Clare Lupton
Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) & EMDR Psychotherapist.
LLB (hons), BA (Hons) PGDIP
Pronouns - She/Her
Clare is an open, empathetic, warm and down to earth, private therapist. Clare is proficient in both face to face and on line therapy and has seen excellent results with both CBT and EMDR.
Clare has worked in private practice for a number of years and has 20 years of experience delivering CBT based interventions to sexual and violent offenders.
Clare is fully accredited with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies and is a member of EMDR Europe having trained as an EMDR therapist with them.
Clare has a lot of experience of working with the following conditions:
Depression
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Phobias
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Trauma
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Anger
Social Anxiety
Health Anxiety
Perfectionism
Low self esteem
Sexual issues and behaviours
Eating disorders
LGBTQI+ Inclusive
Having first-hand experience of managing depression for over 15 years, Clare is able to understand and empathise with her patient’s issues without judgement.
Clare’s Professional Qualifications
Accredited CBT practitioner and EMDR Europe therapist. Qualifications include
PGDIP CBT
EMDR Europe practitioner training
BA (hons) Criminal Justice
LLB (hons) Law
Feedback about therapy with Clare
“I had been in a bad accident crushing my leg and had ptsd which was really affecting my moods in a violent way. I was referred to Clare for 16 sessions to see if she could help me with my mood swings. On meeting Clare i felt really relaxed and confident we could smash this ,within a few sessions i had calmed down and eventually clare had helped to clear my mind of the accident which for me was such a relief as i could have got in trouble re my anger. To help me with my treatment she actually got my wife involved with a couple of sessions which really worked too . I had also developed OCD because of the accident and we worked on the methods to beat it . Thank you so much Clare” JM
“I reached out to Clare after struggling with extremely debilitating anxiety over the Covid-19 situation. I had lost a significant amount of weight and was struggling to complete my degree. Having had CBT before, with a different therapist and for a different issue, I knew a bit about what to expect, but was still so impressed by Clare's approach. My first impressions of her were of someone highly empathetic, engaged & knowledgeable /experienced.
She quickly identified that the anxiety I was experiencing related to contamination, and developed a treatment plan. Clare has handled the transition to giving therapy remotely expertly. She is very skilled at helping you confront how your own thoughts and behaviours are fuelling your anxiety, even when you are reluctant to do so, and she does with this compassion and empathy. With her guidance I learned to challenge my anxiety about contamination, and gain back control of my weight loss, complete my degree and am able to function again.”
”I am indebted to Clare for both the new techniques she has taught me and for reminding me not to slip up on what I had learned in therapy before. I would not hesitate to recommend her.” Anonymous
“After being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, and suffering for many years, I sought cognitive behavioural therapy as an intervention. Particularly, to address how the symptoms affect my daily life.”
”My first impression of Clare was of someone highly professional with sincere friendliness. I would keep this impression, Clare was on my side, for both the person I was, and the person I could be.”
Furthermore, Clare was highly communicative, I understood what ever she tried to convey. And she was clear, always ensuring she had understood what I was saying to her.
This is quite crucial, I always felt listened to, I was heard. To have someone listen and to be heard genuinely, is quite powerful I found.
The cognitive methods were very well-explained, and as we applied the practices incrementally, the effects were apparent. Notably, identifying unhealthy manners of thinking, and restructuring them.
The behavioural interventions were discrete, but in maintaining them, they make significant difference. Personally speaking, even having an effective sleep routine was palpable.
In addition, Clare identified other contributing factors. Like, perfectionism - that I was very much unaware of - that was later empirical. This was quite fascinating, that my thinking and behaviours could be unhealthy without necessarily knowing it.
Clare provided challenges and they were very welcome, especially if there is plenty to gain. I now know therapy can be challenging, but engaging with the therapy to fight these issues was interesting and enjoyable; especially when you are successful.
It is both regrettable and not, that my therapy sessions have concluded. I will miss going to cognitive behavioural therapy every week, but it is wonderful that I have been provided the tools to fight, to continue this journey independent.”
March 2020
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 mental other 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 Regulation.
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 Organization (WHO) has also acknowledged EMDR as being an effective treatment approach to psychological trauma and trauma-related disorders.