Adjustment difficulties
Agoraphobia
Alcohol misuse
Anger Management
Anxiety
Anxious personality disorder
Binge eating
Burnout
Coaching
Complex PTSD
Confidence
Depression
Emetophobia (vomit phobia)
End of relationship difficulties
General wellness
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Grief
Health anxiety
Identity concerns
Insomnia
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
Neurodiversity
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Opioid misuse
Other addiction
Other mental health concern
Other substance use disorder
Panic disorder
Perfectionism
Perinatal depression
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Prolonged grief
Sedative or anxiolytic misuse
Self-esteem
Sleep difficulties
Social phobia
Stress
Stress management
Trauma (general)
Weight management
Women's health

Sonia Westwood

 
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

BSc in Therapeutic Interventions & MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
chester

Sonia’s aim in therapy is to support individuals to become healthier in their mental wellbeing and develop resilience for their own, long term mental health self-management.

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Insurers

Axa
WPA
Cigna
Zurich
Travelers
Case Managers

Languages

English

About me

Sonia believes developing a trusting relationship is fundamental to any therapeutic journey. She offers a safe, collaborative and compassionate environment, to support clients in achieving meaningful change in their lives. Sonia’s aim in therapy is to support individuals to become healthier in their mental wellbeing and develop resilience for their own, long term mental health self-management. Sonia has over 20 years experience working in a variety of different adult mental health settings, within both the NHS and private sector. She has an extensive experience of delivering psychological therapy for a wide range of mental health problems. With a background working in addiction and substance misuse treatment, Sonia’s specialist interest is working with those suffering with trauma of any kind. Sonia is a fully accredited member of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) Europe. She a qualified Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) teacher and draws upon Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) to tailor treatment to each individual’s needs and goals.

Area I can help with

Adjustment difficulties
Agoraphobia
Alcohol misuse
Anger Management
Anxiety
Anxious personality disorder
Binge eating
Burnout
Coaching
Complex PTSD
Confidence
Depression
Emetophobia (vomit phobia)
End of relationship difficulties
General wellness
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Grief
Health anxiety
Identity concerns
Insomnia
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
Neurodiversity
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Opioid misuse
Other addiction
Other mental health concern
Other substance use disorder
Panic disorder
Perfectionism
Perinatal depression
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Prolonged grief
Sedative or anxiolytic misuse
Self-esteem
Sleep difficulties
Social phobia
Stress
Stress management
Trauma (general)
Weight management
Women's health

Types of therapy I offer

Behavioural Activation
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Trans-diagnostic CBT
Mindfulness Based Interventions
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Cognitive Therapy (CT)

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