Makala Balls
Registered Psychologist in Colchester
Reverified 01/12/2021- Onsite 2 years
- 100% of clients return for a 2nd session
I am currently not taking on new clients Please look for another therapist via the Find a Therapist search. |
Remote Therapy from
44 East Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1SR
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44 East Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1SR
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What to Expect
Try one session, to see if you feel comfortable with Makala, and decide if therapy may help you.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) suggests CBT for
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
- Depression
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Schizophrenia
- Self Harm
- Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
- Bulimia
- Anorexia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
CBT focuses on how your thoughts (cognitions) affect your feelings and actions. It recognises and challenges negative thoughts that perpetuate the problems you experience. The objective of cognitive behavioural therapy is for you to experience healthier thoughts and emotions.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
NICE suggests DBT for
- Borderline Personality Disorder
DBT evaluates your understanding of your thoughts and feelings. It encourages your finding of useful responses to your life. Dialectical behaviour therapy intends to help you enhance and maintain your coping abilities.
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)
NICE suggests EMDR for
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Eye movement desensitisation reprocessing directs your eye movements to affect how your mind processes data. The technique attempts to reprocess your frozen traumatic memories. The objective of eye movement desensitisation reprocessing is to desensitise your upsetting memories.
Psychology
Psychology is interested in you and your thoughts, emotions and behaviour. It offers you psychological interventions and mental wellbeing support. The objective of psychological therapy is to help you ease symptoms.
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy focuses on you, and you obtaining insight into the difficulties you face. It considers your thoughts, emotions and relevant moments in your life. Psychotherapy aims to help you change or discover appropriate ways of managing.
Therapy
- Bereavement
Private Health Insurance Registrations
- Aviva Health
- AXA PPP Healthcare
- Vitality
Qualifications
| British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Clinical Psychologist Last Check 01/12/2021 | Next Review 01/01/2022 | |
| British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Psychotherapist with Competency Standard Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Last Check 01/12/2021 | Next Review 01/01/2022 | |
| Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Clinical Psychologist with Proficiency Standard Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Last Check 01/12/2021 | Next Review 01/01/2022 | |
| December 2018 |
Certificate Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) EMDR Europe (UK) Verified 22/10/2019 |
| October 2012 |
Certificate Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Psychological Therapies Service (UK) Verified 22/10/2019 |
| July 2004 |
Degree Psychology London Metropolitan University (UK) Verified 22/10/2019 |
Makala Balls is bound by the Standards of Conduct Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), the Code of Ethics and Conduct of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Standards of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Wheelchair access: No