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Specialises in

• Applied Relaxation
• Behaviour Therapy
• Behavioural Activation (BA)

• CBT with Exposure and Response Prevention (CBT with ERP)
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness based CBT

• Motivational Interviewing
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy
• Trauma focused CBT

About me

Welcome to my profile. As someone who was born and raised in the North West of England, I aim to provide a confidential, professional, accessible and fully accredited psychological therapy service in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and surrounding areas. I hope to establish a collaborative treatment relationship which will aid and maintain recovery.

I have provided Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and other psychological therapies for mild to moderate mental health problems for over 8 years. These concerns include depression, anxiety, stress, work related stress, post traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, difficulty sleeping, body dysmorphia disorder, social anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder (excessive worry), low self esteem, phobias, eating issues, sexuality, health anxiety, panic and agoraphobia, amongst other mental health presentations using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and other NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) recommended interventions.

Areas of interest

Panic Disorder; Depression; Anxiety; OCD; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Trauma; Social Anxiety; BDD; Body Dysmorphic Disorder; PTSD; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Worrying; Low Self-esteem; Specific Phobia; Generalised Anxiety Disorder; GAD; Social Phobia; Behavioural Activation; Cognitive Restructuring; Behavioural Experiments; Exposure Therapy; ERP

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Eating disorders

• Pain management

• Psychophysiological disorders

Medical secretaries

• Haroon Afzal
• 65 Scotland Road NELSON BB9 7UY
• 07599 616092
• hacbt@hotmail.co.uk