Lorraine Williams

Personal Details and Background Information:

Married with 3 Children, I have run my own successful businesses with my husband for over 30 years, employing in excess of 100 people. During this time I have acquired excellent inter-personal skills and also qualified as a Law Society Mediator. I trained initially as a Counsellor, and later went on to achieve a Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. I began my career working for 5+ years in NHS Primary Care GP surgeries, and during that time received acknowledgement as the highest achieving therapist in my team, for both my successful client clinical outcomes and positive patient feedback.  I set up my private practice over 5 years ago and particularly wanted to be able to offer therapy to young adolescents aged from 14 upwards.

I later developed my clinical expertise and went on to offer couples counselling and family therapy.  Today most of my client work comes from personal recommendation and referrals from previous clients. 

Qualifications:

Counselling Skills (Basic Counselling) - Level 2

Further Certificate in Counselling & Theory - Level 3

Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Counselling (BACP Accredited Course)

CBT Skills Training – Canterbury University - Merit Pass

Post Graduate Diploma Cognitive Behaviour Therapy High Intensity (Merit Examination Pass and Distinction Pass for client recordings) (BABCP Accredited Course)

ADR Group Accredited Mediator

Accredited EMDR Trained

Accreditation Awarded BACP 1st August 2011 & BABCP 27th September 2012

Clinical Experience and Specialisms:

Working since 2007, I began my clinical experience in a Refuge for victims of domestic violence, and later as a counsellor for a large school in Sevenoaks, treating young adolescents for anxiety and depression. I later took up a full time post with the NHS in an IAPT Compliant Team specialising in a diverse range of client issues, primarily using CBT and Person Centred models for all major anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, health & social anxiety, OCD, GAD, phobias, body dysmorphia and eating disorders. I have particular extensive experience working with PTSD, depression using behavioural activation, humanistic counselling for grief, low self-esteem and relationship issues and CBT techniques for young adolescents. 

After gaining my initial qualifications, I have over 5 years of experience and training with the NHS working within an IAPT Compliant Psychological Therapy Team. Specialising in CBT for anxiety disorders and phobias, and particular expertise working with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, I also have extensive experience working as an humanistic counsellor covering a wide range of complex mental health difficulties.

Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Work related stress, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD),  Phobias, Depression, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and chronic pain, Eating Disorders, Chronic Low Self Esteem, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Trauma and Abuse, Body dysmorphia, Interpersonal Relationship Difficulties, Bereavement, Anger management, Couples therapy and Family therapy. 

My first session will take the form of a clinical assessment and this can be arranged for my usual 50 minute session, or a longer time-frame of 1.5 hours duration as required.  I can work remotely using secure platforms and telephone if required.