Karina Teeha
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About me
I am an independent and skilled CBT therapist, registered and accredited with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). I am experienced in working with adults and adolescents with common mental health disorders and psychological conditions such as depression, stress and anxiety resulting from everyday pressures of living. I work with people on an individual basis and in group settings within the NHS and private sectors. I am a trained EMDR and IPT practitioner, and I am skilled in compassionate-focused therapy. My experience also includes conducting psychological assessments, providing supervision and service development.
I work with a wide range of issues including depression, stress, worry, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic, social anxiety, low self-esteem, antenatal and postnatal depression/anxiety, anger, health anxiety and many more. One of my specialist interests is the perinatal mental health and wellbeing of mums and dads. I also specialise in overcoming in shyness and social anxiety, learning techniques that you can put to use immediately.
I am a warm, empathic, and caring individual, who will support you to change the way you think and behave to improve how you feel.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am specialised and developed in delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), together with Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and Compassionate Focused Therapy (CFT). I am committed to ongoing professional development so I can use the most up to date evidence based approaches when working with clients. My practice is to adopt each treatment plan to meet the needs of each individual person.
I have acquired extensive experience in psychological assessment and treatment of adolescents and adults from a range of health care settings including primary care, community and outpatient within the NHS and private sector. Alongside psychological assessment and treatment, I also provide clinical supervision and teaching to other practitioners within the NHS.
One of my specialist developing interests is perinatal mental health and well-being. Within the NHS I have developed and provided group psychological treatment for postnatal depression, which has proven to be successful, and has helped mothers to reduce and manage their low mood and anxiety. I provide psychological assessment and treatment to mothers and fathers who are experiencing emotional or psychological difficulties during pregnancy and or after birth. I deliver individual and group treatment, teaching tools and techniques, including relaxation methods, which are effective in helping parents to cope with anxiety and low mood.
I also developed and deliver an evidence-based CBT treatment to overcome shyness and social anxiety, which provide techniques that people can put to use immediately.
I am a warm, empathic, caring, flexible and thoughtful practitioner who practices with professionalism and ethics to help clients.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
Free initial telephone or online session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Please contact me to discuss fees for individual therapy and group therapy fee. Reduced fees are available, please do not hesitate to inquire further.
Sessions are typically remote/video, 50-60 minutes. I also can provide face-to-face sessions.
I am registered with the following Insurance Companies:
- AXA/PPP
- HEALTHCARE RM
Please feel free to contact me for a 30-minute free telephone consultation.
I offer appointments on Mondays.
When I work
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Further information
I adhere to NICE guidelines providing disorder-specific treatments for common psychological difficulties, depression and anxiety disorders.
My practice and experience includes:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) uses specific techniques to change the way you think and behave.
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) uses eye movements and other forms of bilateral stimulation to process and alleviate distressing memories and beliefs, in particular trauma.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) which uses specific techniques to overcome interpersonal difficulties and depression.
Compassionate Focused Therapy (CFT) which focuses on building self compassion and kindness to manage psychological distress.
