Catherine Campbell

I work with a few different types of therapies, which can all complement one another. Eye Movement, Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) can help people emotionally process past events, allowing us to have an updated view of how we see ourselves, others and the world and helps us look at the impact of certain experiences on the nervous system. Compassion-Focused Therapy helps us develop more awareness of the chatter in our mind, and the possible default to criticise ourselves, instead of coaching ourselves, particularly when things get hard. Lastly Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, which can help us see the link between our thoughts, feelings and subsequent behaviours, and how we can use that to our advantage. Please do get in touch to discuss working together.

Since I qualified in 2012, I have worked in a variety of teams in different NHS settings, where people have been experiencing difficulties after certain events. These events may have been in childhood, when they became an adult, or both. I have worked with those affected by the terror attacks in London, Tunisia and Paris. I have also worked in prisons. I currently work in an NHS specialist trauma service, Op Courage, which supports Military Veterans who have had difficulty coming to terms with some of the things that have happened to them. Sometimes our past experiences can hijack how we manage things in the present, because of what the our mind and body has had to absorb. It can be helpful to talk this through with someone; to make links to what factors might be impacting on how you are thinking, how you feel emotionally and what is happening in the body. We can explore what work could be done to support the mind and body to help you feel more emotionally prepared as you move forward.