Help with mental health
Rapid access to in-house psychological therapies and a children’s service is also available upon request.
What is clinical psychology?
A Clinical Psychologist is a specialist trained to doctoral level and with training within different academic and clinical specialisms. They will use a variety of approaches to apply psychological theory and research in order to increase wellbeing or decrease distress.
The intervention is tailored to each client by drawing upon a range of psychological theories and therapeutic approaches depending on the individual need. The result of this formulation-led approach is an integrative intervention tailored to each client and his or her unique difficulties.
Our clinical psychologists provide therapy for adults in areas such as:
- Depression and low mood
- Anxiety and phobias, including panic attacks
- Anger problems and stress management
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and related symptoms (PTSD)
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Behavioural problems
- Bereavement/adjustment problems
- Chronic pain and other long standing health problems and health anxiety
- Work related stress
- Loss of confidence and low self esteem
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (also known as M.E. or post viral syndrome)
As an academic, Jasmine is a senior lecturer and Programme Director of the Doctorate of Counselling Psychology at York St John University, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). She teaches on an accredited doctoral programme and is a PhD supervisor. Her research includes working in collaboration with the University of Melbourne on mindfulness and mediation. She is a committee member on the Research Board at the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a psychological consultant to the University of Southern California. Jasmine is an external examiner to Teesside University, Middlesex University, and the New School of Counselling and Psychotherapy (London).
- INTERESTS
- Relationship difficulties
- Mindfulness & Yoga for mental health
- Mental Health for Adolescents
- Phobias
Counselling Psychologist
Dr Jasmine Childs-Fegredo Chartered Counselling Psychologist
Jasmine is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and academic, with 10 years’ experience working in the NHS and in private healthcare. She has worked in both adult and Child and Adolescent mental health services. She has worked primarily with people suffering with depression and anxiety, as well as those presenting with personality disorders and trauma. She is trained to support individuals presenting with a range of distress including insomnia, relationship difficulties, panic and low self -esteem. Jasmine holds a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and is an accredited fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and registered by the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
As a therapist, Jasmine believes in change through psychological counselling. She is a holistic practitioner, where she is keen to meet the person behind the distress as well as considering psychiatric diagnoses. She always aims to offer an empathetic and warm therapeutic space, where people can feel safe and heard to share their stories. Jasmine is trained in delivering a variety of therapeutic interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Schema-informed therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and mindfulness-based approaches. She is also a trained yoga teacher and recently piloted a new model of psychological therapy, Yoga-integrated Psychotherapy (YiP).
How to arrange an appointment
We have three different ways for you to access the service and we are happy to discuss this with you to ensure the correct route is taken for you and your individual concerns.
- NHS GP Referral – we are happy to accept a referral letter from your own NHS GP. This needs to include a brief description about your current problems and we can direct this to our team.
- Private GP Referral – you can also discuss your concerns with one of our private GPs, we are happy to arrange this for you. They can then complete an internal referral to one of the clinical psychologists for you.
- Self Refer – If you are happy to tell our reception team about your current concerns it may be appropriate for you to access the service without a GP referral.