Adjustment difficulties
Alcohol misuse
Anger Management
Anxiety
Anxious personality disorder
Attachment disorder
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Bipolar spectrum disorders
Chronic fatigue
Chronic pain
Complex PTSD
Confidence
Coping with a long-term health condition
Dependent personality disorder
Depression
Dissocial (antisocial) personality disorder
Domestic abuse
Emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD)
End of relationship difficulties
Family difficulties
General wellness
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Grief
Health anxiety
Histrionic personality disorder
Identity concerns
Maternity
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
Narcissistic personality disorder
Neurodiversity
Other abuse
Other perinatal mental health condition
Paranoid personality disorder
Parenting
Perinatal OCD
Perinatal anxiety
Perinatal depression
Perinatal mood disorders
Personality disorder
Physical abuse
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Prolonged grief
Psychosexual difficulties
Psychosis
Relationships
Schizoid personality disorder
Sedative or anxiolytic misuse
Self-esteem
Sexual abuse
Sexual health
Stress
Stress management
Trauma (general)
Women's health
Dr

Dominique Fray-Aitken

 
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She/Her
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Counselling Psychologist

BA, CPsychol, MSc, PsychD
birmingham

Relational psychologist helping all ages make sense of distress, understand patterns, and find practical ways to cope.

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Insurers

Axa
BUPA
Cigna
Zurich
Travelers
Case Managers

Languages

English

About me

I’m a Chartered Counselling Psychologist offering relational, time-limited therapy for children, teenagers, adults, and older adults who are navigating emotionally challenging or stressful periods in their lives. In this setting, therapy is often brief due to service structure, but there is still space for meaningful understanding and support. What you can expect: You can expect a calm, steady, and non-judgemental space where you’re met exactly as you are — whether your distress shows up quietly or loudly. I work collaboratively, helping you make sense of your emotions, understand what’s driving your reactions, and explore practical ways to feel more grounded and supported. My therapeutic approach is relational and integrative. We focus on the issues that feel most urgent for you while remaining curious about the patterns and experiences that may be shaping your current distress. Even in brief therapy, there is room for insight — space to understand yourself a little better and to feel less alone with what you’re carrying. I draw on a range of evidence-based models and psychoeducational approaches to help you understand your emotions, stress responses, coping patterns, and relational dynamics. My aim is to support you in gaining clarity, developing practical tools, and strengthening your emotional wellbeing within the time we have together. I am a HCPC-registered and BPS-chartered psychologist with experience across the NHS, private, and voluntary sectors. I have worked in community and inpatient settings, supporting people with a wide range of difficulties, including anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, burnout, low self-esteem, emotional overwhelm, and identity-related concerns. You don’t need to have the right words or a clear starting point. You can come as you are — and we will work together from there.

Area I can help with

Adjustment difficulties
Alcohol misuse
Anger Management
Anxiety
Anxious personality disorder
Attachment disorder
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Bipolar spectrum disorders
Chronic fatigue
Chronic pain
Complex PTSD
Confidence
Coping with a long-term health condition
Dependent personality disorder
Depression
Dissocial (antisocial) personality disorder
Domestic abuse
Emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD)
End of relationship difficulties
Family difficulties
General wellness
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Grief
Health anxiety
Histrionic personality disorder
Identity concerns
Maternity
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
Narcissistic personality disorder
Neurodiversity
Other abuse
Other perinatal mental health condition
Paranoid personality disorder
Parenting
Perinatal OCD
Perinatal anxiety
Perinatal depression
Perinatal mood disorders
Personality disorder
Physical abuse
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Prolonged grief
Psychosexual difficulties
Psychosis
Relationships
Schizoid personality disorder
Sedative or anxiolytic misuse
Self-esteem
Sexual abuse
Sexual health
Stress
Stress management
Trauma (general)
Women's health

Types of therapy I offer

Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT)
Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders (CFT-E)
Skills based intervention
Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
Cosmetic Surgery Assessments
Integrative Therapy
Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT)
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Systemic Therapy
Person Centred Therapy
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Full Psychological Assessments (60-90 minute)

Qualifications

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Registered Practitioner Psychologist
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2021 - present
British Psychological Society (BPS)
Chartered Membership
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2021 - present
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Work experience

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Education

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Level 3 Award in British Sign Language (BSL)
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2023 - present
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Level 2 Award in British Sign Language (BSL)
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2022 - 2023
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Level 1 Award in British Sign Language (BSL)
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2021 - 2022