About Me

Hi, I'm Jess,

A BABCP Accredited Psychotherapist Specialising in OCD, Rumination & Anxiety treatment.

I chose to train as a psychotherapist following a 15-year career in adult mental health social work. Through that work, I realized the part I loved most was the emotional support I could offer people going through difficult life events – and I wanted to deepen that skill.

But my journey to becoming an OCD and anxiety therapist isn’t just professional. It’s personal too.

Why I Specialise in OCD and Rumination

I personally spent years not knowing how to balance the ongoing chaos of life, desperately seeking moments of peace and calm amid the curveballs that life inevitably throws at us. When my daughter was born I developed OCD but I had no idea at the time that was what it was. I know what it’s like to live too much in your head, trying to think your way to certainty when certainty doesn’t exist.

Through a combination of my own therapy, retraining as a psychotherapist, and a whole lot of patience, compassion towards myself, and practice, I’m testament that it is possible to recover from OCD, get out of your head and back into life.

I’d love to help you do the same.

My Approach to OCD and Anxiety Therapy

I whole heartedly believe anyone can recover from OCD with the right treatment.

I use evidence-based therapies including:

∙ CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

∙ ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) including Rumination focused ERP for mental compulsions

∙ ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) principles

∙ Distress tolerance skills

∙ Metacognitive Therapy skills

My specialty is helping people who struggle with mental compulsions, rumination, and intrusive thoughts – the kinds of patterns that don’t look like “typical” OCD from the outside but are just as exhausting.

Qualifications & Experience

I have worked in mental health for over 20 years:

∙ 15 years as an adult mental health social worker

∙ BABCP accredited CBT therapist since 2022

∙ Worked for the NHS until September 2025

∙ Now running my private practice full time in Bristol and online

I am fully accredited with the BABCP (British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists), adhering to their professional code of conduct and complete regular CPD and supervision to maintain my accreditation.

I am currently undertaking a 9 month training & certificate in Highly Advanced Clinical Excellence: CBT for OCD with the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre

Summary of Training & CPD
DiPSW (Diploma in Social Work) Cardiff university 2006

PGDip Psychological Therapies Practice Exeter University 2022

Perinatal Mental Health full day training Exeter University 2023 

Enhancing HI Treatment Exeter University 2024 

Ongoing specialist OCD CPD via clinical supervision & peer supervision

Bespoke Mental Health Training, BABCP webinar training. 

June 2025 - Treating OCD full day workshop with Professor David Veale via Bespoke Mental Health Training.

2026 - Training & Certification in Highly Advanced Clinical Excellence: CBT for OCD via the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (completing throughout 2026)

 - CBT for OCD Advanced Skills

 - Adapting CBT for neurodiversity