THE ONLINE THERAPY ROOM
ABOUT US
We understand that it’s really important to have a good connection with your therapist, and want to ensure you find the best therapist to meet your needs.
At The Online Therapy Room we are fortunate that we have been able to add highly skilled and experienced therapists to our team who emulate our values. All of our therapists are BABCP accredited and have attended highly respected training programmes.
Below you can find out more about us, however we also feel it is helpful to read about the experiences our previous clients have had with us. You can read testimonials from our previous clients by clicking the link below.
RHIANNA BLACKWELL
Co-Founder
Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist & Behavioural Couples Therapist
Hi my name is Rhianna, and I’m one of the founders of The Online Therapy Room. I value a compassionate and warm approach within sessions, and aim to create an environment where you will feel calm and at ease. Collaboration is very important to me, and I endeavour to make sure that your individual goals are at the centre of the work we do together.
I have a special interest in working with low self-esteem, trauma and parents who are experiencing mental health difficulties during the perinatal period. In my NHS role I am perinatal lead, and have attended further training to enable me to provide specialised support.
I am a BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and Behavioural Couples Therapist. I currently work as a Senior CBT Therapist within a busy NHS service. I have been working in the field of mental health for 13 years, including 12 years in the NHS and 4 years in private practice.
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I have significant experience and skill in working with clients experiencing depression, generalised anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, health anxiety, social phobia, panic disorder, specific phobias, agoraphobia, body dysmorphic disorder, habit disorders, PTSD and low self-esteem.
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I am able to offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Behavioural Couples Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
MELISSA SUTCLIFFE
Co-Founder
Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, Behavioural Couples Therapist & EMDR Practitioner
Hello, I'm Melissa, an experienced and fully accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. I am also qualified to provide Behavioural Couples Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) which is a trauma focussed treatment.
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I offer psychological support to people when they are experiencing difficulties with their mental health. If you are feeling depressed, worrying a lot, feeling overly anxious, have low self-confidence or are experiencing a multitude of problems, I will help you understand those difficulties better and what may be maintaining them as well as teaching you strategies to cope and ultimately support you reach your wellbeing goals.
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I support people from all walks of life although I am particularly fond of helping women in pregnancy and postnatally. I have speciality training in perinatal mental health problems and also work as the perinatal lead of an NHS talking therapy service.
If you feel you are ready to take the next step in improving your mental health please get in touch.
I look forward to helping you on your therapy journey.
MONICA DINIS
Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
Hello! My name is Monica and I am one of the therapists of The Online Therapy Room. I place great importance in building a genuine therapeutic relationship with my clients in order to develop a sense of safeness, feelings of trust and mutual respect within sessions. The key features within my sessions include kindness, courage and empathy, which is completed through a series of CBT and compassion-focused therapy skills. I value a person-centred approach and believe in working as a team in order to meet your needs and expectations. This all supports the journey of reclaiming your life in addition to maintaining a healthy and balanced wellbeing.
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Therapy is a personal and unique crossing of self-awareness and self-mastery. I believe in empowering and motivating my clients to purposefully connect with themselves in order to make intentional (and beneficial) changes to their lives, therefore allowing this opportunity to lessen their suffering and mental health difficulties.
I am a BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and currently work as a Senior CBT therapist within the NHS. I have worked in both Children's and Adult Mental Health during my 2 years of training as a therapist. I have been working within the realm of mental health for 9 years, but presently working with adults for 5 years in NHS Talking Therapies.
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I have experience in working with presentations such as depression and anxiety disorders; this includes generalised anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, health anxiety, social phobia, panic disorder, specific phobias and agoraphobia. I am also adept in working with body dysmorphic disorder, habit disorders, PTSD, Childhood and Adult Trauma and low self-esteem.
EMMA EDIS-BATES
Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
Hello and welcome! My name is Emma and I am a CBT therapist working for The Online Therapy Room. I am BABCP accredited and have been working in Talking therapies services in the NHS for over 10 years, with experience in various different areas of adult mental health.
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My main aim for every client I work with is to ensure they feel validated with whatever emotions they are currently experiencing and are met with compassion and understanding from myself. I strongly hold a non-judgemental view, hoping that my clients are fully able to open up and feel safe in our sessions together. I want to empower my patients to reconnect to who they are, feel their best and to change their lives for the better.
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Within my NHS role I regularly work with clients experiencing depression, generalised anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, health anxiety, social phobia, panic disorder, specific phobias, agoraphobia, PTSD and low self-esteem. My main interests are overcoming Perfectionism, Social Anxiety, PTSD and Low Self esteem.
I am very passionate about supporting clients in pregnancy and parenthood. I work in the Perinatal Team within the NHS and have attended various additional trainings to support Anxiety and Depression. I have had two very different experiences myself and am extremely empathetic to the challenges that this time can bring. I hope to empower parents and help them develop positive beliefs about themselves.'