Who we are?

Efficacy is the largest and leading cognitive behavioural therapist service in London.

We are a team of 23 highly qualified and experienced BABCP accreditation therapists (which is the gold standard accreditation for CBT).

Efficacy was started in 2003 by Lee Grant and Jane Muston who remain as the Clinical Directors today. Professor Maracantio Spada joined the team in 2011. Lee and Jane are committed to providing a high quality CBT service based on best practice and the very latest research. We offer a rapid, discreet, flexible service which prioritises our clients and their needs.

We are also a training organisation and have strong links with Kings College London.  Several of our team are lecturer/practitioners at Kings College. Jane and Lee are the Programme Leaders for the Postgraduate and Undergraduate courses in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Kings College London.

We also provide placement for therapists in training working towards their accreditation from Kings College and the Institute of Psychiatry who deliver therapy at a reduced rate. (Click here for fees).

Jane Muston

Qualifications

• PG CAP Cert Academic Practice
• BSc (Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Mental Health
• Diploma in Nursing Mental Health
• BABCP Accredited

Experience

Jane is one of the Clinical Directors at Efficacy and works in partnership with Lee Grant who founded Efficacy in 2003. She continues to work as a Cognitive Behavioural Consultant and provides therapy to individuals and groups whilst leading the service provision at Efficacy.

In addition to her independent clinical work Jane provides consultancy to Kings College, London. Jane is the Programme Director and lecturer practitioner for undergraduate and post graduate CBT courses.

Jane has 12 years experience of working as a Senior CBT Therapists and managing CBT Services in different clinical settings in both primary and secondary care.

Special Interests

Jane co-authored the NHS national curriculum for IAPT High Intensity CBT therapy training in 2008. Click here for details.

Jane’s specialist interests are working with anxiety and mood disorders including low self esteem and trauma work. She has vast experience of working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse and of working with people on the autistic spectrum; in particular Aspergers syndrome.

Jane is committed to the to the training and development of CBT practitioners which is reflected in her role at Kings College, along with the clinical supervision she provides to BABCP accredited therapists.

Lee Grant

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• MSc Mental Health Studies
• Diploma in Nursing Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
• BABCP Accredited
• PG Cert Academic Practice (in progress)
• EMDR Trained

Experience

Lee is one of the Clinical Directors at Efficacy and worked in partnership with Jane Muston to co-found Efficacy in 2003. Lee provides independent cognitive behavioural therapy to individuals and groups, whilst designing and overseeing service development.

In addition to his clinical work, Lee provides CBT consultancy to Kings College London as a lecturer practitioner and is the Programme Leader for 3 MSc in CBT, offering post-graduate training to mental health professionals. His academic role includes the overall management of the programme, teaching, providing clinical supervision and assessing and grading the students.

In the 8 year prior to co-founding Efficacy, Lee worked as Cognitive Behavioural Therapists managing CBT NHS services in primary care and secondary care across London. Lee began his career as a mental health professional in 1988 and has continuously worked as clinician building up his extensive experience and expertise.

Special Interests

Lee’s areas of interest are supervision and mental health consultancy. He trains and advisors other CBT therapists on how to provide effective supervision. He still provides peer supervision, oversees all the postgraduate supervision at Kings College and provides supervision and CBT training to other healthcare professionals. In addition Lee provides mental health consultancy to external organisations.

In his clinical work, Lee specialises in anxiety disorders, depressive illness, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship problems, couples therapy and sex therapy.

Lee sits as a committee member for the BABCP Supervisory Group reflecting his expertise in this area.

Professor Marcantonio Spada

Qualifications

• MA Psychology of Education
• PgDip in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• PhD in Clinical Psychology
• BPS Chartered, BABCP Accredited

Experience

Marcantonio joined the Efficacy team in 2011. He is currently appointed Professor of Psychological Therapies at London South Bank University in partnership with North East London NHS Foundation Trust.  He has been working as a CBT practitioner in private practice and for community mental health organisations for over a decade.  Prior to re-training as a psychologist and CBT practitioner, Professor Spada worked as an investment analyst in the banking sector. The experience gained in this field in combination with his CBT expertise has provided valuable support and insight for clients with stressful careers, performance anxiety, and worry and life-work balance problems.

