We are a group of Clinical Psychologists with a base in three locations within the UK: Swaffham in Norfolk, North East England and Ipswich, Suffolk. We are able to offer appointments located further afield or via Skype – please do get in contact with us to discuss arrangements.
All our therapists are available for online sessions
EGW North
Dr Markku Wood
I am a highly experienced Consultant clinical psychologist, passionate about working with people who are having a difficult time. I have extensive training and experience of working across a variety of mental health difficulties, developmental disorders and age ranges with individuals, couples, and families.
Currently I work as a Consultant clinical psychologist in the NHS and as Clinical Lead for Children and Young people’s mental health at Northumbria University, where I hold national and regional consultative roles.
Over the last 20 years I have developed a passion for working with children and adults with a variety of mental health difficulties from depression to anxiety, behavioural and emotional difficulties, to psychosis. I also have a special interest in working with developmental disorders such as autism spectrum conditions and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. I am an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist (CBT) with the BABCP, Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC, and Associate Fellow and Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society.
In therapy I use a variety of methods including CBT and systemic theories. I am also a therapist and trainer in Behavioural Family Therapy and have experience of delivering Programmes and supervision of Applied behaviour Analysis and Positive behaviour Support.
Throughout my career I have spread my time across clinical and academic specialities and believe that this allows me to stay up to date with best practice across conditions. My experience in academia also gives me a wealth of experience in managing the challenges and stresses of academic study.
I have extensive experience of supervising other clinicians and am also happy to take enquiries for accredited CBT supervision of supervision.
I look forward to taking informal and formal enquiries from individuals and families and look at ways that we can work together in a warm and compassionate way to improve your quality of life.
Appointments
I offer appointments at Durham Therapy Centre on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Durham Therapy Centre,
Offices 4-6,
Moor Chambers,
26 Front St,
Framwellgate Moor,
Durham DH1 5EJ
Contact
To make an enquiry or book an appointment, please contact me by using our online enquiry form
Jeanette Wade
I am a nurse with 25 years experience of working with children and their families. I began my career in Children’s Nursing and became interested in family functioning in circumstances of illness and stress. This inspired me to transition my career to focus on mental health and well-being. I have worked for the last 5 years in a full-time post in a NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health service. I am a qualified CBT therapist, who has experience of a range of anxiety disorders including generalised anxiety, OCD and Phobias and depression. My clients often have complex mental health problems including people with neurodiverse presentations such as Autism and ADHD.
I like to work collaboratively with a person- centred approach often utilising a goal orientated approach where possible. I am a warm empathetic person who is passionate about supporting others to overcome enduring emotional distress; by enabling them to get the most out of life through overcoming mental difficulties that otherwise form a barrier achieving their best.
I am currently only offering online video-calls for the time being.
Darren Howell
Hi, I’m Darren and I’m an accredited Cognitive Behaviour Therapist based in Durham.
I have around 30 years’ experience working with children and young people in many settings including youth work, social work and in therapy. I have also worked with many adults including parents, and with community members through community development work.
I’m currently employed in the NHS as a psychological therapist where I mainly work with young people with mental health difficulties and I also supervise several low-intensity workers. I have a particular interest in stress management, coping with excessive worry, improving low self-esteem, and lifting low mood.
I enjoy supporting people through difficulties and like to adopt a creative and problem solving approach to therapy, drawing on all my experience in many settings, to develop therapy sessions which are tailored to the individual I’m working with.
Unfortunately, Darren cannot work with children under the age of 18 years if they have a Durham GP or attends a Durham school or college due to a conflict of interest with his NHS work.
Lisa Wittish
I specialise in systemic family therapy.
I am a fully qualified, AFT accredited and UKCP Registered Systemic and Family Psychotherapist as well as being a Registered Nurse with 25 years clinical experience. I have worked in a wide range of clinical settings throughout my career, with people with learning disabilities, complex mental health presentations and those who have been affected by trauma.
While working as a nurse, I wanted to improve the care and intervention I offered to those I worked with and so completed a PgDip in Psychological Interventions for Complex Mental Health where I was introduced to the idea of family interventions. I went on to complete an MSc in Systemic and Family Psychotherapy. I am currently employed in an NHS CAMHS service working with families and young people with mental health difficulties.
