With Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, I can help you get through stressful challenges by questioning negative thoughts and understanding the source of specific behaviours and emotional patterns. Experience:
Schahrazed Khaies developed knowledge and skills in supporting individuals who were experiencing mental health difficulties; including delivering manualised CBT interventions for low self-esteem, depression, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, health anxiety, specific phobias and OCD. She is currently training to further her knowledge of annualised treatment for Trauma (PTSD). Within her clinical roles, she has been afforded the opportunity to work with a varied population which provided her with an understanding of how challenging life can be as well as helping vulnerable people navigate those challenges. Schahrazed naturally calming nature and empathetic way of being as proven to be of use when working with many clients. First, an agreement or contract will be set between you and the therapist. Confidentiality, time boundaries, payments information, etc will clearly be outlined. Then, you will be asked to complete a few questionnaires about your presenting difficulties. This will help your therapist understand your needs better. Because your safety comes first: your therapist will ask you questions about your current situation, your medical history, your relationships, living situation and any potential risk. Your therapist may ask you questions like; what brought you to therapy? What do you feel is not going well in your life? Your therapist recognizes how challenging it can be to start therapy and will help you start the process at a pace that you feel comfortable with. It is important for your therapist to have a full picture of what you are going through to help you, but like any relationship this can take time. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by linking your thoughts to how they impact your feelings/emotions and behaviours. Negative thoughts and feeling can trap you in a vicious cycle and CBT aims to make you notice those unhelpful patterns and help you change them to ultimately become your own therapist. For further information please visit the NHS website. I will never give you advice but help you see through your own patterns to empower you to start changing. Just write me to schedule your first appointment.
