My ethos as a therapist is to focus on each individual, helping clients identify what it is that needs changing, both psychologically and practically. I work together with clients in identifying patterns of thought and behaviour in order to evoke clear and confident change.
Barbara Morgan
Counsellor & Psychotherapist, specialising in CBT
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Barbara Morgan
Barbara Morgan is an accredited and registered counsellor and psychotherapist specialising in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). She has vast experience of providing one-to-one counselling to adults, young people and children. Barbara has offered psychological therapy to clients for 15 years, each presenting with a variety of clinical difficulties including addictions, anxiety, abuse, anger, depression, eating disorders, grief, low self-esteem, deliberate self-harm, trauma, etc. Some of the clients who have been referred to her have also been diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder.
She works with clients whose ability to learn is hindered due to emotional, interpersonal and behavioural difficulties. Barbara is competent in addressing the more severe psychological issues including eating disorders, deliberate self-harm, PTSD and severe depression.
Barbara works using an integrated model incorporating CBT and person-centred concepts within her work. She aims to engender change and challenge thought processes and to address the mental, emotional, interpersonal and spiritual aspects.
Her approach focuses on the issues clients may bring and on opportunities they may be unaware of. This process may help to tap into unused potential. Various techniques like relaxation and stress management can help with coping strategies.
Previous experience
- Working since initial qualification in counselling gained in 2005
- Worked in prisons with adult males convicted of murder/GBH; significant work with drug and alcohol addictions, depression, anxiety, deliberate self-harm; immense experience in working with children and young people
- Clinical team manager for a drug and alcohol service
- Developed and spearheaded counselling services in schools
- Written booklets for children and staff in schools addressing mental health and wellbeing including helpful resources
Training
Barbara has an array of CBT certificates all accredited with The British Psychological Society. These were gained in London and include:
- Working with anger
- Behavioural experiments
- Deliberate self-harm
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Generalised anxiety disorder
- Group work
- Health anxieties
- Panic disorder
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Problem solving
- Substance misuse
- Suicidal behaviour
- Trauma
Barbara has a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Greenwich, London); a Diploma in Addiction Counselling (London); a Certificate in Play Therapy (London). She is currently working towards gaining a Master Practitioner Diploma in CBT which is approved by the British Psychological Society.
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Specialist Areas
Services Offered
Conditions Treated
- Addiction Treatment
- Alcohol Rehabilitation
- Anger Management
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Anxiety Attack Treatment
- Asperger Syndrome
- Autism
- Bereavement
- Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Cannabis Addiction
- Cocaine Addiction
- Depression
- Drug Rehabilitation
- Eating Disorders
- Ecstasy / MDMA Addiction
- Food Addiction
- Heroin Addiction
- Mental Health Treatment
- Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (OSFED)
- Phobias
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self Harm
- Stress
- Young People’s Services
Qualifications
- BA Hons Health, Welfare & Social Care
- Certificate in Legal issues in therapeutic work with children & young people, (BACP)
- Certificate in New Approaches to Traumatic Grief & Loss, (British Psychological Society)
- Certificate in Play Therapy
- Certificate of Accreditation (BACP)
- Diploma in Addiction Counselling
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 Certificate Personal Training, Nutrition/Weight Management