Areas of Support
I provide clinical psychology therapy for a range of mental health and life challenges. Therapy at Dellers Psychology is tailored to your needs and focuses on building practical skills, insight, and strategies for long-term wellbeing. Common areas include:
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OCD involves intrusive thoughts, urges, or images, and repetitive behaviours or mental rituals aimed at reducing distress. Therapy can help you reduce compulsions, manage intrusive thoughts, tolerate uncertainty, and regain control over daily life. Exposure-and-response prevention (ERP), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are highly effective approaches.
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Anxiety disorders, including generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and specific phobias, can manifest as excessive worry, avoidance, panic attacks, or physical tension. Therapy supports the development of coping strategies, challenges unhelpful thoughts, encourages gradual exposure to fears, and builds confidence in difficult situations. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and exposure therapy are commonly used to address these challenges.
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Mood disorders, such as depression, low mood, and stress-related difficulties, can involve persistent sadness, low motivation, fatigue, or loss of interest in daily activities. Therapy assists in identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns, improving mood, increasing engagement in valued activities, and enhancing coping skills. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness-based approaches, and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) are often applied.
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Eating disorders, including restrictive eating, bingeing, purging, and body image concerns, can significantly affect both physical and mental health. Therapy helps foster a healthier relationship with food and body image, increases self-compassion, and addresses underlying emotional and cognitive patterns. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches are commonly used.
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Relationship and social difficulties, such as poor communication, conflict, social anxiety, or isolation, can be addressed through therapy by improving interpersonal skills, resolving conflicts, strengthening connections, and supporting confidence in social situations. Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Schema Therapy are particularly helpful for these concerns.
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Emotional regulation difficulties involve challenges managing intense or fluctuating emotions, often leading to impulsive behaviours or distress. Therapy teaches skills to recognise, understand, and manage emotions effectively, tolerate distress, and respond adaptively. Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based approaches are especially useful.
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Unhelpful perfectionism and self-esteem issues involve patterns of self-criticism, excessively high standards, or low confidence. Therapy supports the development of realistic expectations, builds self-compassion, improves confidence, and challenges unhelpful beliefs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Schema Therapy are effective approaches.
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LGBTIQ+ support may involve exploring sexual or gender identity, managing coming out, or addressing gender dysphoria. Therapy provides a safe space to explore identity, process emotions, cope with minority stress, and strengthen self-acceptance. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) can be applied depending on individual needs.
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Life transitions and adjustment difficulties, such as career changes, relocation, or personal growth, can be stressful and challenging. Therapy supports adaptation, helps manage uncertainty, clarifies goals, and strengthens resilience. Solution-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) are often used in these circumstances.
Treatment Modalities
At Dellers Psychology, I use a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches, tailored to each client’s unique needs. The approaches I draw on are outlined below:
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Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based approach that helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It is particularly effective for anxiety disorders, OCD, mood disorders, and unhelpful perfectionism, providing practical strategies to manage symptoms and build coping skills.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values-based living and psychological flexibility. It helps clients accept difficult thoughts and emotions while taking meaningful action aligned with their values. ACT is beneficial for OCD, mood disorders, anxiety, self-esteem issues, and life transitions, supporting clients in creating purpose-driven change.
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Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is considered the gold-standard treatment for OCD and anxiety disorders. It involves gradual exposure to feared situations or thoughts while preventing compulsive responses, helping to reduce distress and avoidance. ERP is most effective for clients struggling with OCD, phobias, panic, and other anxiety-related difficulties.
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Schema Therapy addresses long-standing unhelpful patterns and beliefs that often develop in childhood. It helps clients recognise these patterns, understand their origins, and develop healthier coping strategies. Schema Therapy is particularly helpful for emotional regulation difficulties, relationship challenges, and self-esteem concerns.
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Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on exploring and processing emotions to support healing and change. It assists clients in identifying underlying emotional experiences, expressing them safely, and responding adaptively. EFT is especially useful for relationship difficulties, emotional regulation, and mood disorders.
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Mindfulness-Based Approaches help clients build awareness, acceptance, and present-moment focus. By developing the ability to observe thoughts and feelings without judgment, clients can reduce stress, anxiety, and rumination. Mindfulness is particularly beneficial for anxiety, mood disorders, perfectionism, and stress management.
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a skills-based approach that teaches emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. It is particularly effective for clients experiencing emotional dysregulation, impulsivity, or complex relational challenges.
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Solution-Focused Therapy is a short-term, goal-oriented approach that emphasises strengths, resources, and solutions. It helps clients clarify goals, identify strategies to achieve them, and build confidence in their ability to navigate change. Solution-Focused Therapy is especially useful for life transitions, adjustment difficulties, and goal-setting.
Each person’s treatment plan is individualised, often combining different modalities (which is called an “eclectic approach”) depending on their areas of support. For example, OCD may be treated with ERP alongside CBT or ACT, mood or anxiety disorders may benefit from CBT, ACT, or mindfulness, and relationship difficulties may be addressed with EFT, Schema Therapy, or DBT. This flexible approach ensures that therapy is tailored to your unique needs and goals.
Therapy Process
All sessions are 50 minutes in length and are currently offered via Telehealth only, allowing you to attend from the comfort and privacy of your own home. All information shared in sessions is kept strictly confidential and private, except in circumstances where there is a risk of harm to yourself or others, or as required by law.
During your first session, we will:
Understand your concerns, goals, and relevant history.
Explore how therapy can support your specific needs.
Begin developing a tailored plan to guide your progress.
Ongoing sessions focus on:
Practical strategies to manage challenges.
Insight into patterns of thought, behaviour, and emotion.
Building skills for emotional regulation, resilience, and personal growth.
Supporting values-based decision-making and positive life changes.
Therapy is collaborative and flexible, adapting as your needs evolve. My goal is to provide a supportive, safe, and structured space where you can explore, learn, and grow.