Special Interests

Prof. Spada is an experienced trainer and researcher in the field of CBT. He is the Course Director of the PgDip/MSc in CBT at London South Bank University and is Consultant and Trust Lead in CBT for North East London NHS Foundation Trust. He has published over 40 articles in international peer reviewed journals and authored three books: Overcoming Problem Drinking, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Problem Drinking: a Practitioner’s Guide, and An Introduction to Sensible Drinking.              Prof Spada is an international leader in metacognitive therapy (MCT) and its novel application to the treatment of addictive behaviours.

His areas of clinical expertise are addictive behaviours (alcohol, cannabis and nicotine), anxiety problems (generalised anxiety and worry, obsessive-compulsive behaviours, panic attacks and agoraphobia, phobias, and social anxiety) and depression/rumination. He has also worked extensively in the application of CBT to coaching for occupational problems, performance and test anxiety, study skills deficits and procrastination.

Debby Cranston

• DipHe Addictive Studies
• BSc (Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Dip/HE Mental Health Nursing
• BABCP Accredited

Debby has been part of the Efficacy team for three years. Debby has worked at the Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit at Bethlem Royal Hospital in Kent since 2008 as a CBT Psychotherapist. As part of this role Debbie provides CBT clinical expertise for anxiety disorders on a national scale, which includes support to sufferers of anxiety disorders and also provides support to other health professionals. Prior to this she worked as a CBT Therapist in Primary Care in East London and as a substance abuse nurse for 6 years across London.

Special Interests

Debby’s particular area of interest are Anxiety Disorders, specifically OCD and Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Debby is also an addictions specialist and enjoys working with substance misuse clients.

Tony Dikan

Qualifications

• Diploma in CBT
• Certificate in Psychotherapy
• Certificate in Counselling
• PG Dip Public Relations
• BA Design and Media Management

Experience

Tony has been part of Efficacy since 2010 as a Therapist in Training.

Tony completed his CBT training at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He also worked as a trainee CBT therapist at Sussex University where he gained experience of working on a wide-range of anxiety problems experienced by young adults.

Since then he has continued to actively develop his CBT skills and practice whilst working towards the final stages of accreditation with the BABCP.

Prior to qualifying as a CBT therapist Tony spent two decades working in public sector management specialising in communications and marketing, and working as communications advisor in the NHS and in local government.

Special Interests

Tony’s special interests include working with people with depression, people with anxiety disorders (including; excessive worry, panic, health anxiety, OCD and social phobia) and people with low self-esteem. Tony is passionate about working with CBT to help people and considers it essential that clients are helped to develop both a clear understanding of what factors are maintaining their problems as well as practical steps to help overcome them.

Chris Draycott

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• Dip/HE Mental Health Nursing
• BABCP Accredited

Chris has been with Efficacy since the company formed in 2003. At that time Chris combined her independent work as a CBT Therapist at South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. Her role was in the assessment and treatment of severe and chronic Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and associated disorders. In 2005 Chris took up the role of Team Leader of CBT therapists at the Residential Anxiety Disorders Unit. Chris retired from the NHS last year and now focuses solely on her clients at Efficacy. Chris works from our Central London offices but also works from the Satellite office based in Mottingham, South East London.

Specialist Interest

Chris specializes in the treatment of OCD and also enjoys working with all anxiety disorders, mood disorders, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties.

Sarah Gosnell

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• Diploma in Systemic Therapy
• In progress MSc in CBT (Enhanced Practitioner)
• BABCP Accredited

Experience

Sarah has been part of the Efficacy team since 2009. Sarah has 25 years experience of working in the NHS in mental health, gained as Psychiatric nurse, a systemic practitioner and CBT Therapist. Sarah’s currently works as a Senior CBT practitioner in a South East London NHS Trust. Her role is split between clinical work, supervision, teaching and service provision and development for an Adult Mental Health CBT Service. As part of this role Sarah assess’s and treats specialist and complex cases within adult mental health. She provides supervision to a range of staff providing CBT interventions. She also provides teaching to members of community and inpatient team and co-ordinates, plans and implements specialist CBT services including an intensive OCD programme and deliberate self harm service.

