Dr. Edward Bloomfield - Clinical Psychologist / Therapist
About me
Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, only telephone and online assessments and therapy consultations are offered.
I am a fully qualified Registered Clinical Psychologist by profession and have over 15 years experience working as a senior clinician in the NHS and in private practice.
I provide a safe space, where people can explore and better understand the way they think and how they feel. This often involves understanding the person, their relationships and how they experience and respond to the world around them.
Together we work towards an understanding that is unique to the person and their experience. I then draw on a range of theories and therapeutic models in order to tailor an intervention to the individual, helping each individual work towards their goals for personal change.
Training, qualifications & experience
QUALIFICATIONS
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (University of Southampton)
Diploma - Cognitive Analytic Therapy Practitioner (St. Thomas' Hospital - Association of Cognitive Analytic Therapy)
M.A. in Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies (University of Essex - Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies)
BSc (Hons) in Psychology (Royal Holloway University - University of London)
I am a Clinical Psychologist by profession and have worked with individuals from different ages and diverse backgrounds with a broad range of issues since 2001.
I provide an environment that is safe and non-judgemental for people to reflect on their thoughts and feelings. Talking through difficulties in therapy can increase a person's self-understanding and ability to reach their full potential.
Member organisations
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 Association of Cognitive Analytic Therapy
The Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy (ACAT) is a registered charity. They welcome members of the public, health professionals, ACAT accredited professionals, and anyone interested in finding out more about CAT. They list CAT practitioners.
Health and Care Professions Council
The HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
British Psychological Society
British Psychological Society
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75 per session.
Further information
Many of us are likely to experience anxiety and depression at some stage in life and this can be a turning point, which leads a person to decide to seek therapy. Therapy can be a way of turning this life challenge into increasing self-awareness and broadening a person's ability to respond differently to familiar difficulties. This is a personal process and unique to each individual. It involves sometimes having to address painful feelings or memories. I offer a space which is respectful and acknowledges the struggles a person is having in their life and of the difficulties in talking about them. The therapy I offer always aims to help the person work towards feeling more understanding and accepting of themselves and equipped to tackle their difficulties and approach life with greater confidence.
