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Professor Long specialises in assessment and treatment of adults with psychological difficulties. He is a Chartered Psychologist who is registered with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) and the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Professor Long is a British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist. His clinical interests include acute anxiety-related disorders, depression, addictions, eating disorders, stress and post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorders. He is a member of the Society of Expert Witnesses and a registered Expert Witness with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). Medical legal practice includes personal injury and trauma assessments.

Professor Long also provides consultancy on clinical treatment and its evaluation to healthcare organisations.

In addition to his outpatient practice at ACT Professor Long was previously employed at St Andrew’s Healthcare as Associate Director of Psychology and Psychological Therapies and as Clinical Director of the Acute Psychiatry Division. Academic posts have included Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Northampton, Honorary Professor of Psychology at the University of Birmingham, and Visiting Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry.

Professor Long is a Fellow of both the BPS and the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (BABCP) and has published widely on clinical issues and their treatments. He was the winner of the Laing and Buisson Independent Healthcare Award for Healthcare Outcomes in 2010.

He is happy to discuss your care and treatment needs in advance of booking an appointment.

Clive's website can be found by going to www.psychologistnorthampton.com

A comprehensive list of publications by Professor Long can be downloaded here (MS Word format)

Psychotherapy and Counselling

Ilknur aims to offer a safe, non-judgemental and confidential space to help you to make sense of what you are struggling with, how you are navigating the world today, what has shaped you in the past, as well as helping you to explore your inner resources to live a more fulfilled and meaningful life.

Ilknur's training in Integrative Psychotherapy encapsulated different modalities like psychodynamic, attachment, humanistic, and existential- phenomenological concepts, which provides her with a robust understanding of the different theoretical perspectives. In practice, her orientation is predominantly a relational- integrative approach, which means the therapy can be tailored to your needs.

Ilknur also provides Critical Incident Trauma Debriefs and Reflective Practice sessions for employees at various organisations.

Supervision

Using the Seven Eyed Model and the Integrated Developmental Model, Ilknur aims to develop a collaborative space in which supervisees can reflect and process their work with clients in a safe and facilitative way. It is an opportunity to explore different perspectives, a learn and develop skills, grapple with difference as well as safeguarding the client and working through ethical dilemmas.

Qualifications

Diploma in Supervision, The Minster Centre
MA Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling, The Minster Centre
Advanced Diploma Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling, The Minster Centre
Foundation in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling, Regents University

Memberships

UKCP
Relational School
Society for Existential Analysis

Ilknur offers open ended and short term 50 minute sessions, in person, online and telephone sessions.

Mary is a Doctor of psychology and chartered psychologist with the British Psychological Society. She is also a registered psycho-sensory psychotherapist with the BACP. She is an experienced therapist and works with an Integrative Psychosensory approach using evidence-based approaches which have been scientifically shown to be effective. She works with individuals and couples and treats issues ranging from, anxiety, depression, and bereavement, to more complex issues such as PTSD, panic attacks, and phobias.

Mary can work successfully within many modalities including EMDR, CBT, trauma-focused CBT, narrative therapy, compassion-focused therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. However, she believes that every client has a unique set of circumstances that has influenced their individual issues and she prides herself on tailoring every therapy session to fit your needs. Therefore, Mary can provide either short-term solution-focused sessions tailored to you, or longer-term therapy, depending on your requirements and aims for therapy. Sometimes several sessions can be all it takes to make huge steps toward recovery.

Mary's secret recipe for success is her combination of traditional evidence-based therapies such as CBT with psychosensory approaches such as havening, EMDR, see-far CBT, and EFT. The added psychosensory dimension to therapy can access some deep issues which otherwise can be very difficult to treat such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, developmental trauma, attachment issues, abuse, Irritable Bowel Syndrome as well as Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive-compulsive disorder and treatment-resistant depression. Often clients who have tried therapy previously with unsatisfactory results find that this different, deep level of working can unlock something new and allow change to occur. These psychosensory approaches can always be combined with more traditional approaches to be tailored to suit the individual.

“The body-mind link is undeniable, with our thoughts and emotions having a neurobiological impact on our brain's function and also our body's way of functioning. When our mental health improves, often our physiology also improves.”

Historically Mary has worked within an IAPT service in the NHS delivering psychological therapy to individuals suffering from depression, panic disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and health anxiety. She also spent 2 years working for a complex treatment service delivering psychological therapy to war veterans experiencing PTSD and complex PTSD. Prior to this, she worked with adolescents in CAMHS inpatient services, with individuals diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder, personality disorder, severe anxiety and depression, and psychosis.

Alongside her private practice she currently works for the NHS as a counselling psychologist with war veterans and is a qualified and registered user of psychological testing with the BPS. As she is a qualified user of psychological testing this places her uniquely to be able to work with executives who are keen to take their flourishing to new levels of success by identifying areas for development and growth.

Before qualifying as a psychologist Mary trained as a mindfulness teacher with MISP and has a strong personal practice as a member of the Kadampa Buddhist community in Northamptonshire. She also practices Wudang tai chi and the Japanese martial art iaido. Prior to her psychological career she professionally studied the Japanese body therapy shiatsu and is a qualified shiatsu practitioner, which gives her invaluable physiological and anatomical knowledge, adding a depth to the psychosensory work she provides.

“We can all be stopped in our tracks by difficult life events and challenges that seem impossible to overcome. But there is always a way through these difficulties, and sometimes we need to walk alongside one another through these times. It is possible that the most distressing times of our lives can be opportunities for intense growth. Our suffering can seem intolerable, but there are ways to diminish this suffering and find peace, and learn to flourish.”

Whatever your goals for therapy, whether you want to regulate your emotions better, release yourself from debilitating anxiety or depression, or make better choices in your life, living to your best potential, Mary can help you to achieve better mental health and work towards a better balance in life.

The Practitioners

Professor Clive Long

Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist

Dr Malcolm Wheatley

Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist

Ilknur Girgin

Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor

Dr Mary Doran

Psychologist & Registered Psychotherapist BACP

Dr Shan Premachandra

BSc, MBPsS, Psychotherapist

Sally Richards

Adults and Couples Counsellor

Denise Poynter

Dialectical Behaviour Therapist

Dr Geraldine D'Souza

Consultant Psychiatrist