Rebecca is a clinical psychologist with over 12 years’ experience of working in the NHS with people who are experiencing a wide range of emotional difficulties. She holds additional qualifications in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and mentalisation-based treatment (MBT), and has undertaken post-qualification training in cognitive analytic therapy (CAT), schema-focused therapy (SFT) and compassion-focused therapy (CFT). In her evidence-based practice, she draws on a range of therapeutic models according to the particular needs and preferences of each client.
Rebecca is highly skilled in the assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties. She has a special interest in perinatal psychology, and the particular issues faced by expectant and new parents from conception through to the end of the first year after the birth of a baby. Rebecca is passionate about working with new families and supporting people with the transitions into parenthood. She is also a birth doula, who works with couples and families through pregnancy and birth.
Examples of some of the difficulties that Rebecca is able to help with include:
Depression or low mood
Anxiety or panic
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Post-traumatic stress and adjustment disorders
Birth trauma or anxiety about childbirth
Low self-esteem
Emotional aspects of infertility, pregnancy and pregnancy loss
The transitions and adjustments of new/impending parenthood
Pre- and post-natal mood disorders
Parent-child relationship
Rebecca’s approach to therapy is client-centred, compassionate, honest and collaborative, and her focus on developing a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship enables people to make positive changes for themselves. Throughout the therapy, Rebecca will work with you to help you develop a better understanding of your difficulties, and to learn strategies and skills you can use to help you to protect yourself against similar difficulties in the future.
Rebecca is registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and is chartered by the British Psychological Society (BPS). She is also accredited as a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist by the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP). These professional and regulating bodies require a commitment to maintaining the highest clinical and ethical standards of practice, as well as a responsibility to engage in continuing professional development and regular clinical supervision.
Academic and Clinical Qualifications:
2009 Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapy (Distinction), University of Manchester
2007 Doctor of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester
2004 PhD in Experimental Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester
2001 BA Hons (1st Class) in Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford (New College)
1998 European Baccalaureate (93%)
