Tailoring Therapy

Tailoring Therapy to Your Needs: An Integrated Approach

While my practice is grounded in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a highly effective and structured approach, I believe that the best therapy is not "one size fits all." Every individual is unique, and your therapeutic journey should be too.

To provide you with the most effective and personalised support, I integrate elements from a range of leading therapeutic models. Think of it as having a toolbox filled with specialised instruments. While CBT provides the core framework, drawing on these other evidence-based methods allows us to select the precise tools that will help you best.

You don't need to be an expert in these therapies; that's my job. My role is to understand your specific challenges and goals, and then skillfully blend these approaches to create a therapy experience that is uniquely yours.

Below is a brief introduction to some of the other approaches I am trained in and may draw upon to support you.

Therapies I Integrate with CBT

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• What it is: ACT helps you stop struggling with difficult feelings and thoughts. Instead of fighting them, we learn to accept them and focus your energy on what truly matters to you, committing to actions that enrich your life and align with your values.

• How it can help: It is particularly useful for feeling "stuck," helping you to build a more meaningful life alongside the pain and stress that are an inevitable part of being human.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

• What it is: DBT provides practical skills for managing intense emotions, navigating relationship difficulties, and coping with distress in a healthy way.

• How it can help: If you find your emotions are often overwhelming or that they create challenges in your relationships, the skills learned from DBT can help you find balance and a greater sense of control.

Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)

• What it is: CFT helps to develop a sense of inner compassion and kindness towards yourself. Many of us have a harsh inner critic that fuels feelings of shame and anxiety. CFT offers ways to soothe that inner voice and build a more supportive internal world.

• How it can help: This approach is incredibly effective for working with high levels of self-criticism, guilt, and shame, helping you to feel safer and more content within yourself.

Specialist Techniques

Chairwork

• This is a creative and powerful technique, not a therapy in itself, that can be used within our sessions. It involves using chairs to represent different parts of yourself, other people, or different perspectives. It can be a surprisingly effective way to resolve internal conflicts, process difficult conversations, and see your situation with fresh eyes.

Coming Soon

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS)

• I am committed to ongoing professional development to offer the best possible care. I am scheduled to complete my training in EMDR, in November this year. EMDR is a highly regarded NICE recommended therapy designed to help people heal from trauma or other distressing life experiences. Please feel free to ask me about its future availability. 

• I am scheduled to complete my IFS Level 1 training in March 2026. IFS works with the idea that we are all made up of different "parts." For example, you might have an anxious part, a critical part, and a part that just wants to switch off. IFS helps you understand these parts of you, heal them, and bring them into a more harmonious balance.

Ready to Start Your Journey?

My goal is always to provide you with a safe, supportive, and effective path to wellbeing. By integrating these approaches, we can create a therapy that is flexible, responsive, and designed specifically for you.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss how a personalised therapy plan could help you, please get in touch to arrange a consultation.