My name is Claire and I am a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, with a background in Psychology. I am a registered and accredited member of the BABCP and I am a member of EMDR Association. I have experience working with a variety of different client groups, including, students, older adults and clients with a variety of difficulties.

The main focus of my sessions are to ensure you, the client, feel understood, as you are the expert in you. My main emphasis within sessions is to build trust, utilising empathy and warmth, working collaboratively to achieve meaningful and positive change.

What is CBT?

CBT focuses on the relationships between our thoughts, feelings, what we do and our bodily sensations. It can often feel as though we can get stuck in a vicious cycle of anxiety or low mood that can feel difficult to break. CBT works through helping create awareness of these patterns of cycles and unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaving to enable more adaptive, helpful cycles. CBT focuses on the here and now, and is a collaborative therapy.

What is EMDR?

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. It focuses on helping to process traumatic or distressing experiences. In a similar way to how the brain can process through REM Sleep, EMDR uses eye movements (or sometimes sounds, tapping), which helps the brain process past memories, reducing their intensity and distress. I have completed EMDR training and I am working towards accreditation.

I have experience working with the following difficulties on both an individual and group basis:

• Anxiety disorders (including social anxiety, OCD, panic disorder)
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Depression
• Body dysmorphic disorder
• Low self-esteem

Costs and fees

For further information around costs and fees, please contact on my email below. 

Availability

I have availability to offer appointments on a Friday. These can either be via Zoom or face to face. Please feel free to get in touch on 07845 795 095 or clairelibertas@gmail.com, to have an initial chat around sessions. If you need to cancel sessions, please let me know with a minimum 24 hours notice.