Keith gordon
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) & Psychotherapist
Keith is qualified both as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist & a Psychotherapist. He is also trained in the use of Mindfulness & EMDR.
Keith has specialist skills & interests in;
High functioning autism
Eating disorders
Generalised Anxiety (GAD)
Social Anxiety
Depression
Keith’s professional experiences cover many areas including;
ADHD
Anger
Anxiety
Attachment problems
ASD / Autism / Aspergers
Fears of abandonment
Fear of flying
Codependency
Depression
Eating Disorders - including bulimia & bingeing
Emetophobia
Family Issues
Generalised Anxiety (GAD)
General psycho-sexual anxieties
Health Anxiety
Hypno-birthing
Infidelity, affairs & betrayals
Low Self-Esteem
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic & panic attacks
Perfectionism
Phobias
Relationship problems
Skin/Hair picking (tricotillomania / dermatillomania)
Sleep problems
Smoking
Social Anxiety
Stress
Weight-loss
Work related stress
In addition to being a father and grandfather he has interests in photography, cycling, swimming & in-line skating!
Therapeutic models and approaches Keith uses in his practice.
BABCP Accredited CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT)
Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)
Psychodynamic therapy
Mindfulness
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 Organization (WHO) has also acknowledged EMDR as being an effective treatment approach to psychological trauma and trauma-related disorders.
Keith’s Professional Qualifications
BABCP (full accreditation in October 2019) Registration no 160567
UKCP registered 2012 - 2011162754
MSc - 2019 dissertation in high functioning autism in women
Registered as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist & Psychotherapist with BUPA, AXA PPP, Vitality, Aviva
