Aled Darlington
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About me
I am a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist offering online CBT to adults experiencing anxiety, low self-esteem and related difficulties.
I aim to provide a warm, friendly and compassionate approach, while keeping therapy practical, collaborative and evidence-based.
CBT can help you build greater self-awareness and understand how your thoughts, emotions, behaviours, past experiences and current environment may be contributing to your difficulties. Together, we can identify patterns that may be keeping problems going and work towards practical and meaningful change.
I specialise in working with anxiety disorders, including social anxiety, phobias, OCD, health anxiety and panic, alongside low self-esteem. I also have experience working with emetophobia, agoraphobia and other specific phobias.
I have substantial experience working with adults with ADHD and autism, and I adapt therapy where helpful to reflect differences in attention, communication, sensory needs, executive functioning and individual preferences.
Therapy is usually structured and goal-focused, but I also aim to make it feel supportive, flexible and tailored to you. Sessions may include practical strategies, behavioural experiments and between-session tasks to help you apply what we discuss in everyday life.
I offer online sessions for adults aged 18+. Sessions are 50 minutes and cost £75. I also offer a free 20-minute initial consultation, which gives us an opportunity to briefly discuss what you would like help with, answer any questions and consider whether working together feels like a good fit
Training, qualifications & experience
- BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
- Postgraduate Diploma in High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – King’s College London
- 6 years’ experience within NHS IAPT / NHS Talking Therapies services, including conducting mental health assessments for adults experiencing mild to moderate depression and anxiety disorders
- Experience providing short-term psychological interventions, typically ranging from around 6 to 24 sessions
- Previous experience working as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- Current experience working as a High Intensity CBT Therapist
- Experience delivering psychological therapy online, by telephone and face to face
- Clinical experience working with generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, health anxiety, specific phobias, low self-esteem and depression
- Substantial experience working with adults with ADHD and autism
- Experience adapting CBT to reflect individual differences in attention, communication, sensory needs and executive functioning
- Ongoing clinical supervision and continuing professional development in line with BABCP-accredited practice
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Additional information
- £75 per assessment/treatment session
- Each session will be 50 minutes to 1 hour
- A free 20 minute initial consultation will be offered initially, to briefly discuss what you'd like help with and to consider if working together would be a good fit.
