ABOUT ME
I’m Ché, an experienced BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural psychotherapist, registered EMDR therapist, open dialogue practitioner and I'm also a registered mental health nurse.
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My professional journey began in 1998 when I trained to become a mental health nurse at the UEA in Norwich.
Upon graduating I moved to London to work at The Priory Hospital in Roehampton where I specialised in acute mental health, eating disorders and addiction treatment. In 2007 I moved into the NHS to take up more senior specialist positions in substance misuse and community mental health in central London.
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In 2015 I went on to successfully complete post graduate training in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) at Royal Holloway University and have worked since then as a psychological therapist in NHS psychology services in Kensington and Chelsea treating anxiety disorders and depression.
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My current NHS role is as a senior psychological therapist with the Grenfell health and wellbeing service, which was set up in 2017 to support and treat people who have been affected by the Grenfell tower fire.
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I established a private practice in 2018 offering individual psychological therapy and other mental health services. Due to where life has taken me professionally I have specialised in helping people recover from trauma; single incident, complex trauma and attachment based trauma by drawing upon different approaches; trauma-focussed cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy (EMDR), compassion focussed therapy (CFT) and narrative exposure therapy (NET) often a combination; depending on what fits best for my client.
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I am client centred, non-judgemental, warm and respectful. I like therapy to be a collaborative process, a safe space for you to explore whatever you decide to bring to therapy.
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My Qualifications and training:
Diploma in Open Dialogue (AFT)
Attachment informed EMDR training with Mark Brayne part 1 &2
EMDR certificate (EMDR Academy)
Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Royal Holloway University).
Post Graduate Diploma in Mental health Studies (Middlesex University)
Post Graduate Certificate in Dual Diagnosis Assessment and Treatment (Middlesex University)
BSc Mental Health Nursing (University of East Anglia)
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Additional information:
I have full accreditation with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Membership No: 170296
Full registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Pin No: 97J0973E
Fully cleared by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
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