Special Interests

Sarah’s particular areas of interest are mood, anxiety disorders, self harming and relationship difficulties. She is keen on the development of innovative service developments and introducing creative ideas in to practice. Sarah is very interested in developing further her supervision and teaching skills which is reflected in her choice of MSc.

Shamira Graham

Shamira is the Business Manager and has been with the Efficacy team since 2008. Shamira is responsible for optimising service delivery and service development at Efficacy. This includes developing and implementing the strategic direction for Efficacy, marketing and advertising, and new business development.

She also has an external focus and is responsible for managing relationships with our clients, suppliers and partners.

Shamira comes from a senior management and consultancy background gained in large corporate organisations over 15 years. She has a background in portfolio management, strategic planning and business analysis and improvement.

Shamira has also worked as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Neurology researching Parkison’s Disease and quality of life, and has published papers (2007, 2008, 2010) in this field.

Dan Kolubinski

Qualifications

• B.A. (Hons.) Psychology
• M.A. Counselling Psychology
• - Specialism in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
• - Specialism in Child and Family Therapy
• BABCP Accredited

Experience

Dan has been a part of the Efficacy team since August 2011. After qualifying as a psychotherapist, Dan worked in private practice in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, before relocating to the UK. He then spent 2 years as a therapist in an NHS-based primary care mental health team in Surrey.

Special Interests

Dan’s particular areas of interest include mood and anxiety disorders, particularly PTSD and Generalised Anxiety Disorder. He also has a keen interest in interpersonal relationships and works with couples in distress to help mend bridges and strength communication.

Leslie Lotz (Rossouw)

Qualifications

• MSc in Counselling Psychology (South Africa)
• Statement of Equivalence – Counselling Psychologist, BPS, UK
• PG Dip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (IoP, London)
• BABCP Accredited

Experience

Leslie is a Counselling Psychologist by background. She has been living and working in London for 3 years as a CBT therapist, and before that practiced in South Africa for 6 years. Apart from her work as part of the Efficacy team, Leslie works in an NHS primary care therapy setting working with adults with difficulties related to depression and anxiety disorders (including trauma, social phobia, panic, agoraphobia, generalised anxiety and more). Prior to this Leslie worked in a secondary care setting in a multi disciplinary team offering psychological therapy to adults with moderate to severe mental health difficulties.

Special Interests

Leslie has a special interest in issues related to self-esteem, trauma and relationships. Most recently Leslie has further advanced her skills in couple therapy through additional training and supervised practice. Other than this, Leslie enjoys and is interested in a wide array of difficulties related to mood and anxiety and remains passionate about the work she does and the individuals she works with.

Babalwa Madikazi

Qualifications

• Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• BSc (Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• BSc (Hons) Psychology
• BSc (Hons) Work Based Learning (Mental Health)
• Comprehensive Diploma in Nursing Science (M+4)
• BABCP accredited

Experience

Babalwa has worked at the Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit at Bethlem Royal Hospital in Kent since 2010 as a senior psychotherapist providing CBT clinical expertise for anxiety disorders at a national level, which includes support to sufferers of anxiety disorders, as well as working closely with families and other health professionals.

Prior to this Babalwa worked in a large primary care psychological therapies service, where she also supervised trainees. This involved working with people with a wide range of mental health needs, including depression, anxiety disorders and trauma, providing individual and group psychotherapy. Babalwa has also completed a six month placement and received further specialist CBT supervision at the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma.

She also has many years of experience working as a senior staff nurse in NHS settings across London.

Special Interests

Babalwa’s particular areas of interest include working with people with a range of anxiety disorders (including Generalised Anxiety Disorder, health anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder and OCD), depression, low self-esteem and specific phobia of vomiting.

