Online CBT Therapy with a highly experienced BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and accredited EMDR trauma specialist practising in London          

Hello, my name is Michael Cameron. I'm a highly experienced BABCP accredited and UKCP registered Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) with 25 years experience. Additionally I have been a practicing EMDR UK accredited clinician for 17 years, helping numerous people overcome trauma related problems. I am dedicated to helping people overcome a wide range of psychological difficulties with evidence based treatments that work.

I work with all emotional problems, specialising in anxiety disorders, trauma, and lifelong self-defeating negative patterns called schemas. As a Cognitive and EMDR trauma specialist I regularly provide treatment to both Organisations and individuals experiencing trauma symptoms, including stressor-related disorders and PTSD. 

I am currently only offering therapy appointments online via Zoom or Skype. To book an online video therapy session call me on 0207 813 1333, or email me at michaeljcameron.com

Fees

Online assessment and treatment fees for individuals are £90, for therapy sessions between 9am and 5pm.

(An out of hours £10 supplement is payable for appointments between 5pm and 7pm).

Therapy sessions last 50 minutes. with fees remaining  unchanged for the the duration of therapy.

Practice Information

Detailed Information about my London practices, including locations, times, fees and payment methods can be seen under Appointments. 

To book an appointment call: 020 7813 1333 or 020 8445 1369 during weekdays (10am - 6pm).  

I do hope you enjoy learning more about Cognitive Therapy and why I believe it to be the finest treatment available for psychological and emotional problems.

About me

My journey into psychological discovery began in 1991 when I first started training in counselling and psychotherapy.

My initial Cognitive Behaviour Therapy training was as a Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapist (REBT), under Professor Windy Dryden.  In 1996 I became an accredited member of the Association of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapists. I continued to train in other cognitive approaches, including  Aaron's Beck's cognitive modal, under Professor Stephen Palmer and associates.  I also undertook CBT training in depression and psychosis at Kings College London. Additionally I received further specialist training from internationally acclaimed experts in anxiety disorders, trauma and other emotional / psychological problems. 

Since receiving BABCP accreditation in 1998 I have continued to undergo regular CBT training and supervision in empirically supported psychological therapies, ensuring any treatment offered, is the treatment of choice.          

In addition to my intensive supervised Cognitive Behavioural training I received two years supervised integrative training in psychodynamic and humanistic therapy, which I believe has provided me with a more rounded exposure to different treatment approaches.  It was my cognitive and analytical training that led me to Schema Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, an integrative, systematic model of treatment that addresses the core psychological themes of people with characterological problems and lifelong self-defeating patterns.  I also completed a years integrative training programme in clinical supervision.

I have undergone extensive training in EMDR, and ongoing supervision from various specialists, including John Spector.  EMDR, an acronym for Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing and have been an accredited member of the EMDR Association U.K. & Ireland, since 2004. My EMDR practitioner training has enabled me to use it as an adjunct to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, when treating people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and a wide range of psychopathologies having their basis in trauma, or critical incident.  This emotional processing intervention can often help reduce the symptoms associated with anxiety disorders, such as social phobia etc, where clients often make images of themselves performing badly, shamefully, or in a distressing manner.  Images, as well verbal self-talk, plays a big part in the maintenance of anxiety disorders. 

Finally, EMDR and Cognitive Processing Therapy can often be helpful in changing and restructuring the meaning of early, painful memories, which have resulted in negative core beliefs and Early Maladaptive Schemas. Events in our lives which when recalled trigger negative emotions, sensations and self-beliefs. These memories can be referred to in Cognitive terms as hot spots or in Gestalt terms unfinished business. Both EMDR and Cognitive Processing Therapy are valuable additions to the Cognitive Therapist's armamentarium of techniques and in the true spirit of cognitive therapy, focuses on transforming the negative meaning, attributed to a situation.

My specialist work also focuses on imagery and the role it plays in the maintenance of anxiety and other emotional problems. Modification of images and verbal self-talk is central to emotional and behavioural change.

Governing Profession Bodies & Code of Ethics

An Introduction to Cognitive Therapy

It is now six decades since cognitive theory was first elucidated by Drs. Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck.  Research regarding the relationship between cognition and emotion has achieved a dominant presence in psychiatric and psychological journals.

Both Beck and Ellis trace dysfunctional thinking patterns in the moment back to beliefs about the self. The idea that the threat lies not in the objective situation, but in the meaning attributed to the situation is fundamental to cognitive therapy, so the focus of therapy lies in the transformation of this meaning.

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), which is also referred to as Cognitive Therapy treats emotional problems by changing negative patterns of thought.  It is the worlds most researched and validated form of psychological therapy, established as the 'Treatment of Choice' for overcoming a wide range of complex problems

The Department of Health strongly supports and confirms the evidence validating the effectiveness of CBT for anxiety disorders, depression and other emotional, psychological problems.

"Treatment Choice in Psychological Therapies and Counselling" (DoH)

Click on the Cognitive Therapy link below to find out exactly why it's so effective.