Dr Jayne Griffiths, Clinical Psychologist (DClinPsy, CPsychol, AFBPsS)

About me

I have been a qualified Clinical Psychologist for ten years and have extensive experience of helping individuals and couples with a range of difficulties, including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and bereavement. This experience enables the people that I work with to feel confident that I can understand and improve their situation. I am approachable and supportive and provide a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment in which to work towards the goals that individuals/couples identify, supporting them to lead happier and more successful lives.

I have trained in a number of evidence-based approaches, and working together with the client develop and tailor the therapy, or combination of therapies, that work best for them. Treatment is often short term and general difficulties are often resolved within eight sessions.

How would happen?
It is important that you find a therapist that feels like a good 'fit' for you, and as a part of this I am very happy to talk on the telephone about your difficulties and my approach to help you to decide if you would like to arrange an initial session.

In the first session we would talk in more detail about the kind of difficulties you have, what goals you might have for therapy, answer questions that you may have about therapy, and I would explain what kind of therapies we could use. If you decided to continue we would agree a timescale in which we review regularly to ensure that you are getting what you want and need from therapy.

During this process I would be respectful of the potentially anxiety provoking nature of talking about personal difficulties and of considering therapy, and would tailor my approach to suit you. If you are finding it hard to talk I will ask more questions, and if you have a lot to say then I will listen more.


What problems can I help with?

These are some of the reasons that individuals might come to see me:

- Depression/feeling low
- Low self-esteem
- Anxiety (e.g. social anxiety, general anxiety, panic, OCD)
- Trauma and PTSD
- Work related stress and burnout
- Relationship difficulties
- Childhood events
- Anger difficulties
- Physical health difficulties (e.g. pain management)


Reasons why couples might come to see me:

- Conflict and anger
- Trust difficulties
- Difficulties communicating or being understood
- Anxiety or stress (e.g. parenting, money, work pressures)
- A sense of growing apart
- Extra-marital relationships
- Where one or both members feel depressed
- Commitment decisions
- Adjusting to change (e.g. health problems, retirement)
- Sex and intimacy difficulties (change in sex life, loss of desire, painful sex, premature ejaculation, difficulty getting or sustaining an erection).