She was involved in a research trial investigating CBT for depression delivered in brief workshop format across London Boroughs in 2010/11.

She was also a member of the Psychology Diversity Forum in a London NHS Trust in 2009.

Francesca Maggioni

Qualifications

• MD Doctor in Medicine
• Specialist registration Psychiatry (GMC)
• BSc (Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (In progress)

Experience

Francesca is working as part of the Efficacy team as a therapist in training, although she is a fully qualified Psychiatrist. She has many years experience of working in a Psychiatry Department in Italy.

Francesca is currently working as a research fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry whilst completing her BSc in CBT to strengthen her psychotherapeutic skills.

Specialists Interests

Francesca’s areas of interest are psychopharmacology, social psychiatry, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, post partum depression and psychosis.

Francesca has published papers on Antidepressant drugs and breast feeding (2007) and Diagnosing psychotic disorders (2010).

Louise Martindill

Experience

Louise has been part of the Efficacy team since 2009 and is the Practice Manager. Louise’s role is to oversee all the clinics and to ensure that the practice operation runs effeciently for clients and therapists.

Louise is repsonsible for all HR process and works closely with the therapists. She is also responsible for IT processes, data reporting and the support logistics of the service. Louise is always reviewing our systems and processes to ensure that we are optimising the day to day service that we deliver to our clients.

Louise has a background in communications and worked as a manager for a large corporate organisation for 9 years. Louise’s extensive experience spans business improvement, sales, product development and training.

Ken McKeown

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• Diploma H.E Nursing – Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
• BSc (Hons) Psychology
• BABCP Accredited

Experience

Ken has been part of the Efficacy team since X2007. Since 2005 Ken combines his private work with his role as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist at the Neuropsychiatry Outpatient CBT department at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.

Special Interests

Ken is currently involved in evaluating a CBT programme in the treatment of non-epiletic seizures.

Dympna Mclaughlin

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• MSc Public Health Aspects of Addiction
• Mental Health Nurse Training (NMC Registration)
• BA (Hons) Psychology
• BABCP Accredited

Experience

Dympna has been part of the Efficacy team for 4 years.  Dympna also works as a CBT therapist and Team Leader for Lambeth Drug Rehabilitation Service, this involves management of the service and providing clinical supervision to her team members.

In addition, Dympna provides group CBT for adults with substance misuse problems and individual CBT to clients with anxiety disorders and depression.

Prior to this Dympna has worked as a mental health nurse across London hospitals.  These included a role as Senior Substance Misuse Nurse managing patients in the community and in-patient acute assessment units for South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and nursing on an acute in- patient unit in Gordon Hospital.

Special Interests

Dympna’s particular area of expertise is Substance Misuse and Addictions.

Brendan Mcloughlin

Qualifications

• Certificate in Behavioural Psychotherapy
• MA Modern History
• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• PG Cert Education
• BABCP Accreditation

Experience

Brendan takes a lead at Commissioning Support for London (part of the NHS) on mental wellbeing, social inclusion and Improving Access to Psychological Therapies. He originally trained as a psychiatric nurse in 1983, and worked in a variety of general and specialist settings.

He qualified as a psychotherapist in 1992, and worked for 10 years at the Institute of Psychiatry and Maudsley Hospital in South East London training health professionals, practising and researching in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

He joined the London Development Centre for Mental Health at its inception in 2002, and has undertaken a number of roles within the organisation, specialising in mental health and employment.

Specialist Interest

Brendan has an keen interest in anxiety and depression, particularly work related issues and dealing with the psychological aspects of long term physical illnesses.

Nick McNulty

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
• PG Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• BABCP Accredited
• Dip Psychology
• MSc Economics & Quantitative Methods in Health Care
• Dip Management Studies
• BA (Hons) English Language & Literature

Experience

Nick worked as a NHS senior manager and commissioner for 20 years before retraining as a Clinical Psychologist. Nick joined the Efficacy team in 2011. He combines private practice with his role as a CBT therapist in the Lambeth Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies Service at the South London & Maudsley NHS Trust.   Within his role he assesses and treats clients with a variety of anxiety disorders, such as OCD, BDD, panic disorder, social anxiety, health anxiety, PTSD, and depression.

