Welcome to Empower Clinical Psychology Services, a Clinical Psychology Service for Adults aged 18 years and over.
Services Provided
1. Expert witness reports regarding psychological injury following traumatic events such as road traffic accidents, industrial accidents, violent assaults etc. Trained by Bond Solon legal training consultancy in court report writing and court room skills.
2. A facilitative space for the development of a broad psychological understanding of your difficulties and for the generation of alternative ways of being, to help you move closer to the self and the life you deeply value. In practice this looks like the provision of assessment and (arguably) evidence based therapies for difficulties that can be described in the following ways:
- The various anxiety problems, such as panic disorder and agoraphobia, specific phobias, generalised anxiety disorder, health anxiety, social and performance anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, body dysmorphia and post traumatic stress disorder.
- Mood difficulties, such as depression, post-natal depression and adjustment disorder following adverse life events.
- Traumatic grief
- Low self esteem and interpersonal difficulties
- Emotional instability and self harm
- Work related stress and burnout
- Existentially based difficulties
Please note, this list is not exhaustive and moreover it is not always easy to define one’s difficulties in the first place, so don’t worry if you don’t see your experiences in the list above. Feel free to get in touch to find out whether the service would be appropriate for you. I can usually help you clarify your difficulties and sign post you onwards if not.
3. Clinical supervision for Clinical Psychologists, CBT therapists, and other professionals and /or clinical teams working in a mental health context. My supervisory approach is similarly broad ranging, drawing on the range of approaches listed on the Therapies Offered page and can usually be tailored to your individual needs. I generally aim to help you think about your clients in ways that develop your confidence to respond effectively. If needed I can support you in your learning of specific therapeutic approaches as well as the development of micro therapy skills for example for the purpose of BABCP accreditation using tools like the CTS-R.
For info: I have completed supervision training at the University of Manchester and at regional Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programmes and am an accredited applied psychology practice supervisor by the British Psychological Society.