About me
Hi, I'm Mary. Anxiety and depression, intrusive thoughts are horrible feelings; they can impact all areas of your life. They can be caused by bereavement, job loss, family and relationship problems, or sometimes, seemingly out of the blue. It can feel like there is no escape. I've been where you are (still find myself there on occasion) and know how difficult it can be when things get too much.
I have personal experience of intrusive thoughts, health anxiety, which I feel gives me a solid understanding of what you might be going through and how it can be overcome. I draw on elements of CBT and ERP to help with these problems. You are not alone. There is help.
Training, qualifications & experience
- CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Trauma Informed Counselling
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Counsellor for 2wish (agency providing counselling for families whose child has died unexpectedly under the age of 25)
- Counsellor for New Pathways (an agency providing specialist counselling and advocacy services for women, men, children and young people who have been affected by rape or sexual abuse.)
- MIND Counsellor
- Cruse Bereavement Care counsellor
- I've worked with many clients with a wide range of worries: panic attacks, anxiety, health anxiety, Grief and loss, and intrusive thoughts. Loss comes in many guises: loss of a loved one, loss of a job, health, the list goes on.
- I have undertaken Asist training (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
- If you would like to make an appointment, you can contact me via the details in my profile. I aim to reply within 24 hours.
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.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy 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
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
I have a special interest in Rocd (relationship OCD) and health anxiety.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
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Further information
Treating Health Anxiety and Intrusive Thoughts
The treatments for health anxiety and intrusive thoughts are similar to those for OCD. I follow the methods developed by Prof. Sally Winston and Martin Sieff, as explained in their book "Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts. A CBT Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts."
One problem people have is tolerating uncertainty, which I feel is at the root of many of life's problems. We crave certainty that we will never be ill, lose our job, or run out of money. Intrusive thoughts can attack every area of our lives.
I can help you come to terms with these feelings. I draw on aspects of CBT, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). Please be assured that I will never push you to do things before you are ready, but at some point we have to face our fears and take action before the problem spirals.
I can support you through this. If you would like to know more or to make an appointment, please click on the contact details on my profile.
