Elizabeth Valentine

Professional Profile

My name is Elizabeth and I am a qualified and accredited CBT therapist. I have worked in the NHS for over nine years and within education prior to that supporting children and young people with their mental health and wellbeing.

I have a very person-centred approach, taking time to get to know the individual and their needs. Experience and additional training mean that I am able to offer an integrative approach to therapy so that it is suited to the individual. This may include drawing on other modalities such as Systemic Practice (I am also a qualified Family Systemic practitioner), Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behaviour therapy (DBT), for example within the CBT framework. 

I specialise in supporting young people with difficult experiences they may have had and working alongside them to improve mental health difficulties resulting from such experiences, helping them to re-engage with affirming life goals. 

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