The importance of relationships and the power of family is at the heart of my practice. When one or more family members are struggling with emotions, mental health or trauma; the impact can be felt throughout. It can be difficult for individuals and families to know how to help or get through and sometimes, things can feel so overwhelming that people feel stuck. In family therapy we think about problems as being external to the individual; the person is not the problem, the problem is the problem. We tend not to focus on one family member but on relationships, family strengths, values and beliefs while working to find shared understandings and solutions.
“Systemic family therapy has been found to be effective for children’s and adults’ difficulties, both when they have a mental health diagnosis and when there is more general or complex distress and is effective across the life cycle. Working therapeutically with individuals together with their families and/or significant others enables the use of individuals’ relationships as a resource and reduces stress and difficulties for all family members”
(AFT: The Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice).
At an initial appointment we will begin to think about what has brought you to therapy and some of your hopes. You’ll get the opportunity to get a feel for family therapy and, if it feels like something that would be helpful for your family we can arrange further sessions. Many families find that around four to six sessions is helpful, some find benefit in just one or two whereas others need a little longer. Every family is unique and I will adapt my approach to find the best fit for your family.
Matt Robinson
I am an experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with over ten years experience of working with children, young people, families and adults to overcome problems with anxiety, low mood and other mental health difficulties. Since qualifying as a Social Worker in 2008, I have worked with both adults and children experiencing a variety of mental health and emotional difficulties and I am passionate about helping people develop effective, life long strategies to manage their own wellbeing. I currently work as a Lecturer in Psychological Therapies at Northumbria University and previously worked for 7 years as an Advanced Practitioner within a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). I also offer Supervision to other CBT therapists which helps to ensure high quality CBT is offered.
I enjoy working with children and young people and whilst I have a special interest in working with Social Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, I have experience of working with individuals experiencing many types of problem including:
- Specific Phobia
- Panic Disorder
- Health Anxiety
- Separation Anxiety
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (worry)
- Depression
I look forward to working together as you take the steps to overcome your difficulties.
Tai Mitchell
Hello, I am Tai, I am a mental health nurse by background but I am also a trained Cognitive Behavioural Therapist accredited through the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), as well as an independent prescriber. I also work as an Associate Lecturer on the children and young people’s Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programmes at Northumbria University.
I have experience working with adults, as well as children and young people (CYP). I currently work in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) within the National Health Service (NHS). I have experience using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to work on mental health difficulties, such as, but not limited to:
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Separation Anxiety
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Depression
- Low self-esteem
I also have significant experience working with children and young people who have comorbid neurodevelopmental difficulties such as Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In sessions, I significantly focus on recovery, helping people to ‘become their own therapist’ and overcome their difficulties independently following sessions coming to an end.
I am aware of the issues that COVID 19 has had on the majority of people, I am therefore open to new ways of working, such as video or telephone appointments where appropriate and possible. Thank you for taking time to read my bio and I very much look forward to working with you in the future.
I currently offer face to face appointments at Durham Therapy Centre on Monday and Tuesday evenings. I am happy to be flexible with video or telephone appointment dates and times. Cost is £95 per hour
Durham Therapy Centre,
Offices 4-6,
Moor Chambers,
26 Front St,
Framwellgate Moor,
Durham DH1 5EJ
Stacey Rodgers
Hi, I’m Stacey, I am a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. I have thirteen years of experience working with adults, children and young people with a range of mental health difficulties and neurodevelopmental disorders. I have worked across inpatient, crisis and community settings and thus have experience supporting those with mild difficulties right through to severe and enduring mental illness.
I started my career as a Registered Mental Health Nurse in 2009 and my passion for supporting others to overcome mental health difficulties led me to further training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
During my career I have particularly enjoyed working with children, young people and their families and I currently work as a Psychological Therapist in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Community Team within the NHS.
I offer psychological therapy for difficulties including but not limited to: depression and mood disorders, stress, anxiety / worry, low self-esteem, panic, social anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), phobias.
In my appointments you can expect a warm, compassionate, and non-judgemental approach. Together we will seek to understand the difficulties you are experiencing and take steps towards meaningful positive change in your life. I look forward to helping you on your journey towards recovery and please don’t hesitate to get in touch for an initial chat.
