About CBT Making Changes

Welcome to CBT - Making Changes
CBT - Making Changes was established by Karl Woolley. He trained as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, working within the hospital and community settings. Furthering his career, Karl completed a qualification within Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Karl continues within the NHS and the private sector, as a CBT therapist, he is an experienced therapist who is fully accredited with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).

This service is a provider for individuals who require friendly, professional and confidential Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). The purpose of CBT - Making Changes is to provide High Intensity CBT, to enable inidividuals to overcome their problems and move forward with their day to day lifestyle.

What is CBT?
CBT can help to eleviate an individuals problems by breaking them down into smaller parts. It can help to change the way you think (Cognitive) and the way you act (Behaviour). Unlike other therapies, CBT focuses upon the present situation and current difficulties.

CBT is an evidence-based psychological intervention, which is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

In accordance to the NICE guidelines, CBT therapists will:
•Assist an individual to acknowledge and understand the problem/s
•Identify what is maintaining the problem/s
•Devise a method to deal with the problem/s

How CBT works
Through discussions with a CBT therapist, an individual will break down their problems into smaller parts and by doing so the therapist will be able to see how each are connected and how they affect the individual.

These parts are:
•Situation - a problem or an event
•Thoughts - for example negative thinking, appraisals
•Emotions - for example fear, guilt
•Physical feelings - for example hot, nausea, breathlessness
•Actions - for example avoidance, safety behaviours

Each of the above can influence the others, how an individual may percieve their thoughts about a problem, will affect their emotional response and behaviour.

My training, work experience and any achievement

Originally trained as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), working for the NHS. Then joined the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service, and qualified as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist.

Continue to work within the NHS and the private sector, as an experienced High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapist,a member and accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).

Qualifications

* Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (University of Chester)
* Diploma of Higher Education - Registered Mental Health Nurse (Staffordshire University)
* Psychosocial Interventions - Level 3 Certificate (University of Chester)
* Clinical Supervision for Supervisors - Level 3 Certificate (University of Chester)

Further Information

Block booking appointments available reducing the cost per session with up front payment.

Home visits can be arranged but costing will apply.

Telephone therapy is slowly taking place within many practices and CBT-Making Changes would also like to offer this service.

Email therapy and guidance with CBT techniques / coping strategies and understanding available.

For different modes of therapy prices do differ, please email me for price listing.