What I can Offer to You and Your Child

I can offer the following

• Online sessions and face to face sessions
• £65 for up to hour sessions
• Combination of sessions with child on their own, parent on their own, and together

I can help support you and your child who are experiencing

• General anxiety (when a young person worries about a lot of different things)
• Specific Phobias, for instance:
  • animals (i.e. dogs)
  • spiders
  • vomiting
  • Blood, injury, needle
  • travelling (i.e. planes, cars)
• Social anxiety
• Health anxiety
• OCD
• Panic disorder
• Low self esteem
• Low mood

What to Expect in Your First CBT Therapy Session

When starting CBT(Cognitive Behaviour Therapy), the first session is important for getting to know each other. Typically, I spend time with the young person first, and then with their parent or carer. This helps me understand the issues and goals better.

Here are some of the questions I might ask during our first meeting:

• What are the main difficulties or problems you’re facing?
• How long have these issues been happening?
• Can you tell me about your family relationships?
• How is school going for you?
• Do you have close friends?
• How well are you sleeping?
• How is your mood most of the time?
• Have you ever felt like hurting yourself?
• What goals would you like to achieve?

Sometimes, there will be questionnaires to fill out to help us understand things better.

What to Expect in Follow-Up CBT Therapy Sessions

Continuing Your CBT Journey

After the first session, our follow-up sessions are all about making progress and checking in. Here’s what you can expect:

• Check-In: We’ll start by talking about how things have been since our last meeting.
• Planning: Together, we’ll decide what we want to focus on in the current session.
• Review: We’ll go over any tasks or activities that were given between sessions.

Each session is a step towards understanding and overcoming challenges, and I’m here to support you throughout the process.