Dr Isobel Barlow
I’m a Clinical Psychologist, meaning I have trained in a wide variety of approaches to understanding people and their experiences, and I work with all kinds of difficulties and challenges. I completed my training in 2017, and since then I have worked in both private and NHS services, using a range of approaches to help people of different ages, backgrounds, and life experiences.
Type of Therapy:
Schema Therapy
Approach
I use Schema Therapy to help people understand and shift the unhelpful patterns they are experiencing in their lives. Schema therapy is based on the idea that our life experiences shape the way we understand and relate to ourselves, other people, and the world in general.
It allows us to explore the coping strategies and ‘ways of being’ that we learn throughout our lives – which were usually helpful at some point, but which may start to hold us back as we grow and change.
I use Schema Therapy alongside your own expertise in your life experiences to help develop an understanding of you as a unique individual: your strengths, challenges, and opportunities to break unhelpful patterns in your life.
Who I work with
I can offer therapy to anyone over 18 who is experiencing difficulties in their lives which are hard to shift. This might include depression/feeling low, anxiety/worry, difficulties in relationships, problems with self-esteem; or problems that are less easy to name, like a general feeling that you are not where you want to be in life, emotions that are confusing and unpredictable, or things you think/do that don’t make sense to you.
I’ve worked with people experiencing all kinds of difficulties, and I try to get to know each person in the context of their whole life, including their relationships, culture, identities, family, work, and so on.
Further information
Please note that I audio-record sessions for supervision purposes; recordings are confidential and only done with your consent. I am more than happy to discuss how this works and answer any questions you may have.
Please get in touch if you’d like to find out more about me and see if I could be a good fit for you. I can offer reduced rates to those who would struggle to pay the full fee for any reason – you are welcome to get in touch to discuss your needs.