About Me
Hello, I’m Andy. I’m a therapist based in Bristol. I’ve been working in and studying around the field of mental health for over ten years now and I’m passionate about helping people. I’ve had lived experience of historic trauma and I find being able to help people to overcome similar challenges very rewarding. I’m also very aware that with the rise of social media and AI, it’s becoming very difficult for the public to access quality, evidence-based information around their mental health or otherwise good advice. This issue is a keen interest of mine and informed my decision to specialise in CBT (you can find further information on it in the navigation tab). I see it as important that therapy is both accessible, but grounded in scientifically proven approaches so that I can maximise your chances of success.
To describe my career to date, I completed my undergraduate degree in Psychology in 2015. During this I had the opportunity to work with charities supporting those with brain injuries in the community. This then developed into creating a support group for young adults who struggled with isolation or discrimination due to their difficulties. After this I went on to work in acute rehabilitation for brain injuries and stroke victims. This involved helping people from all walks of life, advocating for them, and developing personalised interventions to support them in the early stages of recovery. I worked within a multidisciplinary team under the guidance of Clinical Psychologists.
I then moved on to complete my Master’s Degree in Applied Clinical Psychology with the University of Bath. This gave me the foundation of the skills that I still use to this day. Following this I enrolled into a postgraduate diploma in CBT, which qualified me as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner within the NHS.
I worked as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner through the lockdowns, which involved a combination of providing one to one and group therapy. I also went on to complete further training on providing adapted therapy to support people with managing long term health conditions like chronic pain or heart conditions.
After two years in this role I then completed another postgraduate diploma through the University of Exeter, this time in high intensity CBT. This is specialist level training wherein I was trained in the cutting edge interventions for a variety of mental health conditions. I continued to work in the NHS as a High Intensity Therapist for some time after qualifying and ultimately became a Team Lead.
I’ve now chosen to explore different avenues in making therapy more available to the public and have set up my own private practice. Good information and support is difficult to access and I have aspirations to make quality mental health support more available to the public through a combination of means in the near future.
In my own time I like to be around nature as I grew up in the countryside. I have two cats and keep some fish as well. I also like climbing when I have time.
