I am a qualified HCPC-registered psychologist running a private practice based in Bournemouth and Christchurch focusing on physical health & psychological wellbeing. We all experience difficulties in our lives. Most of the time we manage to overcome these difficulties, where we can build resilience & even thrive in the face of adversity. There are other times however, when even with our best efforts, our struggles may persist and can stop us from enjoying life to the full.
It's at these times seeing a professional psychological therapist may be beneficial. I am experienced in a broad range of physical & mental health settings and am trained in a variety of therapy approaches with a specialism in third wave Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approaches including Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Mindfulness.
As a psychologist, I adapt and integrate these different approaches to each person's unique needs and goals. I apply my therapy and counselling skills to help people with a wide range of issues, including.
It's at these times seeing a professional psychological therapist may be beneficial. I am experienced in a broad range of physical & mental health settings and am trained in a variety of therapy approaches with a specialism in third wave Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approaches including Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Mindfulness.
As a psychologist, I adapt and integrate these different approaches to each person's unique needs and goals. I apply my therapy and counselling skills to help people with a wide range of issues, including.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a therapeutic approach that falls under the Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy (CBT) umbrella.
We can develop unhelpful ways of reacting and responding to our thoughts and feelings, increasing our distress and being pushed around by them.
The Acceptance aspect of ACT involves developing Mindfulness-based skills to help us manage these unhelpful or distressing thoughts and feelings more effectively such that they have less impact and influence over our lives.
We can develop unhelpful ways of reacting and responding to our thoughts and feelings, increasing our distress and being pushed around by them.
The Acceptance aspect of ACT involves developing Mindfulness-based skills to help us manage these unhelpful or distressing thoughts and feelings more effectively such that they have less impact and influence over our lives.
We all have the capacity to develop self-critical thinking, and so often fall in to criticising, blaming or doubting ourselves.
This can particularly be the case when we hit our most difficult times in our lives, times when in fact we need the most support.
Sometimes helping others can come very easily to us, but the thought of being caring and compassionate towards ourselves can feel too self-indulgent or feel like we are letting ourselves off the hook.
These patterns of relating to ourselves rather than helping us when we need it, can in fact contribute to keeping us stuck.
This can particularly be the case when we hit our most difficult times in our lives, times when in fact we need the most support.
Sometimes helping others can come very easily to us, but the thought of being caring and compassionate towards ourselves can feel too self-indulgent or feel like we are letting ourselves off the hook.
These patterns of relating to ourselves rather than helping us when we need it, can in fact contribute to keeping us stuck.
Below is a list of various Mindfulness tracks I have recorded.
If you would like to read an introduction to mindfulness, see here, or for further resources relating to Mindfulness, go to my Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) or Approach to Physical Health pages.
Also, Dr Chatterjee has a podcast with Michael Acton Smith, which is a helpful and accessible introduction to Mindfulness.
If you would like to read an introduction to mindfulness, see here, or for further resources relating to Mindfulness, go to my Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) or Approach to Physical Health pages.
Also, Dr Chatterjee has a podcast with Michael Acton Smith, which is a helpful and accessible introduction to Mindfulness.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapeutic approach originally developed by Francine Shapiro, Ph.
D. to address trauma and it has been shown to be effective not only for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) but also all forms of anxiety as well as depression, grief and mourning, addiction, pain and physical health and many more issues.
This is because underlying these there are often difficult unprocessed memory networks from earlier in life.
EMDR is an effective approach that taps in to our natural innate physiological ability to process past experiences and can free us from our current difficulties where traditional talking therapies may have been ineffective.
D. to address trauma and it has been shown to be effective not only for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) but also all forms of anxiety as well as depression, grief and mourning, addiction, pain and physical health and many more issues.
This is because underlying these there are often difficult unprocessed memory networks from earlier in life.
EMDR is an effective approach that taps in to our natural innate physiological ability to process past experiences and can free us from our current difficulties where traditional talking therapies may have been ineffective.
I am grateful to have found Dr Matt.
He is perceptive, knowledgeable, patient, understanding and above all has true empathy.
With his help, I am overcoming decades of chronic trauma issues that have truly haunted me for my entire life.
It can be a daunting decision to seek help but I can honestly say it was one of the best decisions I have ever made.
A decision made much easier by choosing to work with Dr Matt.
I consider myself lucky to have found him and wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone seeking help, particularly those who have been through traumatic experiences that they are struggling with.
He is perceptive, knowledgeable, patient, understanding and above all has true empathy.
With his help, I am overcoming decades of chronic trauma issues that have truly haunted me for my entire life.
It can be a daunting decision to seek help but I can honestly say it was one of the best decisions I have ever made.
A decision made much easier by choosing to work with Dr Matt.
I consider myself lucky to have found him and wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone seeking help, particularly those who have been through traumatic experiences that they are struggling with.
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