Progress Psychotherapy
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About us
I am an accredited cognitive behavioural therapist and EMDR therapist who runs Progress Psychotherapy. The service operates in Kilmarnock or UK wide if you prefer videocalls. My core specialism is trauma but I also have extensive experience treating hundreds of clients with anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, low self-esteem, self-harm, BPD, DID and many other issues.
My practice is based on the values of clinical excellence and accessibility. Clients can choose a range of evidence-based treatment plans suited to their needs. The typically recommended treatment methods are CBT for mood or anxiety issues or EMDR for trauma reprocessing and healing. Some clients may prefer other methods like schema therapy, MBCT, DBT and CFT. I believe that everyone should be able to access mental health services. While most therapy services have a £40-80 per hour price range I never charge over £40 to ensure people aren’t locked out of therapy. Working on the issues that bring you here can be daunting, but there is a path to overcome them.
Training, qualifications & experience
My main qualifications are an honours degree in psychology and a Postgraduate Diploma in CBT & Groupwork. I also have qualifications in EMDR, schema therapy, clinical supervision, training of therapists and the approaches discussed below.
I have extensive experience practising CBT, EMDR, Schema therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy. Below, I have outlined the these approaches to help you consider what might be best for you.
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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.
COSCA is the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, and seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services. COSCA Counsellor Accreditation is a pathway to entry onto the UKRC. It is a requirement of all individual and organisational members of COSCA to abide by its Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice and be accountable to the Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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£40.00 per session
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Further information
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Recommended for depression, generalised anxiety, health anxiety, insomnia, low self-esteem, OCD, panic disorder, PTSD and social anxiety.
CBT is an evidence based psychotherapy that examines thought and behavioural patterns to provide alter negative perceptions and improve mental health. It’s main benefit is having a range of treatment plans for many psychological issues making it the current mainstream in psychotherapy and the best option for most people.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Recommended for PTSD, complex trauma and processing emotionally disturbing experiences. Can also be used for pain management, complex grief and managing addiction (along with addiction support).
EMDR is a method to reprocess traumatic or emotionally disturbing events so that they don’t cause intrusions, distress or anxiety. It involves exploring the events while doing a stimulating exercise (such as eye movements or taps) that help the brain process information effectively, stopping trauma symptoms. It is the most effective and often fastest treatment plan for healing from trauma.
Schema Therapy
Recommended for long term work on emotional issues and childhood neglect
Schema therapy is a longer term approach focused on gaining a deep understanding of your distress, personality and how unmet emotional needs from early life are playing out in the here and now. It is particularly useful if the person experiences great emotional distress and other, faster methods have not been successful.
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Recommended for rumination, a treatment based on meditation or people with a history of relapsing depressive episodes.
MBCT is an approach designed to merge CBT with mindfulness based stress reduction techniques. It is believed to work by turning your attention to the present and breaking certain thinking patterns that maintain distress. It is also a useful alternative to CBT or an extension to CBT, having impressive relapse prevention benefits for people with recurring bouts of depression.
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
Recommended for emotional regulation and distress tolerance
DBT is a CBT aligned method for people who have issues regulating emotions. It is based on findings that people who were historically considered to be emotionally unstable just feel deeply but were never taught the skills to manage this, such as those who were emotionally neglected. DBT can teaches skills of distress tolerance, acceptance and positive self-development.
Compassion Focused Therapy
Recommended for shame, guilt, self-criticism and anger.
CFT is another CBT aligned approach that uses concepts from evolutionary psychology. Clients build information and skills about why they do things from a non-judgemental perspective. This creates a compassionate self image as a replacement to the image the person feels shame for.
