CBT is an evidenced based, short term talking therapy recommended for the effective treatment of many different types of emotional difficulty. These include: anxiety, depression, panic, phobias, stress, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder, relationship difficulties, self harming behaviours, low self-esteem and anger difficulties...

CBT-Therapy North West provides therapist supervision for CBT practitioners, health professionals and CBT trainees throughout the UK, in accordance with the BABCP's ethical framework for good practice. The supervision will be provided by an accredited CBT therapist with the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies...

Relationship Therapy offers a confidential and safe environment where couples and individuals can explore their relationship difficulties with an experienced professional therapist. The aim is to help individuals and couples to identify the roots of their difficulties, to enable understanding and bring about positive change...

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is recommended for use with children and adolescents who are struggling with a range of emotional and behavioural difficulties. Our child therapist uses her expertise with children and adolescents to adapt the CBT appropriately...

What To Expect

Our therapy service offers you a safe and confidential setting to talk about the difficulties you are experiencing and how your negative thoughts, feelings, emotions and behaviour are limiting your quality of life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a short term therapy which focuses on the here and now. The therapist will begin by exploring with you how you think and feel about yourself, other people and the world.

Therapy sessions last for 55 minutes and initially, are on a weekly basis. Sessions are gradually reduced to fortnightly, three weekly and so on as you start to address and deal with your problems more effectively. At the conclusion of your first appointment your therapist will give you an estimate of the amount of sessions you will need to achieve your goals. If your therapist feels that your goals are not achievable with Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, (CBT), they will discuss this with you at the first opportunity

Our Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics.

Our focus is your well-being and good psychological health; therefore we will only provide services by highly-trained and experienced Accredited Therapists.

Our Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is available as:

• Individual Therapy for Children and Adolescents
• Individual Therapy for Adults (over 18 years)
• Child and Family Therapy
• Couples Therapy
• Supervision to Professionals and Trainees

About CBT Therapy North West

CBT Therapy North West is managed by Accredited BABCP Psychotherapist Julia Dunn. Julia has significant experience of working therapeutically with adults, children, young people and families experiencing a range of psychological difficulties. As a qualified and accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and a Qualified Health Professional registered with the Health and Caring Professions Council (HCPC), Julia has extensive experience of and current employment in NHS mental health services for Children and Families.

As well as a B.A. (HONS) in Social Work, Julia holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, Post Graduate certificate in Specialist Child and Family practice and has completed training with Liverpool University in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Supervisor and Trainer post graduate study at Oxford University.

BABCP is the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies. It is the lead organisation for CBT in the UK. BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) Psychotherapists have achieved a high level of competence in cognitive and behavioural methods, which has also been independently verified. Therapists need to meet strict criteria to become accredited by the BABCP. These include being a member of a specified core profession, following minimum training standards, having a sustained commitment to the theory and practice of cognitive and behavioural therapies and also maintaining appropriate clinical supervision arrangements. Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists follow the BABCP standard of Conduct, Performance and Ethics