Psychological Therapy for Mental Wellbeing

Supporting your journey to emotional health, wellbeing and renewed resilience. I aim to provide a safe space for you to talk.

Psychological Therapy for Mental Wellbeing

Supporting your journey to emotional health, wellbeing and renewed resilience. I aim to provide a safe space for you to talk.

Meet Alan Bee Psychotherapist

About me

I became a psychotherapist because I am passionate about helping people live their best lives. I have had experience of working in the NHS for over 32 years, 15 years of which has been in the field of psychology/mental health/psychotherapy. I am an accredited CBT and EMDR practitioner with the BABCP and EMDR UK respectively. I can help you with anxiety disorders, depression, burnout, work related compassion fatigue, low self esteem, PTSD. I also have a special interest in working with Health and Social Care Professionals. I have an increasing interest in helping those who are generally well and would like to focus on peak performance in areas such as exams, sport, career.

I am also able to offer Clinical Supervision for CBT practitioners or those wishing to achieve accreditation with the BABCP. Please enquire for more details

Frequently asked questions

What is CBT and EMDR?

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy or CBT is an umbrella term covering a wide range of approaches that focus on how we think, what we think, our behaviour and how these interact with our emotions (fear or sadness as examples) and our physical bodies. There is a broad range of evidence to support Its effectiveness with a wide range of psychological problems.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing or EMDR is another effective treatment. The foundation of EMDR is that trauma is the basis for psychopathology. It follows an eight phase protocol helping you ultimately to reprocess and come to terms with anything that is distressing you linked to the problem being suffered. EMDR can be used for a wide range of problems.

What happens if I want you to help me?

Please send me an initial email (using the contact form above) briefly outlining what help you think you need. We can arrange a free 15 minute telephone call to see if I might be able to help meet your needs. Subject to you being happy to continue to meet me after our initial call and there being a problem I can help with, we will then meet for further sessions of assessment and to formulate your problem/s. This will include setting realistic and meaningful goals that will individualise the treatment to you. Following on from this we apply evidence based methods using CBT to make the changes we think you need to make to bring about lasting change. Alternatively we will continue to work through the different stages of EMDR. I can’t guarantee treatment will work, but I will put every effort into helping you make the changes in your psychological life that you need to make. With CBT there will be a need for you to do home practice to try to make the necessary changes and this could be hard and take time, but I will be here to support during the sessions we have together.

Is there anything you don’t treat?

I’m sorry but I am unable to help if you have been diagnosed, or think you might have, a complex/chronic mental health problem, such as Personality Disorder, Psychosis or Bi-polar Disorder. I’m also unable to help if you are experiencing a mental health crisis and are planning or intending to harm yourself or someone else (Please contact your GP practice, 111, attend your nearest accident and emergency or call the Samaritans).

Where and when do we meet?

We will meet online via something like MS Teams, Zoom or another suitable video platform. Meeting via laptop size screen or larger tablet is best especially if doing EMDR online. Please make sure you are in a private space, on your own, so that we talk openly and freely.

There might be some possibility of meeting face to face If you are local to Devon.

How much does it cost?

Each session is 50 mins long and costs £75. Sessions are paid for in advance via bank transfer and if cancelled within 48 hours, half the session fee will be due, or the full fee if cancelled within 24 hours. I am a recognised provider with BUPA, WPA, AXA, Avivia and Allianz.

How do I contact you ?

Please use the contact form above. I do have other commitments but check my emails Monday to Thursday. I will contact you, and if I have availability, we can arrange for an initial 15 minute chat free of charge.

Psychological Therapy for Mental Wellbeing

Psychological Therapy for Mental Wellbeing

How to contact

Meet Alan Bee Psychotherapist

About me

Frequently asked questions

What is CBT and EMDR?

What happens if I want you to help me?

Is there anything you don’t treat?

Where and when do we meet?

How much does it cost?

How do I contact you ?

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