Claudia Mayfield
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
Claudia Mayfield is an Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) working as a therapist in the NHS since 2009.
She is highly experienced at working with all anxiety disorders including phobias, social anxiety, generalised anxiety (GAD), PTSD and panic disorder. Claudia has also worked extensively with depression and substance misuse in both one to one settings and groups.
Claudia has specific training in the treatment of COVID-19 psychological difficulties.
Claudia has extensive experience of working with trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Claudia’s areas of specialism include:
Anxiety - Stress
Anxiety - Agoraphobia
Anxiety - Generalised (GAD)
Anxiety - Health
Panic / Panic Attacks
Anxiety - Performance
Anxiety - Social
Anxiety - Phobias
Emetophobia (Specific Fear of Vomit)
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Body Image Problems
Depression - Low Mood
Depression - Major
Depression - Seasonal Affective Disorder
Hoarding
Low Self-Esteem
Life Transitions
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Perfectionism
Self limiting beliefs
Skin/Hair picking (tricotillomania / dermatillomania)
Trauma - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Trauma - Road Traffic Accidents
Women's Issues
Work - Stress
Please note - Claudia is highly experienced in all evidence based practices for all the listed disorders, including exposure response prevention (ERP) for the treatment of OCD.
Claudia is experienced in the treatment of:
Anger
Addictions - Substance
Anxiety - Separation
Anxiety - Fears of abandonment
Chronic Fatigue / ME
Dementia
Perinatal Anxiety
Perinatal Depression
Pain management
Sleep - Problems
Sleep - Insomnia
Tinnitus
Work - General
Work - Bullying
Work - Redundancy
Therapy models & approaches Claudia can use in her practice:
BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Claudias Qualifications
Post graduate diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy 2009
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) 2013
EFT and matrix re-imprinting 2018
Degree in mental health nursing 1996
Feedback from Claudia’s clients
“Claudia is an excellent and highly professional therapist who knows her stuff, builds trust and goes above and beyond by building detailed therapy plans and sending worksheets and other useful learning materials to work on between the online therapy sessions. I have re-evaluated a number of important aspects of my thinking and perspective which have helped me manage my stress levels and anxiety. It is good to know I can continue to book top-up sessions with her as well in the future if I need them!” Alex
“Getting EMDR therapy has been life-changing for me, genuinely. Claudia very quickly understood the nature of my PTSD and made sure I understood how it would all work before we dived into the challenging memories. She made me feel really safe and would frequently check in to make sure we were working on what I needed in that moment. She made me feel extremely safe - I can't recommend her enough!” Nikki
“I switched therapists because I didn't feel my therapist at the time (a therapist external to MTO) was able to provide specialist support relating to my primary reason for seeking therapy (fear of flying). Claudia was the therapist recommended by MTO because of her specialty and availability (online therapy). I have been working with Claudia since February 2022 and it truly has been a great experience.
I used to feel anxious before my therapy session because the sessions often felt unstructured - with Claudia the sessions were structured, there was always a clear objective within the session and sessions linked to one another which helped me feel like there was direction. Claudia is warm, supportive, kind and non-judgmental which is even more important during online video calls where it can be harder to build a rapport. I was provided with concrete techniques which were easy to use especially in preparation for flights and during flights.
I also found that Claudia's approach was holistic, looking at other areas as they arose (e.g feelings around my experience during the Beirut explosion, and more general social anxiety) and finding ways to discuss them or manage them. Through this I've been able to connect some of the feelings of anxiety/negative thoughts with one another and that's made it much easier to understand how to manage them. Overall, working with Claudia has been a pleasure and I would definitely work with her again in the future.” Lara
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an evidenced based & well researched talking therapy. It is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for many mental health problems.
It is most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for many other mental and physical health problems.
CBT focuses upon how your thoughts and behaviours impact upon your emotions and physical symptoms.
CBT is collaborative treatment and typically involves doing homework tasks between appointments.
It aims to teach you to become your own therapist, teaching you tools so you can keep using the strategies and techniques you have learned after you have finished therapy.
What is EMDR?
EMDR Stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing.
When a person experiences psychological trauma or highly stressful events, they are not always able to process the relevant information (i.e. thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations). As a result, they can end up getting “stuck” inside of them and can resurface later on, as if the person was still reliving the traumatic or stressful event.
EMDR aims to ‘process’ negative experiences or events which can subsequently improve emotional well-being and help to significantly reduce, but more often eliminate distressing symptoms and bodily sensations associated with the trauma.
In 2013, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has also acknowledged EMDR as being an effective treatment approach to psychological trauma and trauma-related disorders.