Dominic Riches

Professional Profile

My name is Dominic and I am a fully qualified and BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist working with Think CBT from my consulting rooms in London (W13).

I also provide online CBT via Zoom and other video platforms.

I have been practicing CBT since 2008 and I have extensive experience of working with adults experiencing depression and / or anxiety problems, mainly in IAPT services in the NHS, from a wide variety of ages, cultures and backgrounds.

Whatever the nature of your problem, I would establish a warm and welcoming space for you to feel comfortable explaining the emotional difficulties you are having, and then we would work out what thought processes and behaviours might be keeping the problems going. Together we would identify techniques and strategies to help you change how you respond to difficult situations, thoughts and feelings, using your own wisdom and strengths to guide us in that. I would adapt my approach depending on your goals for therapy, to the best way to help you feel less stuck. I work in particular with depression, low self-esteem, OCD, PTSD, panic disorder, social phobia, health anxiety and generalised anxiety disorder.

As well as traditional CBT, I have benefitted from specialist training in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy. I often use these 'third wave' CBT approaches to help clients with a wide variety of the problems mentioned above, but weave those in with more traditional CBT techniques for quick results when clinically indicated.

I abide by the professional and ethical standards laid down by the BABCP and I have full professional indemnity and current DBS clearance.