Jose Perez de la Cruz
About me
My approach to psychotherapy is collaborative and flexible and would best be described as DBT-informed psychodynamic psychotherapy. This means that we would take the time to work together through your past experiences, including early development, providing insight as we go, into why things are the way they are for you; then applying DBT skills to help you overcome problems and make positive, lasting changes.
Additionally, I have completed training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy. I am also conversant with mindfulness-based approaches to healing. I utilise elements and interventions from these therapies based on the individual needs of my clients.
My services include individual psychotherapy for adults, group therapy and training. I also offer Hypnotherapy (suggestion therapy and hypnoanalysis). I specialise in therapy for personality disorders.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a psychotherapist with more than 10 years of experience providing individual therapy. During this time I have worked both in the UK and Australia, within the NHS and private sector.
Over the course of my career I have worked in a range of therapeutic settings, including hospitals, group therapy and the charitable sector. More recently, I have been involved in the training of other therapists as well.
During my spare time I am a keen runner, running on the trails in and around the lakes near where I live, as well as up the occasional mountain.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Public Health in Health Promotion, University of Wollongong, Australia
- Master of Public Health, University of Wollongong, Australia
- Diploma of Counselling, Australia
- Certified Hypnotherapist by the National Guild of Hypnotists
Additional post-qualification training
-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Level 5, ABC Awards
-Drug, Solvent & Alcohol Abuse Counselling Level 4, ABC Awards
-Hypnotherapy - Professional Level 4, ABC Awards
-Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma, Centre of Excellence
-Hypnotherapy and Cognitive Techniques for Stress Management in Business Level 3, ABC Awards
-Gastric Band Hypnotherapy Level 3, ABC Awards
-Hypnotherapy Masters Level 4, ABC Awards
-Master Hypnotherapist Diploma in Age Regression, The Kew Training Academy
-Certificate of Specialization in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies
-Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Level 3, ABC Awards
-Diploma in Hypnoanalysis, Neil French Hypnotherapy Training
-Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Level 3, ABC Awards
-Conversational Hypnosis Level 3, ABC Awards
-Level 3 Accreditation in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Association for Psychological Therapies
-Level 2 Accreditation in Solution Focussed Brief Therapy, Association for Psychological Therapies
-Level 2 Accreditation in Motivational Interviewing, Association for Psychological Therapies
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.
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
National Counselling Society
The National Counselling Society
This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations.
In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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.
Accredited Register Scheme
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
Therapies offered
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Fees
From £25.00 to £50.00
Additional information
Sessions are 1 hour in length. My standard fee is £50 per session, but I do offer a sliding scale for those unable to pay full fee. We would discuss this at our first meeting. I undertake all of my sessions through video-call. Telephone therapy is also available.
All sessions must be paid for in advance. Cancellations with less than 24 hours notice will incur the full session fee.
Insurance
I am a registered provider with Aetna Global Benefits and VitalityHealth. For all other insurances, I am an out-of-network provider. I will provide a bill for you to submit to insurance and your insurance company can clarify the reimbursement amount and the information needed for claims.
