Hidden Gem Psychology Service
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About us
Hello, my name is Gemma.
I offer specialist psychological therapies, consultations, supervision and training. I can provide telephone and video appointments. Your sessions can be weekly, fortnightly or monthly to suit your needs and budget.
I am passionate about trauma-informed care and utilise a whole-person approach. Trauma can often underpin common mental health difficulties, and I can work with you to process the source of your difficulties and/or focus on your current symptomology.
You may be experiencing depression, a type of anxiety, a range of symptoms or a more pervasive difficulty such as complex trauma or a personality disorder. I am experienced and trained to provide both shorter- and longer-term therapies and can tailor my approach to your needs.
Whatever our focus may be, our work will be trauma informed. This means that I am knowledgeable about trauma and have a service model that is guided by what is needed for psychological and emotional wounds. It means that I tend to ask, "what has happened to you?" rather than "what is wrong with you?", and there is an increased focus upon thoughtful communication and adapting to your individuals needs as they arise.
Special Interests
Alongside trauma-informed care, I have a special interest in helping people who have experienced childhood abuse and or/neglect. I am also interested in the impact that exposure to chronic stress and/or trauma can have on the body. This may be in the form of physical symptoms alongside your difficulties with anxiety or depression or may include separate conditions. This can include conditions such as Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder (NEAD), Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME, and Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS), etc. Chronic stress can also contribute to the development of a wide range of physical health difficulties, such skin conditions, diabetes, heart problems, cancer, etc.
I am also incredibly passionate about increasing awareness of childhood emotional neglect, and the psychological and physical harm caused by interpersonal/developmental trauma/ abuse.
Training, qualifications & experience
Overview
I am a BABCP fully accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, EMDR Therapist, Supervisor, and I was previously a Senior University Lecturer. I am also a Peer Reviewer for a complex trauma organisation, I am a member of several trauma-informed care special interest groups, and I was previously a committee member for a professional regulatory body
Qualifications
I have completed an 18-month Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) via the University of Nottingham. This in-depth course is a requirement to become a fully qualified CBT Therapist and provides us with the skills and knowledge to work with the various forms of depression and anxiety disorders.
Prior to the above, I completed a Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) in Psychological Therapies via the University of Nottingham, a Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) in Forensic Psychology via the University of Lincoln, and a BA (Hons) in Psychology with Criminology at the University of Northampton.
In addition to the university qualifications above, I have completed the following specialist CBT courses:
CBT for Serious Mental Health Problems
CBT for Personality Disorder
CBT for Psychosis (CBTp)
Mindfulness-based CBT
I have also completed training in a range of other approaches, and use these to inform my work:
EMDR
Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)
Somatic-based intervention
Polyvagal Theory
Experience
I have previously worked in the NHS for approximately 10 years, and I have extensive experience of working with both mild-moderate and severe/enduring mental health problems, providing both short-term and longer-term psychological interventions. I have also worked in community forensics, and in-patient rehabilitation services.
Member organisations *
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.
Areas of counselling we deal with
Other areas of counselling we deal with
Childhood emotional neglect
Complex trauma / Complex PTSD
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
Functional neurological disorder (FND) and the various subtypes of this category
Non-epileptic attack disorder
Chronic pain
Chronic fatigue
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Hidden Gem Psychology Service offers a range of services for both clients and clinicians.
Clients
Initial consultation (up to 15 minutes) via telephone or email - Free. We can discuss any questions you may have, and it can also help us to decide whether it would be helpful for you to book in a paid session.
Assessment (up to 75 minutes) - £90
Therapy sessions (up to 30 minutes) - £40
Therapy session (up to 60 minutes) - £80
Therapy session (up to 90 minutes) - £120
We also offer one-off consultations, and short-term support. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements.
Clinicians
Supervision (up to 1 hour) - £65
Supervision (up to 1.5 hours) - £95
One-off consultations & shorter-term support - Please get in touch to discuss your requirements
Training - 1:1, small group and large group training sessions are available. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements
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Further information
Hidden Gem Psychology Service is registered with the Information Commissioners Office. This is to ensure that your data is managed appropriately and in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For more information, please visit their website.
Hidden Gem Psychology Service has professional insurance, as per the requirements of our regulatory bodies.
Clear DBS certificate - this can be provided on request
