What I can help with
- Acute Health Conditions
- Adjustment Disorder
- Anxiety
- Grief and Bereavement
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Depression
- Health Anxiety
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic
- Perfectionism
- Perinatal mental health
- Professional Burnout
- Relationships
- Self-esteem
- Sleep
- Social Anxiety
- Stress
- Trauma/PTSD
- Women's Health
Therapies offered
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Couples Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- Mindfulness Stress Reduction
Approach
It can be hard to know what to do and where to go when you are struggling, however you have taken the first step to search for a therapist, so let Francesca guide you through the rest. Francesca is a fully accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with experience working in the NHS for over 7 years, supporting people with depression and anxiety. This includes working with self esteem, addressing past difficulties, processing trauma and working through life transitions. She has also been training in Cognitive Behavioural Couples Therapy and specialises in supporting couples who may be experiencing relationship distress or are experiencing depression. Francesca incorporates other therapeutic approaches, such as Compassion Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, to allow flexibility in how she works with clients and to adapt sessions to suit her clients. She believes the therapeutic relationship is essential, so will aim to create a safe, supportive environment for you both to work together. Beginning your therapy journey can be difficult but it is also the best care that you can give yourself.
Experience
Francesca is a fully accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with experience working in the NHS for over 7 years, supporting people with depression and anxiety. More recently she has specialised in working with clients during the perinatal period, which includes the time during pregnancy, up until the baby is 1 years old and those who have suffered from miscarriages or loss. She works with both mothers and fathers, and have experiencing supporting perinatal depression, OCD, birth trauma and other distress that may come up during this time.