About Me
Lauren – An Accredited CBT Therapist
Hi, I’m Lauren, a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with a passion for helping people overcome mental health challenges. I provide compassionate and effective support, tailored to your needs.
Lauren Coombs
CBT Therapist Based In Wilmslow
I’m Lauren. You might find it useful to know a bit about me and my experience. I am a British Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapies (BABCP) accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. My passion is providing evidence-based therapy to help people experiencing mental health problems.
I work with adults from age 18 years. I offer therapy for a range of difficulties including depression, low self-esteem, panic attacks, social anxiety, generalised anxiety (problematic worry), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), health anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), phobias and body dysmorphia. As well as providing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, I offer Cognitive Behavioural Analysis System of Psychotherapy (or CBASP for short). This is a therapy specifically developed to help people experiencing symptoms of chronic depression.
My Experience
I worked in the NHS in a number of mental health roles from 2005 to 2019. I qualified as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist in 2010 and achieved my accreditation with the BABCP in May 2013.
I am employed at the University of Chester as a Senior Lecturer in Psychology. I am the Deputy Programme Leader of the Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies and Module Leader for ‘Advanced Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy for Complex Problems’. In these roles, I teach and supervise trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapists. I have also worked as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Manchester. I am a Fellow of HE Advance (formerly the Higher Education Academy) in recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education.
If you would like to know more about my experience, please see my LinkedIn page or profiles on the University of Chester website here: Lauren Coombs and here Faculties Health Medicine and Society - Lauren Coombs
My Qualifications & Professional Experience
Qualifications
- MSc Cognitive Behavioural Therapies, University of Chester, 2014
- Masters Module in Core Clinical Supervision Skills, University of Chester, 2013
- Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, University of Chester, 2010
- Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health, University of Manchester, 2009
- Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Mental Health Care, University of Manchester, 2006
- BSc Honours in Psychology, University of Manchester, 2004
Professional Memberships
2013-present - Full Accreditation as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (http://www.babcp.com/)
2016-present - Fellow of HE Advance (Formerly The Higher Education Academy).This provides recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education.
Working with Insurers
I have been a Bupa-recognised therapist since 2019.