Ask The Therapist

My guest this episode, Dr Anita Goraya, is a former GP and certified CBT therapist, amongst many  other accomplishments. We talk about Anita's career to date, her discovery that she had ADHD, and how she treats her clients with CBT, meditation and a holistic approach.Dr Anita Goraya is a former GP and now an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and blogger specialising in ADHD, depression, and anxiety for established professionals. She holds a qualification in Enhanced CBT from the University of Oxford, with specialisations in Complex Cases and Psychological Trauma.Find out more about Anita from her website https://doctoranitacbt.co.uk/Follow her Substack at https://anitagoraya.substack.com/ Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

In this episode, Sarah talks to Dr. Wendy Wood, the program lead for the Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) diploma, about her career journey and the impact of CFT on therapists. Wendy, a former mental health nurse and psychotherapist, discusses her transition to academia and her involvement in developing the CFT diploma at the University of Derby. She highlights the diploma's structure, which includes online masterclasses, clinical supervision, and small group work, emphasizing the importance of reflection and creativity. Wendy also shares insights from her PhD research on CFT's personal and professional impact on therapists, noting increased curiosity and self-awareness among participants.Find out more about CFT at https://www.compassionatemind.co.uk/http://cfttherapist.com/na/supervisors/wendy-wood/ Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

This episode is a special one for me - I'm sharing my recent conversation with Sara Tasker on her podcast, Entre Nous, all about setting up your business from the heart, and building communities online. If you'd said to me when I first did Sara's Instagram course many years ago that one day I'd be on her show, I wouldn't have believed you! Find out more about Sara's podcast at https://meandorla.substack.com/ Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

To celebrate the launch of my new book, A Therapist’s Guide to Private Practice: Building a Values-based Business, this episode, I’m joined by Dr Helen Moya, to talk about book writing and a career in CBT.Helen talks about writing her book, The CBT Career Guide: Becoming and Developing as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, and getting published. We also talk about the various routes to becoming a CBT therapist, and what Helen loves about her work.You can buy my book A Therapist’s Guide to Private Practice wherever books are sold. Find out more about Helen on her website www.moyacbt.co.ukOr join one of her Facbook pages - https://www.facebook.com/moyacbt/ or https://www.facebook.com/groups/2579283412283291/?locale=en_GB Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

In this episode, Sarah talks to returning guest, Anna Kingsley. Anna is a psychosexual therapist and couples counsellor. She's a really experienced expert in the field of addictions, sex, affairs, divorce and separation, and she's talking with us today about sex in recovery after addiction. Anna talks about the impact, the struggles, the things that need navigating with the person that's been through the addiction and the partner as well, how you can seek help, and she shares some really useful resources. She's also talking to us therapists about how we can be talking why we should be talking more about sex in our therapy sessions, and the types of questions that we should be asking.Find out more about Anna from her website https://kingsleycounselling.com/ or join her Substack - https://annakingsley.substack.com/Resources mentioned in this episode - https://www.cosrt.org.uk/search-members/Esther Perel booksThe State Of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity - a book for anyone who has ever lovedMating in Captivity: H

Did you know there's a huge link between perfectionism and ADHD? Today I’m talking to Natalie Englander, to explain what the link is, what to look out for and what support you can get. And if you're a therapist, what kind of questions you can be asking your clients to get more information to help with the formulation and the assessment process. Natalie Englander is an award-winning Senior Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Coach. You can find out more about her at www.natalieenglander.com Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

It seems like ADHD is everywhere at the moment, with more and more people talking about experiencing problems with attention, and getting diagnosed. In this episode, I'm speaking to Vicki George, the ADHD Nurse, about her choice too specialise her private practice in ADHD, how diagnosis works, and how she helps adults to understand their brains.Find out about the types of ADHD at around 8:41 and about the treatments available at 27 minutes.You can learn more about Vicki at https://theadhdnurse.co.uk/Vicki recommends the books of Ned Hallowell during this episode -www.drhallowell.com/read/books-by-ned/ Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

In this episode Sarah talks to Laura Greenwood, a Psychotherapist & Maternal Mental Health Coach. They discuss the pressures modern life puts on parents, and the benefits that therapy can have, not just for parents, but for their children too.You can find out more about Laura on her website - www.lauragreenwoodtherapy.com  Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

In this solo episode, Sarah celebrates five years of Ask the Therapist.  She talks about the success of the show, the most popular episodes, and what you can expect from the show in the future. Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

In this episode, Sarah talks to Emma Hine, a business strategist, about her journey from burnout to breakthrough.They talk about how Emma’s online business quickly grew into a monster, the toll it took on her mental health, and how she now helps other people to create businesses that work for them.Trigger warning - this episode contains discussion of suicide. Find out more about Emma and her work at www.emmahine.co.uk Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

In this episode, Sarah talks to Dr Julia Wahl about her forthcoming book, the Cancer Workbook.They talk about Julia’s route to Compassion Focussed Therapy, why compassion is so helpful for people as they navigate cancer, as a patient, carer or supporter, and how shame affects how we treat each other.Find Julia on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/drjuliaewahlresearch/   Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

