C. Comfort Shields
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CPsychol, MPhil (Oxon), MA, FRAI, MBACP
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About me
The co-founder of the Box Tree Clinic in the Harley Street area of Marylebone, where I was clinical director, I am trained in the application of several therapeutic modalities and specialise in humanistic and psychodynamic psychotherapy for many issues including relationship issues, anxiety, bereavement, and depression. I am a specialist in trauma and Narrative Exposure (NET) therapy for PTSD and C-PTSD from sexual abuse, complex grief, war, and disaster. I have a special interest in working with adults with ASD/Aspergers. Visit comfortshieldspractice.com for more information.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a graduate of Oxford University, Fielding Graduate University (APA Accredited, California) where I had over 5 years of full-time post-graduate psychology training, and trained clinically at Yale University Medical Centre. Clinical psychology training in the United States is comprehensive and prepares psychologists to be psychotherapists, diagnosticians, as well as academics.
I have published peer reviewed articles in leading psychology journals, and presented research at the American Psychological Association's national convention. I have completed extensive original research on complex bereavement, attachment, and temporality and was awarded the Creative Longevity and Wisdom Fellowship from the Institute for Social Innovation. Psychoanalyst, philosopher, and author of Trauma and Human Existence, Robert Stolorow described reading my research as "an exhilarating experience". I have spoken on dozens of radio programmes about suicide loss survival.
Member organisations
British Psychological Society (BPS)
British Psychological Society
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).
Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.
Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.
All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Survivors of sex trafficking
- Adult children of borderline (BPD) parents
Therapies offered
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Fees
£150.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I also accept Aetna, Bupa international, Cigna, and Cigna International.
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Please visit my website to view my online calendar and to make a booking.
Further information
I am a recognised provider of Aviva, Healix, and Vitality Private Insurance.
I am glad to provide invoices to clients to be reimbursed by the following insurance companies:
- Cigna Global
- Bupa International
