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Therapist

Holly Jane Thurgood

Registered Nurse - Mental Health NMC

BABCP Accredited CBT Practitioner

EMDR UK Member

CPT Provider 

Seeking help is the first step to recovery. I aspire to help others reach their full potential through a period of collaborative therapy and skills development focused on wellbeing, resilience and change.

 

I am results focussed, I will work with you in a structured way to support you in understanding your difficulties and learning skills to achieve your therapy goals. I am energetic and enthusiastic, and  I will work with you to motivate and guide you through therapy. 

My Experience

I am an experienced and highly trained mental health professional and psychological therapist. I have over 14 years of military healthcare experience delivering care in the UK and whilst deployed on operations. I have worked in acute and community mental health within the NHS and Ministry of Defence. 

 

I have experience in risk assessment and crisis intervention and training in delivering CBT based therapy such as Motivational Interviewing, Compassion Focused Therapy and Mindfulness. I have worked with clients of varied age living with a mixture of problems such as Depression, Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and alcohol addiction. I also regularly deliver mental health workshops to executive level managers, I have a varied portfolio of experience in delivering training and skills workshops to large audiences and teaching to small groups. 

Qualifications & Training

BSc (Hons)  Mental Health Nursing University of Birmingham

PGDip in CBT University of Oxford

EMDR Standard Level 1-4 EMDR Academy

PGCert Teaching in Higher Education

EMDR for Children & Adolescents

Cognitive Processing Therapy

Motivational Interviewing 

Introduction to CBT, Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre

Level 3 Coaching & Mentoring

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Narrative Exposure Therapy

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