Jayne Shears

Professional Profile

My name is Jayne and I am a fully qualified and BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and EMDR Therapist working with Think CBT from my consulting rooms in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (IP31) and nationwide online. I also provide CBT online via Skype and video-link. 

 As well as being a BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, I am also an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) therapist. I provide treatment in Suffolk near Bury St Edmunds at Langham Clinic and once a day in London at Token House City Centre. At the current time I am working solely online and I find that this works very well.

I am an experienced psychotherapist and have worked in the NHS for over 12 years supporting individuals with a wide range of emotional difficulties. For example, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Anger, Health Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Disorder, Specific Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Childhood traumas and attachment, Self Esteem, Social Anxiety, Stress, Sleep problems, Grief and mourning, Addictions, Chronic pain and Depression. I am also trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Couples Counselling.

I now work solely privately and offer evidence based treatments recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). My aim is to help people gain a sense of enjoyment in their everyday life using CBT and EMDR.

I have a Post Graduate Diploma in CBT from Oxford University. I am fully trained in EMDR. I am also trained and have experience in working with people with Long Term Conditions, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Couples CBT Counselling, Eating disorders and Mindfulness.

I have a special interest in working with people who have experienced trauma, including clients who have been diagnosed with PTSD. I have advanced training in Attachment Focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (A-F EMDR) and this is useful for people who have experienced acute or chronic relational trauma and attachment deficits. This would include childhood physical or sexual abuse, neglect, early losses, birth trauma, medical trauma, parental drug or alcohol abuse, caregiver misattunement, secondary trauma and the cumulative effects of these. The effect of such experiences may be depression, relationship difficulties, problems at work and may impact on a person's sense of safety and capacity to form emotional relationships in adulthood.