Meet the Team
We are dedicated professionals committed to supporting you on your journey to wellness. Each member brings unique skills and experiences, ensuring you receive the best care tailored to your needs.
Sarah
Paul
Hi, I’m Sarah. I achieved a First Class Honours degree in Applied Psychology from Durham University in 2011. Following this I have worked in NHS Talking Therapy Services as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner for 3 years up in Newcastle, and then as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist for the past 9 years. I am fully accredited as both a CBT Therapist and as a Clinical Supervisor by the BABCP. I feel passionate about both aspects of my role and my particular interest areas are working with birth trauma, post-natal depression, panic disorder, childhood abuse and other forms of trauma that have led to PTSD. Since becoming a mum myself in 2023 and knowing first hand what a life changing experience this is, I am even more keen to support mothers experiencing difficulties in these areas.
My approach in therapy is gentle, supportive and encouraging. I will guide you through the NICE recommended CBT treatment in a collaborative and flexible way and care deeply that your experience of CBT is both positive and useful so that you leave sessions with a psychological toolbox of knowledge and techniques to help in the future. As a Clinical Supervisor I am respectful of your ideas and experience and aim to help the therapists I supervise gain confidence and competence in the areas they wish to develop within.
As a working mum I have very little free time nowadays! Most of my free time is spent with our little boy, and when I have the opportunity I enjoy getting stuck into a series on Netflix, going for afternoon tea, gardening and walking our lovely little dog, Poppy.
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Hi, I’m Paul. I have been working within mental health service for 18 years. After completing my BSc (Hons) in Clinical Psychology, I worked with the Red Cross Children’s Hospital in South Africa, supporting children who had been affected by trauma. In the UK I have worked in acute psychiatric inpatient wards, community mental health teams, and since 2009 I have been working within IAPT services across the country delivering low-intensity and high-intensity evidence-based interventions in the NHS. I also set-up an A-level in Psychology in my old school.
I am accredited in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). I am qualified in Virtual Reality Enhanced CBT (VR-CBT), Long-Term Health Conditions and Medically Unexplained Symptoms (LTC-MUS), Clinical Supervision, and more recently I have completed my certificate in CBT for Children and Adolescents. My particular interest areas are post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), breaking intergenerational cycles of traumas, children and young people (CYP), and working with other cultures.
In my spare time I like playing tennis, running, trekking up mountains, photography, watching movies, listening to audiobooks, walking the dog, and most of all spending time with my wife and son.