Special Interests

Nick’s interests include anxiety disorders (particularly social phobia, health anxiety, OCD and PTSD) and depression. Nick teaches on boundary violations in psychotherapy, and working with deeper cognitions in CBT.

Nick Page

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• Advanced Diploma in Nursing and Medical Science (Mental Health)
• BA (Hons) Philosophy
• PhD in CBT for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) (In progress)
• BABCP Accredited

Experience

Nick has been part of the Efficacy team for three years. Nick has worked at the Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit at Bethlem Royal Hospital in Kent since 2002 as a senior psychotherapist and more recently as the manager. As part of this role Nick provides CBT clinical expertise for anxiety disorders on a national scale, which includes support to sufferers of anxiety disorders and also provides support to other health professionals. Nick also teaches CBT skills to other specialist areas within the Bethlem Royal Hospital Trust. Prior to this he worked as a senior staff nurse in a National Alcohol Unit and in Acute Admissions in NHS hospitals across London.

Special Interests

Nick’s particular area of interest are Anxiety Disorders, specifically OCD (reflected in his choice of PhD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder.

Nick was also a committee member of the 1st International Vomit Phobia Summit in 2008.

Zara Polden

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) major Psychology
• PG Dip CBT – Advanced Practice
• NOCN – Mediation & Conflict Resolution
• BABCP Accredited

Experience

Zara’s been part of Efficacy’s core staff since January 2010. Before Efficacy, Zara provided CBT therapy for the social care organization Turning Point within their substance misuse aftercare service. She qualified for her PG Dip at King’s College, London completing her clinical training with the Department of Neuropsychiatry at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Zara has over ten years experience of working in the therapeutic field.

Special Interests

She’s highly experienced in treating anxiety disorders including Panic, Performance Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Health Anxiety, OCD, Bulimia and work-related stress. Zara is also a trained CBT couples therapist. She is passionate about her role and considers it a priority that clients feel comfortable to discuss sensitive topics openly.

Ashley Pollard

Qualifications

• BSc(Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• Undergraduate Diploma in Nursing Studies (Mental Health Nursing)
• BABCP Accredited

Experience

Ashley will be a full time member of the Efficacy from August 2011 and previously worked for 10 years within a large Mental Health NHS Trust first as a registered mental health nurse where she established and managed an Early Intervention Service for young people with Psychosis.

Ashley also has a background in training and education and currently runs in-house CBT programmes for Psychologists, Psychotherapists and counselors. Ashley continues to run CBT courses at University of Buckingham & Greenwich University.

Special Interests

Ashley has a particular interest in the development of transdiagnostic CBT for clients with anxiety and depression. Ashley also has an interest in treating first onset psychosis and clients with borderline personality disorders.

Beth Skillicorn

Qualifications

• Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
• Psychology BSc (Hons)
• Chartered Clinical Psychologist with the British Psychological Society
• BABCP accredited

Experience

Beth is a chartered clinical psychologist, with further specialist training in cognitive behavioural therapy.  Beth combines her role at Efficacy with working at St Thomas’ Hospital where she works as with individuals and groups with physical health problems.  She also supervises trainee clinical psychologists there.  Prior to that, Beth worked in a large primary care psychological therapies service.  This involved working with people with a wide range of mental health needs, including depression, anxiety disorders and trauma.  Beth has also completed a six month placement and received further specialist CBT supervision at the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma.

Special interests

Beth’s special interests include working with people with depression, people with anxiety disorders (including panic, obsessive compulsive disorder and social phobia) and people with low self-esteem.  Beth also enjoys working with people who have physical health problems and are also experiencing depression or anxiety.  Beth is currently involved in a research trial investigating CBT for depression delivered in a brief workshop format.

