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Specialises in

• Applied Relaxation
• Behavioural Activation (BA)
• CBT with Exposure and Response Prevention (CBT with ERP)

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa (CBT-BN)
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Mindfulness based CBT
• Trauma focused CBT

About me

Chris has worked as a BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist in the NHS and in private practice for over 25 years. She moved to Exmoor from Herefordshire in 2017 and now has consulting rooms in Taunton and Porlock.
She is experienced in providing CBT to individual clients aged 13 - 90+
She is fully Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) trained.

Chris originally trained as a Mental Health Nurse at the Maudsley Hospital, London where she developed a particular interest in CBT. She has since completed post graduate courses in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, CBT Supervision and Eating Disorders.

Chris has designed and delivered numerous 10 day CBT Practical Skills Training Courses. In May 2011, Chris and two colleagues ran a 5 day CBT teaching programme to Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry trainees in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
Chris has provided supervision to CBT Practitioners and trainees

Areas of interest

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); Anxiety disorders; Panic, Depression; Stress; Trauma; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Eating disorders

• Pain management

• Psychophysiological disorders