Updated 17/11/2025
Remote therapy
Remote therapy
I am currently not taking on any new clients at this time
Dr. Monika Friedrich
Chartered Psychologist
I am currently not taking on any new clients at this time
What to Expect
Try one session, to see if you feel comfortable with Monika, and decide if therapy may help you.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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.
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)
- Self Harm
- Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
- Bulimia
- Anorexia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)
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.
NICE suggests EMDR for:
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT)
Mentalisation is the ability to understand yourself and others. MBT seeks to help you improve your understanding, so you and your relationships are more stable.
NICE suggests MBT for:
- Borderline Personality Disorder
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy centres on the unconscious meaning of the issues you encounter. It facilitates you in being aware of parts of your internal dynamics. Psychodynamic therapy seeks to enhance your self-understanding to give you options.
NICE suggests psychodynamic therapy for:
- Self Harm
- Depression
- Anorexia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
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
- Abuse
- Anger
- Bereavement
- Narcissistic Personality
- Relationship Problems
- Self Esteem
- Stress
Private Health Insurance Registration
- AXA PPP Healthcare
Languages
- Czech
- English
Qualifications
| Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Clinical Psychologist with Proficiency Standard Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Last Check 10/11/2025 | Next Review 10/12/2025 | |
| British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Clinical Psychologist Last Check 17/11/2025 | Next Review 17/12/2025 | |
| October 2015 |
Certificate Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Dr Michael Paterson (UK) Verified 08/05/2017 |
| September 2015 |
Certificate Mentalisation Based Therapy University of London University College London with Anna Freud Centre (UK) Verified 22/07/2018 |
| July 2011 |
Certificate Psychotherapy - Psychodynamic University of Plymouth with NHS (UK) Verified 19/05/2017 |
| September 2002 |
Doctorate Psychology Canterbury Christ Church University (UK) Verified 08/09/2014 |
Monika Friedrich is bound by the Code of Ethics and Conduct of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Standards of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Fees
Working Hours
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Wheelchair access: Yes