SERVICES
Jamie can provide psychological assessment, treatment and support in managing different issues for individuals aged 18+. Appointments are available in-person, via telehealth or phone counselling sessions.
Jamie works with individuals experiencing a range of difficulties, including not limited to:
Addiction issues
Anger management
Assertiveness training
Anxiety and phobias
Bipolar disorder
Body image issues
Bullying
Coping skills
Chronic pain and illness
Depression
Disordered eating
Grief and loss
Life transition and adjustment issues
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Panic disorder
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress disorder and trauma
Psychosis
Relationship issues
Self-harm and suicidal ideation
Self-esteem issues
Sleep disorders
Stress management
Study issues/procrastination
TREATMENT TECHNIQUES
CBT is a widely researched and evidence-based form of psychological therapy which can be effective in treating a range of issues.
CBT looks at the way thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations and behaviour are all connected. CBT focuses on the way that our thinking can affect how we feel. CBT focuses on how we can challenge unhelpful thoughts or behaviours to improve our sense of wellbeing and find more helpful ways to cope.
CBT can help to better understand the way that we interact with ourself, the world and others to better manage current and future challenges…
CBT
Although Jamie works with a range of treatment modalities, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are two of the main treatment approaches he uses. If you would like to know more about how CBT or ACT can help you, feel free to reach out to us.
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The list of issues that can be effectively treated using CBT includes but is not limited to:
Depression
Anxiety disorders: social anxiety, health anxiety, generalised anxiety, panic attacks and phobias
Post-traumatic stress disorder and the treatment of trauma
Eating disorders: bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder or other disordered eating symptoms
Bipolar disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Substance use
Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
CBT may also be helpful in supporting people to manage stress, improve relationships, increase self-esteem and manage chronic pain/health conditions.
CBT is an approach that focuses on goal setting, with around 6 to 20 sessions recommended. The number of sessions required can vary considerably depending on individual issues and treatment goals.
For more detailed information on what CBT is and effectiveness of CBT, please see the links/references below:
ACT
ACT is an evidence-based form of psychological therapy which has been found to be helpful in treating a range of clinical conditions.
ACT is a mindfulness-based behavioural therapy that is action-oriented in nature. ACT assumes that the processes of a normal human mind can at times create suffering. The goal of ACT isn’t to purely get rid of all symptoms. With the assumption trying to control or get rid of symptoms can create more suffering.
Conversely, ACT focuses on trying to increase psychological flexibility and live a life in line with what is fundamentally important to an individual. Psychological flexibility means being able to be more present, to adapt to our environment and circumstances and to act consistently with what matters to us…
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ACT focuses on 6 core processes irrespective of what the presenting challenges an individual has are, these are:
Acceptance: Making room for unpleasant thoughts, feelings, sensations, urges and memories and allowing them to come and go without struggling with them.
Cognitive defusion: Learning ways to be able to step back from unhelpful thoughts, feelings, sensations, urges and memories to lesson their impact on us.
Contact with the present moment: Bringing our awareness to what we experience in the here and now so we can more fully engage with what we do in our lives.
Self as context: Accessing the part of our mind that is not our thoughts, beliefs, memories, judgements and dreams, but that is aware that we are thinking of these. The part of “you” that is always there in your mind and is separate from the thoughts we have.
Values: Identifying what is important to us and what we want our life to be about.
Committed action: Setting goals for how we want to act in line with our values and taking action towards this.
For more detailed information on what ACT is and effectiveness of ACT, please see the links/references below:
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.”
— Carl Rogers
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