Louise Barker CBT

Welcome to Guide Your Mind CBT.  Are you looking for a therapist who not only provides a safe place for you or your child to be listened to but also equips you with lifelong knowledge and skills to take care of your emotional and mental health?

I have over 30  years experience working with adults, children and young people in a variety of NHS settings including Adult Psychological Therapies Services and CAMHS.  My last role was providing Psychological Therapy in an NHS Eating Disorders Service and I currently provide CBT sessions remotely online or in- person in West Somerset.

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is considered to be one of the most effective forms of psychotherapy to come along in recent years. This reflects my own experience of helping people make significant changes through therapy and being able to lead happier and more fulfilled lives as a consequence.

What is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy?

”Cognitive Therapy seeks to alleviate psychological stresses by correcting faulty conceptions and self-signals. By correcting erroneous beliefs we can lower excessive reactions” Aaron T. Beck.

CBT looks at your thoughts, feelings and behaviour and their impact on each other, how they keep your difficulties going and how they may be holding you back in life. The therapy relationship is a collaborative one that enables you to develop new understandings of your problems and develop new more helpful ways to move forward. This can be a life changing process that provides you with knowledge and skills and ultimately to become your own therapist.

Google review:

“Louise has been absolutely amazing. I never believed I could overcome my phobia and anxiety and it’s all down to her support and guidance. The CBT and exposure therapy she used with me has meant I can now enjoy life in a way that I couldn’t previously. The difference she has made to me and my family has been phenomenal. The empathy, understanding and compassion she showed really helped my recovery and made me feel heard. I will forever be grateful for Louise’s support and I would highly recommend using her.” 

Email Me

louisebarkercbt@gmail.com

Call Me

07394 824978

Based in West Somerset

Experience:

I have practiced in the mental health field for over thirty years. This has included managing a day hospital and providing cognitive behaviour therapy to adults and young people overcoming addiction,  providing specialist assessment and therapy programmes to children and families within an NHS CAMHS team and more recently providing psychological therapy for adults and young people presenting with depression and/or a range of anxiety problems. I have extensive experience and expertise working with children, young people and adults with a range of difficulties including anxiety, depression and addiction

“I have learnt so much, really eye opening techniques and Louise has been amazing at helping me see where my difficulties have stemmed from. I feel confident with the strategies I have learnt to deal with difficult times.” (Kate) 

Accreditations:

BABCP, ( British Association of Behavioural Cognitive Psychotherapies.)

NMC, (Nursing and Midwifery Council.)

Qualifications:

Postgraduate Diploma in Evidence-based Psychological Treatment – CBT, University of Reading.

MSc Addictive Behaviour (distinction), St. George’s Medical School, University of London.

Diploma in Solution- focused therapy: A family perspective, Institute of Family Therapy, London.

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Depression & Anxiety Disorders with Russ Harris.

Registered Nurse (Mental Health), Southampton University Combined School of Nursing.

Other:

Enhanced DBS certificate.

Email Me

louisebarkercbt@gmail.com

Call Me

07394 824978

Based in Somerset