Manuel Online Therapist UK

MANUEL NAVARRO

Systemic Family Psychotherapist

Manuel has worked in NHS services for the last 20 years, with experience in adult community mental health teams and Child and Adolescent services (CAMHS), where he has specialised in working with families to support a relative struggling with their mental health using evidence-based techniques and strategies supported by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence in the UK, NICE.

Therapy with Families: Most people come to Family Therapy afraid of  being blamed or getting told off by their therapist about all the things they have been doing wrong. Instead, in family therapy we consider family members to be a resource and part of the solution rather than the cause of the problem. 

Families often try different ways in which to support a loved one. In Family Therapy sessions, you will explore your personal and family histories, as well as the resources and needs each family member has, amplifying more empathic and curious conversations, which helps family members to get out of the rut in which they have been feeling stuck for quite some time.

Depending on what your loved one’s and family’s needs are, there is a range of techniques and strategies which are recommended in order to achieve your goals, and this can be discussed and agreed on in the sessions with your therapist.

Therapy with couples: Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method are evidence based models of helping couples work through their differences, improve their communication and learn how to support each other. 

Individual Therapy: Exploring cultural and family influences in current behaviours and emotional responses as well as family attachments. Understanding and development of strategies from an interpersonal neurobiology framework. 

Manuel has specialist experience of working with young people & adults experiencing:

  • Anger

  • Anxiety - Stress

  • Anxiety - Separation

  • Anxiety - Fears of abandonment

  • Anxiety - Social

  • Behaviour issues from children & adolescents ODD

  • Bi-Polar Disorder

  • Depression - Low Mood

  • Depression - Major

  • Self Harm

  • Challenging behaviours

  • Eating Disorders - Anorexia & Bulimia

  • Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)

  • Emotional Regulation

  • Estranged relatives

  • Family Issues - Adoption

  • Family Issues - Blended families

  • Family Issues - Conflict

  • LGBTQI+ Related Issues

  • Neuro-developmental disorders

  • Parenting Issues

  • Relationship - Attachment issues

  • Relationship - Codependency

  • Relationship - Communication difficulties

  • Relationship - Doubt in relationship

  • Relationship - Infidelity, affairs & betrayals

Other areas Manuel has experience trrating:

  • ADHD

  • Anxiety - Agoraphobia

  • Anxiety - Generalised (GAD)

  • Anxiety - Health

  • Panic / Panic Attacks

  • Anxiety - Performance

  • Anxiety - Phobias

  • Emetophobia (Specific Fear of Vomit)

  • Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

  • Body Image Problems

  • Chronic Fatigue / ME

  • Dementia

  • Perinatal Anxiety

  • Perinatal Depression

  • Depression - Seasonal Affective Disorder

  • Gender Identity Issues

  • Grief / Bereavement / Loss

  • Hoarding

  • Infertility

  • Low Self-Esteem

  • Health conditions - Acute / Long Term

  • Pregnancy & Birth

  • Relationship - Intimacy

  • Relationship - Separation & Divorce

  • Sleep - Problems

  • Sleep - Insomnia

  • Trauma - Childhood Trauma

  • Trauma - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Trauma - Complex PTSD

  • Trauma - Road Traffic Accidents

 

Therapeutic Models Manuel uses in his practice

  • Systemic Family Therapy & Couples Therapy

  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)

  • Structural family therapy

  • Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Young People with low mood (ABFT)

  • Attachment Narrative Therapy (ANT)

  • Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy for adoptive families (DDP)

  • Emotion Focused Family Therapy to support family members with emotional difficulties and eating disorders (EFFT)

  • Non-Violent Resistance for parents of children with behavioural difficulties (NVR)

  • Parenting Skills Training

  • Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia and Bulimia (FBT & FT-AN)

  • Gottman’s Couples Therapy

  • Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)

  • Integrative Therapy

  • Interpersonal therapy

  • Mindfulness

  • Person-centred therapy

  • Psychodynamic therapy


Languages Spoken

  • Fluent English

  • Fluent Spanish


Clients Manuel can work with

  • Children (Under 10 Years)

  • Adolescents (10 - 18 Years)

  • Adults (19-65 Years)

  • Elderly (65+ Years)

Feedback from Manuel’s clients

“We have found Manuel’s therapy a safe space to have difficult and sometimes fun conversations, with lots of techniques to try at home.” Anonymous

“As a single mum, I have found Manuel’s support very useful, especially as my 12 year old did not want to go to school and refused to speak to anyone, and I learnt how to help him by using emotion coaching and realising what was reinforcing his and my fears.” Anonymous

“The emotional communication skills I have learnt to use at home have actually been incredibly useful with work colleagues too. I feel like therapy with Manuel has had a positive impact all around.” Anonymous

Affiliations, Memberships & Qualifications

  • Accreditation: UKCP AFT

  • MScFT Systemic Family Psychotherapy

  • Registered Clinical Systemic Supervisor with the Association of Family Therapy (AFT)

  • DipSW Social Work Degree

  • Systemic Family Therapy Non-violent resistance for parents dealing with aggressive children.

  • Attachment-Based Family Therapy for adolescents with low mood.

  • Qualified systemic supervisor -Tavistock

  • Interpersonal Therapy for Adolescents with depression.

  • Family-based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa.





 

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