Adjustment difficulties
Agoraphobia
Alcohol misuse
Anger Management
Anxiety
Anxious personality disorder
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Binge eating
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Burnout
Chronic fatigue
Chronic pain
Coaching
Complex PTSD
Compulsive sexual behaviour
Confidence
Coping with a long-term health condition
Dependent personality disorder
Depression
Dissocial (antisocial) personality disorder
Emetophobia (vomit phobia)
Emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD)
End of relationship difficulties
Gaming disorder
General wellness
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Grief
Health anxiety
Histrionic personality disorder
Identity concerns
Insomnia
Maternity
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
Narcissistic personality disorder
Neurodiversity
Obsessive compulsive (anankastic) personality disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Opioid misuse
Other addiction
Other mental health concern
Other perinatal mental health condition
Other substance use disorder
Panic disorder
Paranoid personality disorder
Parenting
Perfectionism
Perinatal OCD
Perinatal anxiety
Perinatal depression
Perinatal mood disorders
Personality disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Prolonged grief
Schizoid personality disorder
Sedative or anxiolytic misuse
Self-esteem
Sleep difficulties
Social phobia
Stress
Stress management
Tic disorders
Tourette syndrome
Trauma (general)
Weight management
Women's health
Sonia Westwood
 
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
BSc in Therapeutic Interventions & MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
chester

Sonia’s aim in therapy is to support individuals to become healthier in their mental wellbeing and develop resilience for their own, long term mental health self-management.

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Insurers

Axa
WPA
Cigna
Zurich
Travelers
Case Managers

Languages

English

About me

Sonia believes developing a trusting relationship is fundamental to any therapeutic journey. She offers a safe, collaborative and compassionate environment, to support clients in achieving meaningful change in their lives. Sonia’s aim in therapy is to support individuals to become healthier in their mental wellbeing and develop resilience for their own, long term mental health self-management. Sonia has over 20 years experience working in a variety of different adult mental health settings, within both the NHS and private sector. She has an extensive experience of delivering psychological therapy for a wide range of mental health problems. With a background working in addiction and substance misuse treatment, Sonia’s specialist interest is working with those suffering with trauma of any kind. Sonia is a fully accredited member of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) Europe. She a qualified Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) teacher and draws upon Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) to tailor treatment to each individual’s needs and goals.

Area I can help with

Adjustment difficulties
Agoraphobia
Alcohol misuse
Anger Management
Anxiety
Anxious personality disorder
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Binge eating
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Burnout
Chronic fatigue
Chronic pain
Coaching
Complex PTSD
Compulsive sexual behaviour
Confidence
Coping with a long-term health condition
Dependent personality disorder
Depression
Dissocial (antisocial) personality disorder
Emetophobia (vomit phobia)
Emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD)
End of relationship difficulties
Gaming disorder
General wellness
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Grief
Health anxiety
Histrionic personality disorder
Identity concerns
Insomnia
Maternity
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
Narcissistic personality disorder
Neurodiversity
Obsessive compulsive (anankastic) personality disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Opioid misuse
Other addiction
Other mental health concern
Other perinatal mental health condition
Other substance use disorder
Panic disorder
Paranoid personality disorder
Parenting
Perfectionism
Perinatal OCD
Perinatal anxiety
Perinatal depression
Perinatal mood disorders
Personality disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Prolonged grief
Schizoid personality disorder
Sedative or anxiolytic misuse
Self-esteem
Sleep difficulties
Social phobia
Stress
Stress management
Tic disorders
Tourette syndrome
Trauma (general)
Weight management
Women's health

Types of therapy I offer

Behavioural Activation
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Schema Therapy
Trans-diagnostic CBT
Mindfulness Based Interventions
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Cognitive Therapy (CT)

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