Therapies can help with a range of issues
It isn’t always easy to know which kind of therapy to choose - there are so many different names and acronyms, and there are so many therapists.
Studies show that it is often the safety of a trusting relationship that helps therapy be transformative.
We may find trust in a smile and empathy in the eyes - we may feel seen and accepted, and find we can more easily trust in the process. Some therapists at The Brook specialise in certain areas with skills that suit some needs more than others; some offer more general support to a range of concerns.
You may be guided by the therapist themselves, by how they present themselves and how you feel in response to their face and their words.
You may be guided by expertise and specialist training.
You may be guided by the concerns that bring you to this website.
Take a look at the sections below and reach out the practitioners that who feel right.
What brings us to therapy?
Body dysmorphia
Birth trauma
Bullying and discrimination
Burnout
Cancer support
Children
Childhood Trauma
Chronic illness
Confidence
Depression and low mood
Dissociation
Distressing dreams
Domestic abuse
Eating disorders
Emotional abuse
Fears and phobias
Fertility
Gender dysphoria (GD)
General wellbeing
Genital issues
Health anxiety
Health management
Hoarding
Insomnia and sleep disorders
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
LGBTQ+
Life transitions
Loneliness
Loss
Managing emotions
Meditation
Menopause
Miscarriage
Neurodiversity - support / assessment
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Panic attacks
Paranoia
Personal development
Physical abuse
Physical pain
Poor posture
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Postnatal depression
Postnatal recovery
Speech and Language
Suicidal thoughts
Trauma
Unhealthy habits
Our Services
Our Practitioners
Ellie Smale
EMDR and Integrative Art Therapist
With over 16 years experience, Ellie brings colour and flow to evidence-based and trauma-specific practices in her work with older teens and adults.
Alison Green
Person Centred Counsellor
Alison provides a space of safety and warmth in which a trusting relationship supports indibiduals to explore thoughts, feelings, and patterns of behaviour.
Jackie Coombs
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Counselling and Supervision
With over twenty years in specialist psychotherapy services, Jackie’s terapy utilises the powerful experience of being truly listened to, truly seen and heard.
Anne Raw
Counsellor and Coach
Anne’s couselling and coaching values the therapeutic relationship. She blends warmth, empathy and evidence-based thechniques to support your wellbeing
Finbar Doohar
Intergative Psychotherapist and Counsellor
Fin works with people across various mentail health services, probation, young offenders, and homeless services. He oversees a thgerapy team in asubstance abuse and addiction service, alongside private practice.
Imogen Powell
Counsellor
Imogen is a highly experienced counsellor happy to work with children (over 8 uears olf), young people, adults and elders.
Hannah Lewis
Process Oriented Psychotherapist for Couples and Individuals
Hannah offers a warm, inviting space where she pays close attention to body language and patterns, allowing individuals a bigger sense of themselves and their possibilities.
Natalie Alleyne
Family Psychologist
With a life devoted to child and adolescnet psychological development, Natalie supports the adults behind in our rapidly evolving world.
Emma Headly
Clinical Psychologist
Emma works with adults, couples and multiple partner relationships. She specialises in difficulties related to sex, sexuality, shame and relationship trauma.
Hester Singer
Alexander Technique Practitioner
A body positive advocate with over 20 years experience as a nurse, Hester’s gantle ‘hands-on’ therapy, helps individuals find ease and freedom in body and mind.
Rebecca Neale
Psychodynamic Therapist
Rebecca creates a safe and non-judgemental space for inner exploration, so that individuals can move towards productive and meaningful lives.
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EMDR
A powerful therapeutic tool that assists with processing traumas of many kinds, helping us move towards feeling safer in relationships.
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Alexander Technique
A gentle hands on therapy that eases tension, allowing for ease of movement, and reducing pain, tension and stress.
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Integrated Trauma and Attachment Treatment Model
ITATM is a trauma-specific therapy model that layers physical, emotional, and psychological elements including sensory processing, art, somatic therapies, embodied awareness, toning and movement, bilateral stimulation, resource installation, parts work integration, and amygdala reframing messages.
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Art Psychotherapy
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way... things I had no words for.”
Georgia O'Keeffe
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Children's Clinical Psychology
Evidence-based therapeutic approaches support young people and thier families, who may be struggling with a range of mental health difficulties
