Kathryn Budd

Kathryn Budd

 
(
She/Her
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

BSc Psychology, EMDR Europe accredited EMDR training, PGCert CBT for Eating Disorders, PGDip CBT
london

I specialise in supporting people with OCD, Eating Disorders and Trauma using CBT and/or EMDR to support people towards recovery. My approach is warm, approachable, and empathetic.

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Languages

English

About me

With more than a decade of experience in the NHS, I have spent the last five years working in an NHS talking therapies service and most recently in a specialist NHS anxiety service with a particular focus on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

My background also includes working with individuals facing eating disorders and disordered eating, allowing me to bring a comprehensive understanding of various mental health challenges. I have recently qualified in EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) which is a therapy that can help people who have experienced traumatic events.

Please see the EMDR UK website for more information. I am passionate about supporting my clients through their mental health journeys.

My approach is warm, approachable, and empathetic, fostering a safe space for collaboration and growth.

I believe in the power of a strong therapeutic relationship, and I strive to empower my clients to develop practical strategies that lead to meaningful change.

Together, we can navigate your path toward improved mental well-being.

Areas I can help with

Anorexia nervosa (AN) - purging subtype
Anorexia nervosa (AN) - restrictive subtype
Anxiety
Binge eating
Bulimia nervosa (BN)
Chronic fatigue
Chronic pain
Confidence
Coping with a long-term health condition
Depression
Emetophobia (vomit phobia)
Health anxiety
Long Covid
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Other eating disorder
Panic disorder
Perinatal OCD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Self-esteem
Social phobia
Stress
Trichotillomania

Qualifications

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Registered Mental Health Nurse
 - 
2015 - present
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
 - 
2020 - present

Work experience

Home Treatment Team - NHS
Mental Health Nurse
 - 
2015 - 2019
NHS Talking Therapies
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
 - 
2019 - present
NHS Specialist OCD Service
Senior Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
 - 
2024 - present

Education

University of Surrey
Psychology BSc
 - 
2007 - 2011
Kings College London
Mental Health Nursing PGDip
 - 
2013 - 2015
Kings College London
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy PGDip
 - 
2019 - 2020