 

Tanya Shrimpton

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• BABCP Accreditation

Experience

Tanya has significant experience within the NHS, as an RMN, in both
Inpatient and Community settings. This has been specifically in the area
of Perinatal Mental Health (mental health in pregnancy and the post
natal period). She also gained experience in a primary care setting
treating a range of mental health problems, depression, health anxiety,
eating disorder. Most recently Tanya set up and provided a CBT Service
for SureStart Family Services in the Kent area as a Perinatal
specialist. This service included therapy provision and family support
for women and their families.

Special Interests

Tanya continues to retain a special interest in Perinatal Mental health.
In addition she is particularly interested in health anxiety and eating
disorders.

Fabio Simiao

Qualifications

• Community Counselling Certificate
• Diploma in Adult Nursing
• PgDip in Advanced Nursing Practice (CBT)

Experience

Fabio has been part of Efficacy since 2010 as a Therapist in Training.   Fabio currently works as a Case Manager for the NHS supporting people in the community with complex long term conditions. In addition, he also has extensive experience in endocrinology and the effect of hormonal imbalance to psychological wellbeing.

Fabio’s interest in CBT developed after undertaking his PgDip at King’s College London. Since then he has continued to actively develop his CBT skills and practice whilst working towards accreditation with the BABCP.

 Special Interests

Fabio’s areas of interests are Depression and Anxiety Disorders, in particular when caused by other physical health condition or disability.

Usha Suryanarayan

Qualifications

• MPhil in Clinical Psychology
• PhD in Clinical Psychology
• BABCP Accredited CBT therapist
• HPC registered Practitioner Psychologist
• EMDR Trained

Experience

Usha is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with over a decade of experience working in multidisciplinary teams and multicultural/ethnic contexts in the primary and secondary care settings. Usha has experience of working with adults, families and children with a range of difficulties from mild to severe and enduring mental health problems. Usha has also worked as a consultant in a cardiac hospital offering psychological services for stress, anxiety disorders, work life balance, depression, psychosomatic disorders and work related difficulties. Usha also has experience working in schools as a consultant psychologist.

In the last 5 years she had devoted her time to the NHS in secondary care, working with adults in an acute care setting.

Special Interests

Her special interests are stress management, positive mental health, anxiety and panic disorders, phobias, low self esteem, worry, anger issues and marital and relationship problems.

Sharifa Warren

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• BSc (Hons) Health Studies
• Diploma in Nursing
• Registered Nurse (NMC)
• BAPCP Accredited
• EMDR Trained

Experience

Sharifa has 36 years experience in the NHS working both as a general nurse and mental health nurse. Since qualifying as a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, Sharifa worked as Clinical Nurse Specialist and a CBT practitioner. She developed the CBT service in the Acute Admission ward at Lambeth Hospital for female clients with mild to moderate depression and those with deliberate self harming behaviour. Since then she provided CBT sessions in the Community Mental Health Team over the past three years, accepting referrals for patients referred with complex needs cases and a variety of anxiety disorders.

Since 2008, Sharifa has worked as a Mental Health Practitioner and Cognitive Behaviour Therapist in the prison service assessing and treating patients with Post traumatic stress disorder, moderate depression, personality disorder, and severe anxiety and relationship problems.

Specialist  Interests

Sharifa enjoys working with all types of Anxiety Disorders and have a special interest in treating patients with Anger Problems, Substance Misuse, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and work related problems.

Barbara Warncken

Qualifications

• MSc Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• MA Teaching in Further and Higher Education
• BSc (Hons) Health Studies
• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• BABCP accredited

Experience

Barbara has been full time with Efficacy team since 2011. She has over 25 years of experience working in general health and mental health settings. This experience ranges from nursing in emergency care within the A&E Unit at Kings College Hospital, lecturing within higher education and providing treatment and care for people with a variety of mental health problems. Barbara most recent role was specialising in the treatment of clients for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) within the charity sector.

Special Interests

Barbara’s particular areas of interest include all adult anxiety disorders (such as OCD, Generalised Anxiety Disorder and social anxiety), mood disorder, low self-esteem and eating disorders. Barbara also enjoys working with clients who are suffering from depression and work-related stress.