Joanna Hogan
CBT THERAPY
About Joanna and her approach
JOANNA HOGAN MBABCP
Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
I am a fully qualified, accredited and experienced Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and ISST Advanced Schema Therapist. I work privately in Sevenoaks, Kent and online. I have worked for NHS psychological services including IAPT services and insomnia services.
I care deeply about helping others to enjoy better mental health. My clients value my warm, compassionate, personable and practical approach. I believe people are stuck not broken, all human beings have challenges and I will work with you to help you overcome yours so that you can lead a richer, fuller life.
Using tried and tested methods, I draw on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focussed Schema Therapy, EMDR and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), according to individual needs and preferences.
I have extensive training and experience in CBT, including a BABCP-accredited post-graduate diploma, the gold standard for CBT therapists and I provide supervision and training to other therapists in CBT and CBT-I (CBT for Insomnia). I have also been through the rigorous process to become an advanced, accredited Schema Therapist with the ISST. I have extensive training in ACT and EMDR.
I am trained in working with neurodiversity including ADHD and autism I am trained and committed to working in a culturally sensitive and LGBTQ+ affirmative way.
I keep up to date with regular CPD and clinical supervision and work closely with other professionals within and outside of the NHS to ensure pathways and appropriate referrals where needed.
About CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), is a talking therapy that has been proven to help treat a wide range of issues and is recommended by the NHS. CBT works with the idea that our thoughts, behaviours, emotions, and bodily sensations are all connected. By changing what we do (our behaviour) or changing how we think (our thoughts), we can change how we feel.
Using CBT, can help identify any unhelpful patterns that may be keeping your difficulties going. The focus is on making changes in the here and now, and on teaching you skills for life that will help you not only to get well, but to stay well.
CBT has a good evidence base for a wide range of mental health problems in adults, older adults, children and young people. This research has been carefully reviewed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), who provide independent, evidence-based guidance for the NHS on the most effective ways to treat disease and ill health.
I have full accreditation with the BABCP.
About Compassion Focussed Schema Therapy
Schema Therapy is helpful for changing life-long patterns in relationships, difficulties in regulating emotions, personality-level difficulties, overcoming addictions and healing from traumatic experiences.
It's a compassionate therapy drawing on CBT, CFT, Emotion Focused Psychology, Psychodynamic psychology and Gestalt Therapy, in which you work closely with your therapist to understand how your current difficulties link to past experiences. Working towards healing the past pain, can help you to build a healthier and happier self in the present.
Schema therapy has an increasingly strong evidence base for people with long-standing personality-level difficulties, depression, anxiety, binge-eating and other emotional problems.
I have completed extensive training in schema therapy with the Schema Therapy School and I am accredited with the International Society of Schema Therapists as a Schema Therapist.
About ACT
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behaviour change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. The aim of ACT is to maximise our potential for a rich, full and meaningful life by developing health, vitality and well-being.
ACT has an increasingly strong evidence base, with over 20 randomised controlled trials across a variety of mental health issues. I use ACT to enhance my work. I have completed extensive training with Russ Harris in ACT for Anxiety and Depression.
About EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a technique used in the treatment of trauma. Evidence of its effectiveness in other areas is growing including OCD and anxiety related issues.
EMDR uses eye movements that activate both the right and left sides of the brain to create changes in how the brain patterns memories reducing the intensity of traumatic memories. The eye movements allow the brain to make the neural connections and associations necessary to digest traumatic memories and store them differently so that they don’t keep popping back up causing emotional distress, flashbacks and nightmares. I have completed levels 1, 2 and 3 in EMDR. I have also been trained in how to integrate EMDR with schema therapy.