Katherine Burkinshaw
CBT Therapist & EMDR Therapist
Anxiety Disorders Specialist.
Katherine is a BABCP accredited CBT Psychotherapist, EMDR therapist and Clinical supervisor. She has over 24 years’ experience in the NHS and private practice treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Health Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Emetophobia, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic, Phobias, Birth phobia, Post-natal depression, childhood trauma, low self-esteem and addiction. She is skilled and experienced in working with adults, women in the perinatal period and young people.
Katherine has specific training in the treatment of COVID-19 psychological difficulties and associated workplace trauma.
Her NHS experience includes development of and working therapeutically in London based specialist perinatal services; national trauma service; addictions services and as deputy lead and therapist in a psychology service.
Katherine aims to build a safe, trusting relationship with you to help you understand your difficulties and therapeutic goals. The premise of her approach is that beliefs we form about ourselves, the world and other people are formed in our early life relationships and experiences. Our beliefs influence our feelings and how we make sense of our experiences and the choices we make in our lives. They impact on our relationships, family, work and futures.
Through developing awareness and understanding of our beliefs and the experiences that formed them, we can develop compassion towards ourselves and our current ways of coping. We can learn to challenge thoughts and behaviours and develop new ways of responding to emotional difficulties which better serve us, and which bring about lasting emotional change. Evidence shows people recover through using this powerful, focused, collaborative, problem-solving approach.
Katherine will explore the therapeutic approaches that best help you to reach your goals ensuring that you are offered evidence-based approach that is tailored to you.
Katherine is committed to ongoing professional development and regularly attends training and supervision to ensure effective practice.
Katherine is a specialist in the treatment of anxiety and depression including:
Trauma
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Pregnancy and postnatal anxiety and depression
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Emetophobia
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Health Anxiety
Panic
Depression
Low self-esteem
Addictions
Katherine is highly experienced in all evidence based practices for the listed disorders including Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) and Trauma focused CBT (TfCBT) for the treatment of trauma, and exposure response prevention (ERP) for the treatment of OCD.
Therapeutic Models & approaches Katherine is trained & experienced to use:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing therapy (EMDR)
Schema Therapy
Mindfulness
Compassion focused therapy
Testimonials about online therapy with Katherine.
“Katherine has changed my life. I wish I had met her a decade or 2 sooner.” Anonymous
“Katherine is an excellent therapist, I felt very at ease talking to her and trusted her expertise at helping me to deal with my particular challenges. I liked that she was able to use many approaches to help me deal with my problems, and although it was at times challenging in sessions with her, I always felt reassured that I had more strategies to cope with various scenarios after sessions.” BKi
“Katherine has been wonderful - she has completely turned my life around, I couldn't recommend her highly enough. She is kind, compassionate, and very knowledgeable - and I never felt like she was ever trying to dismiss me or my symptoms, nor take advantage. I am truly grateful to her had her as my therapist, and if ever I should need to speak to a therapist again I would definitely contact Katherine. Thank you!” Annonymous
“Therapy was a massive help, Kathrine is a superb therapist and has amazing warmth and compassion as well as knowledge and analytical skills. I've improved a huge amount over a short period of time and my quality of life has improved markedly. Couldn't recommend her enough really, fantastic at what she does.” Mark
“My experience was amazing. It made me realise a lot about myself and behaviour. Katherine is a wonderful, caring person and I am so lucky to have had the opportunity to work with her as she has turned my life around and helped me to look at things in a totally new way. Thank you.”
“Thank you for your help, understanding, patient, knowledge, expertise, teaching and empathy which you have shown towards me over the last few months! I truly believe the guidance you have shown me has enhanced my life.”
“Thank you so much for your support over the last few months. I’ve learned so much about myself and skills that I’ll carry with me into the future. The help and support you’ve given me has been amazing and I can’t thank you enough.”
Professional Accreditation/ Qualifications
BABCP Accreditation: Membership no: 110119
British Psychological Society (BPS) member
MSc in Psychology: Canterbury Christ Church University. Distinction
PGDip in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL). Distinction
Diploma in Addictions: Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
Certificate in Integretive Counselling: Gestalt Centre, University of North London
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR): Alexandra Richman
Schema Therapy: Schema Therapy School
Compassion Focused Therapy Advanced: Dr Paul Gilbert, Dr Deborah Lee, Dr Chris Irons, BABCP
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy: Jon Teasdale, Mark Williams, Jon Kabat-Zinn
Narrative Exposure Therapy: Dr Kerry Young
Trauma focused CBT: Dr Kerry Young, Dr Deborah Lee, BABCP
CBT with Exposure Response Prevention for OCD, BDD & Health Anxiety: Dr David Veale, BABCP