Kerry Shoesmith

I have current availability weekdays 9-5 and Monday evenings.

Sessions can be delivered on line or face to face in Eastbourne town centre therapy rooms.

I am an experienced Cognitive Behavioural and ReAttach Therapist. I am an NVR UK Accredited Practitioner, supervisor and trainer and qualified in NLP coaching.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy, which explores your problems in the here and now. CBT assumes that behaviours are linked to your thoughts and feelings, which are a product of the beliefs you hold about yourself the world and others. Some behaviour may maintain your problems or even make them worse. CBT believes that if you can better understand your thoughts you can change behaviours and beat self-defeating cycles. With commitment CBT can help you overcome real difficulties in a relatively short period of time compared to other talking therapies. CBT also gives you more control over your recovery and life as you will learn skills that help you to better cope with stressful situations outside of and post therapy.

ReAttach therapy is an accessible and short-term method of therapy where you do not have to talk and relive trauma or difficult events. It is a scientifically proven, fast acting method and has been used as a systemic intervention with people of all ages with trauma, overwhelming emotions, attachment problems, and developmental disorders. It is a valuable tool in personal growth and assists an individual in working through unpleasant thoughts or difficult emotions in order to focus in on what is important.

Experience:

I have over 20 years’ experience and I offer my therapeutic services to children, adults and families.

I have extensive experience in delivering therapeutic interventions with young people in residential childcare settings and am passionate about cultivating a therapeutic environment where young people can recover from past trauma. I am also able to provide therapeutic consultation and supervision for carers, managers and staff teams supporting children, young people and families.

What I offer:

• I offer a supportive, respectful, confidential and non-judgmental relationship where together we can look at the things that are of concern to you

• I work alongside you to listen and explore so that you can become the leader in making empowered and informed decisions in your life

Qualifications:

Master of Science in CBT & Mental Health, University West of England

Non-Violent Resistance Accredited Practitioner & Supervisor, NVR UK & The NVR Assosciation 

NLP Practitioner, The Brain People 

Certified Reattach Therapist, Reattach Academy 

Contact:

Please contact me via email with any questions you may have.