Cognitive therapy and coaching – north London and the City
I am a cognitive therapist and cognitive-behavioural coach with private practices in East Finchley, north London and Old Street in the City. I help people with a wide range of problems, from stress management to anxiety disorders, depression, anger issues, a lack of confidence and low self-esteem. Before specialising in the cognitive approach I first trained as a counsellor and psychotherapist, with a three-year counselling diploma at the Psychosynthesis Trust, followed by a one-year Foundation Certificate in Psychotherapy & Counselling at Regent's College.
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 – a proven, highly effective approach I have specialised in ever since. I have also completed short courses in stress management, assertiveness training and a Certificate in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy from the Centre for Stress Management; and I am currently developing my CBT skills further with a two-year Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy from the Skills Development Service.
As a certified cognitive-behavioural coach I also offer a highly effective style of coaching based on CBT and approved by the British Psychological Society. I provide coaching for health and wellbeing, problems with confidence or a lack of self-esteem, as well as parenting and relationship difficulties and help making major life decisions such as career changes or retirement.
I am a member of the Association for Coaching and an associate member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and abide by their Ethical Framework. I am also an affiliate member of the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy.
Where I work
Sessions are available from 9am-9pm on weekdays.
My private practice in East Finchley is based at East Finchley Consulting, 104D High Road, East Finchley, London N2 9EB. The practice is 200m from the East Finchley Northern Line station (10 minutes from Camden Town and 20 minutes from Euston, King's Cross and the West End) and is well served by local buses. It is within easy travelling distance of many areas of north London, such as Barnet, Finchley, Enfield, Hendon, Bounds Green, Crouch End, Highgate, Hampstead, Belsize Park, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Golders Green, Islington, Holloway, Archway, Tufnell Park, Kentish Town and Camden and has ample parking nearby.
My private practice in the City is based at 45 Central Street, London EC1V 8AB. The practice is a short walk from Old Street and Barbican tube stations, and within easy reach of Liverpool Street mainline station. It is also easily reached from all central London postcodes including EC4, EC3, EC2, E1, E2, W1, WC1, WC2 and N1, and Euston and Kings Cross mainline stations. There is plenty of pay-and-display parking just outside the practice.
And I offer sessions via Skype for people living outside London and around the world.
My writing
Before retraining as a therapist I was a health journalist for over a decade. I provided features about health, fitness, psychology and parenting for various newspapers, magazines and websites including the Independent, Guardian, Observer, Men's Fitness, NHS Choices, Saga magazine and many more.
And I am the author of Bipolar Disorder: the Essential Guide. It's written for anyone who has either recently received a diagnosis or is concerned they might have bipolar – and, crucially, for their friends and family too, because the illness can be extremely tough on everyone concerned.
You can buy it either through my publisher's site (www.need2knowbooks.co.uk), via Amazon or most major bookshops.
I also write a blog for the Huffington Post and provide quotes on mental health and wellbeing for publications including Glamour, Good Housekeeping, the Daily Mirror, Metro and the Ecologist; and radio stations such as the BBC World Service, BBC Radio 5 Live and LBC.
Get in touch
If you would like to arrange an initial appointment, call me on 07766 704210, email dan@danroberts.com or use the Contact form.