Our Services

Sessions will last 50 minutes, initially it is helpful to have sessions weekly. This helps us to develop a therapeutic relationship and ensures we can quickly start to build a treatment plan for your symptoms. As therapy progresses the emphasis is on the in-between session work completed and fortnightly sessions can be useful. Following discharge, a booster session can be booked in if needed.

We will work together to decide the right number of sessions for you. CBT is typically a brief therapy and depending on the severity and length of time you have experienced your symptoms you can expect your course of therapy to last between 6 to 20 sessions.

Yes. We welcome self-referrals, you do not need a referral letter from a general practitioner. Please contact me to arrange an initial appointment.

Starting therapy can be daunting, you will be supported during your sessions to feel at ease. During the first session you will be asked some practical information such as address and date of birth. I will tell you a bit about myself and introduce some basic concepts of CBT. We will then discuss the difficulties you have been experiencing and gain a good understanding of what you would like help with.

I receive regular supervision from a BABCP accredited supervisor and CBT therapist. Supervision is conducted in a confidential manner, I will not share your personal details (such as name, address or date of birth) with my supervisor. Clinical supervision helps me to reflect on my practice, it is a requirement to maintain my accreditation.

2013-2014 Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapies, University of Chester.
2010-2011 Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions, York University.
2004-2007 BSc (Hons) Psychology and Philosophy, Keele University.

CBT is a talking therapy with a practical side. The work you complete between sessions will play an important part in the improvements you experience. Completing this work helps you to make changes that will have a positive, lasting effect on the difficulties you have been experiencing. We will agree out of session tasks together to ensure they are realistic and achievable.

Payment is taken at the end of each session, you can either pay by cash or card.

Everything discussed in sessions remains confidential. The only time confidentiality is broken is if the therapist is concerned that you are at risk, either to yourself or to someone else. If this were to happen this would be discussed together and you would be encouraged to seek support, for example an appointment with your General Practitioner.

At Cheshire CBT we only treat those over the age of 18.

If you are in crisis and need immediate support you can access this through NHS services: Attending your local A&E, calling 111 or 999. You can contact the Samaritans on 116 123.