Durham Therapy Centre,
Offices 4-6,
Moor Chambers,
26 Front St,
Framwellgate Moor,
Durham DH1 5EJ
Dr Kerry Hilton
I am a highly specialist Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years’ experience working with children, young people and families. I have a clinical specialty in Eating Disorders, having worked as the lead psychologist in a dedicated Eating Disorders Service for 9 years. In addition, I have worked extensively with people experiencing anxiety and/or low mood, and people who have experienced trauma. I am passionate about working collaboratively with people to come to a shared understanding of their mental health difficulties, and I am able to draw on a range of therapeutic approaches to consider the best way forward together. I am trained as a Systemic Practitioner and I enjoy working with the whole family to support people to manage and overcome their difficulties where needed.
I have published research in the field of Neurodevelopment and I am experienced in working therapeutically with people with developmental difficulties (e.g. ADHD, Autism). I currently work as a Senior Lecturer in Psychological Therapies at Northumbria University and I am the Programme Lead for Clinical Supervision.
I am registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Kellie Jacques
I am a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist and CBT practitioner with extensive experience working across the lifespan. Since qualifying as a clinical psychologist in 2019, I have worked across CAMHS and LD-CAMHS settings and gained specialist knowledge of assessment and intervention for children, young people, and their families for a wide variety of mental health difficulties.
My therapeutic approach primarily draws on second and third wave models of CBT, including compassion-focused therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy, whilst integrating systemic ideas to build a rich understanding of the factors impacting on an individual’s wellbeing.
I work collaboratively to develop a shared understanding of a person’s difficulties and an intervention plan that is meaningful to them. I love to learn about an individual’s strengths and interests, and use these to make therapy more accessible and personal.
I am currently working as programme lead for the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Supervision and Senior Wellbeing Practitioner training programmes at Northumbria University.
I also have extensive experience as a supervisor within CAMHS and am accepting enquiries for supervision.
I am registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the BABCP.
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I am an accredited Clinical Psychologist with experience providing a range of evidence-based therapies. I am passionate about helping others to overcome their difficulties, increase their resilience and improve their quality of life. I am currently working as a Senior Clinical Psychologist in the NHS specialising in children with complex mental health conditions. I have experience working with individuals of all ages and a range of mental health difficulties, including depression, low self-esteem, social anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, health anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder, phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder. I also have an interest in working with children and adults with neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism spectrum conditions and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. During therapy, I draw from a combination of therapeutic approaches to offer an individualised approach. I work in a collaborative and compassionate way, striving to establish a safe, non-judgemental and trusting therapeutic relationship in which we can work together to understand the difficulties you are experiencing and take steps towards overcoming these.
I am a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC. I have also completed a research PhD in Social Cognition, investigating the brain regions that contribute to understanding others. My academic background has highlighted to me the importance of ensuring that the therapy I provide adheres to the most up to date evidence-base and guidelines.
EGW South
Laura Edwards
I am a Consultant Clinical Psychologist working in Norfolk and I have been qualified at the University of East Anglia (UEA) since 2008. Since qualifying, I have become chartered with the British Psychological Society (BPS), registered with the Health Professions Council (HCP) and hold full accreditation with the BABCP as a CBT psychotherapist. I have also trained as a mentalisation based therapy practitioner and am registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC). I am also completing the training required to be a Group Analyst.
Post qualification I have worked in the field of adult mental health, working with people experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties. I’ve developed a particular interest in working with people who have experienced complex trauma, eating disorders, low mood, Asperger’s Syndrome and health related conditions. Prior to training as a Clinical Psychologist, I completed a degree in Psychology and a Masters in Health Psychology at City University, London, and a PhD in Behavioural Genetics at Leeds University.
Laura is available via:
The Green Parrot,
Market Place,
Norfolk, PE37 7AQ
Patrick Santry
Patrick Santry is an experienced Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, having worked within the NHS, the armed forces, private practice and with MIND, the UK’s leading mental health charity. Alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Patrick also delivers Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). He is registered with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP – Number 150212).
Patrick is available via:
The Practice Rooms,
9/11 Lower Goat Ln,
Norwich NR2 1EL