OCD therapists in Bournemouth, England
Browse OCD therapists in Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Dr Pointer | OCD Specialist
Psychologist, BSc (Hons), M.St. (Oxon), PsychD (Surrey), Dip CBH. C.Psychol AFBPsS HCPC reg.
I experienced OCD from an early age, & have since recovered. I would like to help you recover from OCD, too.
24 Years Experience
Online in Bournemouth, England (Online Only)
Ummayah Sidhu
Counsellor/Therapist, BACP Accredited Psychotherapist & Clinical Lead | Identity, Heritage & High-Pressure Transitions
OCD can make your own thoughts feel like an enemy. We will use evidence-based approaches to understand your intrusive thoughts and compulsions, working to reduce their power over your daily choices and anxiety levels.
10 Years Experience
Online in Bournemouth, England (Online Only)
Peter Dutton
Registered Psychotherapist, Psychotherapist, Life Coach, Sports Performance Psychologist. Registered BACP Member
OCD can be a very controlling part of your life, I help you to accept these parts of you allowing them to disperse
14 Years Experience
Online in Bournemouth, England
Leonie M Dippenaar
Life Coach, BWRT® Master Coach | Certified Hypnotherapist (CHT) | Ethno Psychology Practitioner (EPP)
OCD thinking can create a cycle of intrusive thoughts, anxiety, doubt, and overwhelm that feels difficult to switch off. Our work focuses on understanding the patterns behind the distress, reducing the emotional intensity attached to unwanted thoughts, and developing practical tools to respond differently so you can experience greater calm and control.
18 Years Experience
Online in Bournemouth, England (Online Only)
Empowered Wellbeing, Decolonizing Intersectional and Integrative Complex Trauma & Dissociation Recovery Support
Life Coach, view my credentials online at: www.recoveringfromwithin.com/credentialslongform
OCD is interesting in that it could have trauma based origins, physiological origins, including epigenetic, or could be an adaptive response to something that is currently challenging. First is to decipher where the origin is as best as one can, in general an integrative and functional approach may work well, as it could be based in metabolic deficiency, for example.
Shared with care: in certain cases, we have witnessed it might evolve in people or communities where power abuse is rampant -- these compulsions can set in as ways to adapt to holding maladaptive and abusive thinking and distracting a person from the inhumanity and incoherence of the abusive thinking they have been groomed to take on. This is not written about from a hegemonic perspective, however decolonizing theory will find these challenges of OCD and even paranoia heightened in people or communities that habituate enacting atrocities. This is not trauma it is an expression of intensive moral injury and benefits from interrupting the moral injury and moving the person into ethical recovery of their humanity.
Contrapositively, trauma impactees may show OCD traits as a way of the mind distracting from torture or other forms of recurring harm psychologically (e.g repeated and intensive gaslighting), physically, sexually...etc. Here we would apply a trauma based approach to care along with Havening, Brainspotting and other ways to soothe a nervous system and restore mental networks as best we can/
Please feel free to ask if you have more questions.
15 Years Experience
Online in Bournemouth, England (Online Only)
Bournemouth is a seaside town on the Dorset coast with a large student population drawn to Bournemouth University and Arts University Bournemouth, and its mental health landscape reflects a mix of student wellbeing needs, seasonal resort pressures, and the challenges of a community with areas of significant economic deprivation behind its tourist-facing image. NHS mental health services are provided through Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust, and a private therapy sector serves residents who prefer faster or more specialised care. The town's seasonal economy creates particular stressors for those in hospitality and tourism, and the contrast between high-season energy and winter quietude can amplify feelings of isolation and depression. Common therapy concerns include anxiety, depression, student wellbeing, relationship difficulties, and the challenges of building a stable life in a town whose character shifts dramatically across the year.
OCD therapists in Bournemouth, England Statistics
OCD therapists in Bournemouth, England average 15 years of experience and charge around ¤144 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (58%), Integrative Therapy (55%), and Behavioral Therapy (39%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
¤144
Accept insurance
48%
Offer sliding scale
45%
Gender ID
| 56% |
Female |
|
| 41% |
Male |
|
| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
|
Session Type
| 58% |
In Person and Online |
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| 42% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 58% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 55% | Integrative Therapy |
| 39% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 39% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 35% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 32% | Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) |
| 32% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
Ages Served
| 97% | Adult |
| 68% | Young Adult |
| 58% | Senior |
| 58% | Teen |
| 23% | Children |
Client Focus
| 58% | Women |
| 52% | LGBTQ+ |
| 42% | Men |
| 39% | Asian |
| 39% | Black / African American |