My Therapist Online - Debby - CBT Therapist
 

debby cranston

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Anxiety Disorders Specialist

Pronouns - She/Her

Debby is an extremely experienced UK based clinician with over 30 years experience working within a wide variety of clinical settings.  She is a Registered General Nurse (RGN/RMN) by background and has trained and been practicing as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist (Bsc Hons, Kings College,) since 2006.

Since 2008, Debby has worked as a Senior Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist at the Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit.  This is a nationalist specialist unit, where Debby worked alongside Professor David Veale providing CBT for those suffering from treatment refractory Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Emetophobia (SPOV) and other difficult to treat anxiety disorders.

Debby is highly experienced in all evidence based practices for anxiety disorders including exposure response prevention (ERP) for the treatment of OCD.

Alongside her NHS anxiety disorders specialist post, Debby worked for many years within a private practice where she has successfully treated people with a wide range of disorders including OCD, BDD, Low self esteem, Panic disorder, Depression, GAD, Health anxiety, Social Anxiety, PTSD and Emetophobia.

Debby is a specialist in the treatment of the following problems:

  • Addictions - Substance

  • 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

  • Assertiveness

  • Depression - Low Mood

  • Depression - Major

  • Depression - Seasonal Affective Disorder

  • Self Harm

  • Emotional Regulation

  • Hoarding

  • Low Self-Esteem

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Perfectionism

  • Skin/Hair picking (tricotillomania / dermatillomania)

  • Trauma - Childhood Trauma

  • Trauma - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Trauma - Complex PTSD

  • Trauma - Road Traffic Accidents

  • Career Coaching

    Debby is highly experienced in all evidence based practices for all the listed disorders, including exposure response prevention (ERP) for the treatment of OCD and other anxiety disorders.

Debby’s expertise has lead to her being an in-demand clinical supervisor, providing supervision and training for clinicians of different professions.  She has been invited to share her expertise at both the BABCP South-East Branch and Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre, where she provided a series of skills workshops and study days on the assessment and treatment of BDD.

Debby has training in Motivational Interviewing and previously specialised in treating clients suffering from addiction for many years.  She has extensive experience in compassion focused therapy (CFT, delivering CFT in both group and individual settings).

Debby is a highly professional and extremely skilled clinician who plans treatment according to a clients personal values and goals.

Debby also has experience in the treatment of:

  • Addictions - Gaming / Gambling / Other

  • ADHD

  • Anger

  • Anxiety - Separation

  • Anxiety - Fears of abandonment

  • Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

  • Bi-Polar Disorder

  • Chronic Fatigue / ME

  • Dementia

  • Perinatal Anxiety

  • Perinatal Depression

  • Eating Disorders - Anorexia & Bulimia

  • Eating Disorders - Over Eating & Weight Loss

  • Family Issues - Adoption

  • Family Issues - Blended families

  • Family Issues - Conflict

  • Gender Identity Issues

  • Grief / Bereavement / Loss

  • Infertility

  • LGBTQI+ Related Issues

  • Miscarriage

  • Narcissistic personality disorder

  • Pain management

  • Parenting Issues

  • Personality Disorders

  • Health conditions - Acute / Long Term

  • Pregnancy & Birth

  • Relationship - Attachment issues

  • Relationship - Codependency

  • Relationship - Communication difficulties

  • Relationship - Doubt in relationship

  • Relationship - Infidelity, affairs & betrayals

  • Relationship - Intimacy

  • Relationship - Separation & Divorce

  • Sexual dysfunction

  • Sleep - Problems

  • Sleep - Insomnia

  • Tinnitus

  • Work - General

  • Work - Bullying

  • Work - Redundancy

  • Work - Stress

Models & approaches Debby is trained to use:

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)

  • Coaching (Career / Life)

  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

  • Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (ENDR)

  • Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)

  • Integrative Therapy

  • Interpersonal therapy

  • Mindfulness

  • Person-centred therapy

  • Schema Therapy


Debby’s Presentations & teaching

  • Motivational Interviewing – Kings College London

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Substance Misuse – Beresford Project, Woolwich.

  • Understanding and Assessment of Depression – GP Rotation – Essex Lodge GP Surgery, Plaistow, East London

  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Skills Workshops – for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and BABCP South East Branch 

  • Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder – Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre


Debby works with:

  • All adults, across the whole age range from 18 years + 

    Debby’s Professional Memberships & Qualifications

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  • Nursing and Midwifery Council  

  • BSc Cognitive Behaviour Psychotherapist

  • DipHe Mental Health

  • DipHe Addiction Studies

  • Registered General Nurse

  • BABCP Accredited

Feedback about therapy with Debby

“I couldn't be happier about doing this therapy! I was, for once, taken seriously with my symptoms and offered a fast recovery for ailments that plagued me for years. My therapist was really nice and remote payment felt safe and convenient.”

“I live in a country (France) where it is very hard to find a therapist who is not a part of the psycho-dynamic school, which does not provide efficient treatment for what I was seeking treatment for: OCD with no visible compulsion. I was struggling with this illness, even having weekly sessions for years prior to trying your service, and was even told by professionals that the kind of treatment I was seeking didn't exist. I'm glad I persevered because Debby was able to provide me with efficient and relatively quick recovery, as well as treatment for my self esteem issues. I'm infinitely much better than I was two years ago and very confident in my capacity to maintain such progress.” Marion

 

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