very stressful, frightening or distressing events including road accidents, violent personal assaults, such as sexual assault, mugging or robbery, prolonged sexual abuse, violence or severe neglect and military combat

• Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)- anxiety and uncontrollable worry about a wide variety of situations associated with restlessness, trouble concentrating or sleeping

• Specific phobias- irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object (e.g. animal) or situation (e.g. heights)

• Relationship Issues- including romantic, family, friendships and other platonic relationships.

I also have experience in working with:

• Drug and Alcohol Addiction
• Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia
• Co-dependency
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
• Hoarding
• Trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling) and Dermotilomania (compulsive skin picking)
• Childhood Trauma
• Domestic Violence
• Paranoid Delusions
• Personality Disorders

My Approach

For personal reasons and as required by the numerous psychology and therapy degrees I have completed, I have undergone extensive personal therapy myself.

I am very aware of how bad things can get when someone finally decides to seek help; the shame sometimes felt, and just how anxiety provoking it can be to open up to another person.

With that, my aim as a therapist first and foremost, is to hear you, be present, really listen, empathise, non-judgementally and with compassion.

However, as a CBT therapist, I also aim to gently challenge unhelpful thoughts and change unhelpful behaviours where they may be negatively influencing your mood.

My usual fees are £120 per 50-minute session.

Fees reflect the level of experience and quality of the therapy received.

Please note: I do offer a limited number of low-cost spaces, however, these are currently full.

Registered provider with: Aviva, AXA-PPP, BUPA, Cigna HealthCare, Exeter Family Friendly, WPA and Vitality (Pru) Health.

Please do ask if you are registered with an alternative provider - some insurance companies require that I am approached by an individual for services before I am able to register with them.

Please note: I have a slightly different fee schedule for treatment that is funded by health insurance.  This is due to specific requirements for reports that insurance companies request.

Additional information
I am Director and Principal Psychologist of Counselling Psychology Online Ltd, a small and friendly team of Psychologists, CBT, EMDR Therapists and Counsellors.

Session rates within our team range from £75 to £120 depending on the practitioner who is delivering therapy. 

I am part of a small group of qualified and experienced therapists. If for any reason I feel someone else may be better suited to meet your needs, I will happily and promptly put them you in touch with them.