About Dan Roberts

I am a Psychotherapist, Writer and Teacher. As an Advanced Accredited Schema Therapist, Trainer & Supervisor and an Internal Family Systems-Trained Therapist, I also draw from a wide range of highly effective models in my work with clients, including trauma-informed stabilisation treatment, cognitive behaviour therapy, compassion-focused therapy, Buddhist psychology and mindfulness-based approaches. I specialise in trauma therapy but help people with a wide range of psychological problems. My practice is online, so I provide therapy for people throughout the world via Zoom.

I teach webinars and workshops for people struggling with their mental health, as well as writing my blog, which you can read on this site – sign up using the form below to get my latest posts delivered straight to your inbox. It provides a huge amount of free information about all aspects of psychology, psychotherapy, mental health and wellbeing.

And I provide supervision and training for mental-health professionals – teaching counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists how to incorporate schema-therapy theory and techniques into their practice.

I can help with a wide range of issues including complex trauma, depression, problems with panic and anxiety, difficulties in relationships or with parenting, personality problems, substance abuse, addiction and eating disorders. I offer therapy for people all over the world, via Zoom.

My psychotherapy training

Before specialising in cognitive and schema therapy, I initially trained as a counsellor, with a three-year counselling diploma at the Psychosynthesis Trust, followed by a one-year Foundation Certificate in Psychotherapy & Counselling at Regent's University. I later added a Certificate in Cognitive-Behavioural Coaching from the Centre for Coaching. This style of coaching is based on cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and was my introduction to cognitive therapy.

I later completed courses in stress management, assertiveness training and a Certificate in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy from the Centre for Stress Management; and a Master Practitioner Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy from SDS Seminars Ltd. All of these courses are approved by the British Psychological Society. I practised CBT from 2010 to 2017.

In recent years I have come to specialise in schema therapy, a longer-term approach than standard CBT which is designed to help people with longstanding or hard-to-treat problems. It will be helpful if you have tried other approaches but nothing has worked; or your problems are very wide-ranging, affecting your work, relationships or family life. I have been practising schema therapy since 2015 and achieved accreditation as a schema therapist in 2017.

I completed my schema therapy training with Schema Therapy Associates and am an Advanced Accredited Schema Therapist, Trainer & Supervisor, accredited by the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST). I have also completed the Level 2 training in Internal Family Systems therapy, with IFS Training UK.

And I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and a Complex Trauma Treatment Professional, accredited by the International Association of Trauma Professionals, having trained in trauma-informed stabilisation treatment with Janina Fisher, one of the world’s leading experts on psychological trauma.

I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a Member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).

I have completed a number of training courses in compassion-focused therapy including Introductory and Advanced Skills in Compassion Focused Therapy, as well as Compassion Focused Therapy for Depression, with CFT's founder Paul Gilbert. CFT combines a number of approaches, including evolutionary psychology, cognitive therapy, mindfulness and compassion-building exercises from Tibetan Buddhism. I use a number of these techniques to help my clients be kinder and more compassionate to themselves.

I also have a strong personal and professional interest in mindfulness meditation, especially mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). I have maintained a daily meditation practice for a number of years and use mindfulness techniques with many of my clients, as they are so helpful for a wide range of problems.

Where I work

My private practice is online, so I provide both therapy sessions and supervision via Zoom.

Data Protection and Privacy

I am committed to the protection of your data and privacy. Please click on the link below to see a copy of my Data Protection and Privacy Policy. Additional details on how data is managed is available to clients on request.

Data Protection and Privacy Policy

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Warm wishes,

Dan