Rachel Clarke

Professional Profile

My name is Rachel, I am a specialist CBT therapist offering online CBT for Anxiety, Depression, PTSD and Eating Disorders as well as Couples Therapy.

In our sessions I aim for us to create a space where you feel able to speak openly and focus on what maters to you most. 

I have been fortunate to have been trained by people who wrote the treatments for Anxiety, Depression, PTSD and Eating Disorders. This means I have in-depth knowledge of the Evidence Based treatments and what might work best.

I have worked in the NHS/in private practice for over 15 years. Within this time I have worked in the community and hospital settings. Along side my private practice I am course a Director on a Post Graduate Diploma in CBT for Eating Disorders. 

Some specific areas I can help with are:

PTSD

I work with Post Traumatic stress Disorder and can offer both Trauma Focused CBT (tCBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.

You may have experience vivid memories of the past, difficulty sleeping and/or nightmares with high levels of being on guard or feelings of anger, shame and/or fear. We will aim to understand these experiences. I have also completed parts 1 and 2 of EMDR training. This means I am able to offer EMDR for people who have experienced a single traumatic event or events linked to a similar theme.

Depression

I also have a lot of experience in working with Low Self-Esteem, Perfectionism, Low mood and Depression offering both Individual and couple based therapy for this. 

Anxiety

I am able to offer Evidence based treatment for many anxiety disorders. I am particularly skilled in working with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. 

Couples Therapy

I am a trained couples therapist for Depression having trained with Tavistock Relationships. You may be going through difficulties in your relationship, experiencing arguments and feeling distant from each other. This therapy is especially helpful if you are finding it difficult to communicate with each other and have noticed a lack of closeness/intimacy. 

Eating Disorders

I am trained and train and supervise others in the treatment of various Eating Disorders including Anorexia Nervosa (AN), Bulimia Nervosa (BN), Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (OSFED). You may be experiencing difficulties with how you feel about your body/body image and/or with an Eating Disorder. I am able to offer both CBT-E and CBT-T treatments. These therapies last between 10 and 40 session and we will consider which option is best for you. 

In addition I am able to off treatment for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) for both adults and adolescents. 

Please get in touch if you wish to arrange an initial session with me to consider how we may work together towards a positive change in your life.