In this episode, Sarah talks to Anna Kingsley, a relationship, psychosexual and addiction therapist.They talk about how couples therapy works, when to seek help for your relationship, and what to do when you want to end things. They also touch on Anna’s work as with addiction and sexuality.Find out more about Anna from her website https://kingsleycounselling.com/ Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

Trigger warning - This episode deals with disordered eating. For advice and support, contact BEAT https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ In this episode, Sarah talks to Becky Grace, a CBT therapist, mental health nurse and yoga teacher. They talk about how Becky’s own experience with binge eating led her to work in this area, how she uses yoga and CBT in her practice, and how you can seek support for yourself or a loved one.Find out more about Becky on her website https://www.beckygracetherapy.co.uk/Or join her Substack here https://beckygracetherapy.substack.com/Resources mentioned in this episodeOvercoming Binge Eating, Second Edition: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop by Christopher Fairburn You Are Not a Before Picture, by Alex Light  Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

In this episode I talk to Cecilia Paredes from Mexico City, about her journey into therapy, her discovery of compassion focused therapy and the work of Paul Gilbert, and her plans to create a centre for compassion in Mexico.You can find out more about Cecilia on her website - www.ceciliaparedesa.comand follow her on Instagram at @marice.paral  Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

In this episode, I talk to CBT Therapist, Jordan Mcphail about her work with women suffering from imposter syndrome, and her new Substack community, Frazzled, Frustrated and Stuck.We talk about Jordan's route to being a CBT therapist, her own struggles with imposter syndrome and at around 34 minutes, Jordan gives her tips for anyone struggling to try at home.Find more on Jordan's website - www.jmtalkingtherapy.co.ukor her Substack FFS! - Frazzled, Frustrated, Stuck | Jordan McPhail | Substack  Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

My guest this week has asked to remain anonymous. They'd like to remain anonymous, but they are also a podcast host. The guest today runs a podcast called Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding with That Hoarder podcast. It's a hugely insightful interview and conversation that we have today, where the guest talks through her experience of developing hoarding disorder, right from being a young child, her journey through mental health services, what's helped, what's been difficult, how she's been supported by friends, the shame that she experiences around her hoarding, and how it's been dramatised in the TV industry, and with the documentaries and programmes that are out there. This is a very real conversation and very educational for therapists working out there in the field, or for us generally, to get a really good perspective of what hoarding is, how it impacts the person and how we can support people with hoarding. I certainly got a lot to think about from this episode and I know you will, too.You can find my gues

In this episode, I re-present an interview with Dr Mary Welford. We cover Mary's training, why she chose to develop CFT, self-criticism and how she copes with working with people in distress.Dr Mary Welford is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Trainer, Speaker and Author of a big yellow book ‘Compassion Focused Therapy For Dummies’ & ‘The Compassionate Mind Approach to Building Self Confidence’.Mary is one of the founding members of ‘The Compassionate Mind Foundation’ alongside Professor Paul Gilbert. She lives in Cornwall with her family and continues to practice clinically alongside working in school settings where she strives to improve the wellbeing of staff and students through developing compassionate approaches.Find the full episode here https://sarahdrees.co.uk/episode-6/Find out more about Mary Welford and her work - Compassionate Mind FoundationThe Compassionate Mind – Paul GilbertCompassion in Cornwall retreatCompassion Focused Therapy For Dummies – Dr. Mary WelfordBuilding Your Self-Confiden

In this episode, I speak to founding member of Therapists Corner, the Self Esteem Therapist, Amy Rose.We talk about how low self esteem impacts every aspect of life, how Amy chose to niche down into self esteem treatment, and at 25 minutes in, Amy gives five practical suggestions of ways you can improve your self esteem.Amy Rose is a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist, a Mindfulness Teacher, an NLP Practitioner, and a Life Coach. Her real passion is using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to support women to overcome low self-esteem.Find out more about Amy on her Instagram @The.SelfEsteem.Therapist  or her website www.amyrosetherapy.co.ukWe talked about the following books - The Overcoming Low Self Esteem Handbook by Melanie FennelThe Compassionate Mind Approach to Building Self-Confidence by Mary WelfordYou're a Star: A Child's Guide to Self-Esteem by Poppy O'Neill  Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

This month Ask the Therapist is going weekly as I introduce you to my new Therapists Corner Substack community, a space for therapists to get together and discover how the business a therapy can thrive. In this solo episode, Sarah breaks down the ten steps to starting your own Substack publication.   Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

Remember the days of the staff room, a place to share ideas, bounce ideas off colleagues, collaborate and get answers to those business questions that pop up each day? Well, ‘Therapists Corner’ is here to hit that spot.We go further quicker when we work together; building a private practice doesn’t need to be hard work; you don’t need to figure it out all alone and you can confidently build a thriving and financially sustainable practice, attracting self-funded clients while staying true to your values.Whether you're looking to start your own private practice or grow an existing one, we're here to support you every step of the way.In this episode, we give you a taster of a quickfire Q&A session within the comunity.  Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees: