Beverley Davies
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About me
I am a highly experienced and accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT). Since 2005, I have gained invaluable mental health experience working within various NHS settings and locations, including local NHS Talking Therapy services. I now work as an independent therapist in the Christchurch area and offer a comfortable and safe environment to enable my clients to explore and work on their difficulties.
I offer face-to-face therapy sessions, online video therapy sessions, and walk-and-talk therapy sessions. Face-to-face therapy sessions take place in a convenient and discreet location. Video therapy sessions enable a convenient and personal platform for therapy for those who do not wish to travel. Clients from all over the UK have commented that online therapy has been a surprisingly personal and effective treatment option for them. 'Walk and talk' therapy provides an alternative for those who feel more comfortable outdoors. Indeed, spending time in nature has been proven to reduce stress, making it an ideal setting for therapy.
I am an accredited CBT therapist with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) - the lead organisation for CBT in the UK since 1972. I meet their criteria as I have core professional mental health training and specific CBT training. Accreditation also entails a commitment to maintain BABCP standards of clinical practice, regular clinical supervision and professional development, enabling me to provide the best quality and evidence-based treatment for clients.
The CBT approach is a psychological treatment recommended by NICE guidelines in the treatment of a wide range of difficulties, including Depression, Low self-esteem, Stress, Anxiety, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Social Anxiety, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Health Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma.
CBT treatment focuses on forming a shared understanding of your main difficulty and what maintains it by exploring the links between how you think, feel and react to your environment. With a new self-awareness and understanding, we can work together with the aim of enabling you to make positive changes and feel better.
Finding a therapist needs to feel right for you, so I offer a free 15-minute initial telephone consultation to discuss your needs further to help you make that decision. I look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc (First Class Honours Degree) Mental Health Nursing - Bournemouth University, 2007
- Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - University of Southampton - 2013 (BABCP - Fully Accredited)
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
Photos & videos
Fees
£75.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£75 per 60-minute therapy session
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Further information
My therapy room is in a discreet location in the Christchurch area with free parking.
