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Adjustment difficulties
Anger Management
Anxiety
Binge eating
Bipolar spectrum disorders
Burnout
Coping with a long-term health condition
Coping with an acute health condition
Depression
End of relationship difficulties
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Health anxiety
Insomnia
Panic disorder
Perfectionism
Psychosexual difficulties
Relationships
Self-esteem
Sleep difficulties
Social phobia
Stress
Stress management
Dr
Gayle Watts
 
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Clinical Psychologist
BSc, DClinPsy

Gayle is a warm, compassionate clinician who understands the importance of the therapeutic relationship and of building a trusting, open rapport with her clients

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Insurers

Axa
BUPA Global
Vitality
Cigna
Simply Health / PPP
Zurich
Healix

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About me

Gayle places particular emphasis on ensuring that therapy is seen as a safe space. She works collaboratively with individuals to identify meaningful goals and draws from a range of psychological models to help people work towards achieving these goals. Gayle is a clinical psychologist with over 10 years of experience working in the NHS, in both mental health and physical health settings. She is fully registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Gayle completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2016 and since then has mostly worked within health psychology. Her current NHS role is within a Pain Management service. Within this role, she has gained extensive experience of working with difficulties such as anxiety, depression, stress, sleep difficulties, anger management and adjustment to living with long term conditions. As well as providing 1:1 support for clients, she regularly provides supervision and training to other members of a multidisciplinary team. Gayle has a special interest in the relationship between physical health and mental health and has found Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to be a particularly helpful model for helping people to adjust to difficult circumstances and to find a way to move forwards. Gayle has undertaken further training in ACT since qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist and finds that incorporating elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) with ACT, can help to enhance its effectiveness.

Area I can help with

Adjustment difficulties
Anger Management
Anxiety
Binge eating
Bipolar spectrum disorders
Burnout
Coping with a long-term health condition
Coping with an acute health condition
Depression
End of relationship difficulties
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Health anxiety
Insomnia
Panic disorder
Perfectionism
Psychosexual difficulties
Relationships
Self-esteem
Sleep difficulties
Social phobia
Stress
Stress management

Types of therapy I offer

Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

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