About me
Hello & Welcome!
I am an Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with over 10 years of experience working as a Therapist.
I have experience of working with a range of disorders ranging from depression, low mood, PTSD, trauma, and anxiety disorders. The services I offer in Powering Minds Therapy is tailored to your individual needs and requirements. I aim to empower you to become your own therapist.
I am passionate about being a clinician and it truly makes me happy seeing a patient from the start of their therapy journey towards discharge, to be able to see the patient reclaim their life is priceless.
I am working as a Clinical Educator for the PGDip CBT course in Keele University. I am Supervisor trained for High Intensity CBT, and I have delivered clinical supervision to the trainees when working for the Staffordshire CBT course.
Through my experience, I have worked with highly emotive and distressed patients particularly with patients presenting with symptoms consistent with trauma (PTSD) using either Trauma-Focused CBT or EMDR. I have used grounding and resourcing techniques to manage patient distress, supporting the patient into the ‘window of tolerance’ and successfully processing their symptoms of trauma.
I am passionate about mental health, I have close ones who have been impacted by depression and anxiety. I am aware it causes immense distress and reduces quality of life.
Coming from a BAME background, I am mindful of cultural beliefs and barriers that might prevent patients accessing services, and providing a leadership structure with people from a range of backgrounds promotes diversity, this can support engagement of patients and empower staff from ethnic minority groups (The Kings Fund, 2020).
Powering Minds Therapy vision statement:
"To create a future where mental health support is accessible, acknowledged and embraced by all. Empowering individuals to overcome challenges and lead fulfilling, resilient lives."
Powering Minds Therapy's Mission Statement:
"To provide a compassionate and professional therapy service that empowers individuals to improve their mental health, overcome challenges, and lead fulfilling lives."
Please contact for further information and an individualised assessment and understanding of your presenting concerns.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold over 10 years of experience working with the NHS Talking Therapies service, I have worked as a team lead in the NHS Service whilst holding a clinical caseload.
I offer Clinical Supervision to Cognitive Behavioural Therapists.
In my other role, I lecture on the Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
I am Accredited with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). You can find me on CBT Register.
Qualifications:
Post Graduate Diploma Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (2017), Distinction.
Long Terms Health Conditions training to support patients presenting with anxiety and depression (2017).
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) Therapy Part 1, 2 & 3 for treatment of signs and symptoms consistent with PTSD. (2018).
IAPT Clinical Supervision Course (2019).
An Introduction into Understanding & Working with Complexity by Joy McGuire, Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre.
Be the Difference NHS Leadership Programme (2025)
Working with Complex PTSD - Kerry Young
Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adults and Adolescents (May 2025)
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Low mood
- Stress
- Depression
- Recurrent Depression
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD)
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
- Illness Anxiety Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Therapies offered
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Fees
£85.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer a free 20 minute consultation. For more information please contact me on info@poweringmindstherapy.co.uk
