Mental Health Support
Support for anxiety, trauma, and depression, delivered through a clinically governed, assessment-led approach.
Online, UK-wide care for adults and, where appropriate, parents seeking clarity about next steps.
How we support anxiety, trauma, and depression
Our work is grounded in evidence-based psychological approaches.
Support is always tailored following an initial clinical consultation and may draw on one or more of the approaches below.
Anxiety and trauma
Approaches we may use
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Brief Strategic Therapy (BST)
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Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
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BST-informed exposure and paradoxical interventions
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Grounding and stabilisation techniques
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Nervous system regulation skills
Why these approaches are helpful
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BST helps interrupt avoidance, safety behaviours, and unhelpful control strategies that maintain anxiety
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Trauma-focused CBT supports the restructuring of trauma-related beliefs and interpretations
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EMDR enables safe reprocessing of traumatic memories where appropriate
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Strategic exposure reduces fear-maintenance cycles rather than reinforcing avoidance
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Regulation and grounding skills support physiological and emotional safety
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Psychoeducation helps normalise trauma and anxiety responses, reducing fear of symptoms
Depression and low mood
Approaches we may use
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Brief Strategic Therapy (BST)
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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Behavioural Activation
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Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
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Schema Therapy
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Psychoeducation
Why these approaches are helpful
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BST targets rigid patterns that keep people stuck in depressive cycles
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CBT helps identify and challenge unhelpful thinking patterns linked to low mood
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Behavioural activation supports the gradual restoration of motivation and agency
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CFT reduces shame and harsh self-criticism often present in depression
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Schema work addresses long-standing vulnerability patterns
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Psychoeducation supports understanding, engagement, and self-compassion
Important clinical note
Not every approach is suitable for every person or at every stage. Recommendations are made following assessment, with careful consideration of safety, readiness, neurodiversity, and individual preferences.
How anxiety, trauma, and depression can overlap
Anxiety, trauma-related difficulties, and depression are distinct experiences, but they often interact.
Understanding how they overlap helps us recommend the most appropriate support.
Anxiety
​Anxiety is often linked to a heightened threat response. People may notice:
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Persistent worry or mental “overdrive”
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Physical symptoms such as tension, restlessness, or sleep disruption
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Avoidance, reassurance-seeking, or rigid routines intended to feel safe
​Anxiety is often linked to a heightened threat response.
Trauma-related difficulties
Trauma-related difficulties can arise when the nervous system remains in a state of threat following overwhelming experiences. This may involve:
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Feeling constantly on edge or hyper-alert
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Strong reactions to reminders or triggers
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Avoidance, emotional numbing, or dissociation
These responses are protective by design, but can become limiting when they persist beyond safety.
Depression and low mood
Depression often involves a reduction in energy, motivation, and pleasure. People may experience:
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Low mood or emotional flatness
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Withdrawal from activities and relationships
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Harsh self-criticism or hopeless thinking
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Changes in sleep, appetite, or routine
When combined with anxiety or trauma, low mood can deepen and become more entrenched.
Why overlap matters
These experiences can reinforce one another. For example, anxiety-driven avoidance can reduce activity and social contact, contributing to low mood. Trauma-related hypervigilance can maintain anxiety and exhaustion, increasing vulnerability to depression.
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An initial clinical consultation helps clarify what is most active, what maintains difficulties, and what support is likely to be most helpful.
Starting support with us
​Support begins with understanding.
Our pathway is structured, transparent, and guided by clinical judgement rather than assumptions.
Step 1: Initial consultation
A first appointment focused on understanding your concerns, current difficulties, and relevant background.
This includes discussion of risk, neurodiversity, physical health considerations, and what you are hoping for from support.
Step 2: Clinical understanding and recommendations
Following the consultation, we consider what is most active and what may be maintaining difficulties.
You receive clear recommendations about appropriate next steps, which may include therapy, dietetic or occupational therapy input, or signposting where another service would be more suitable.
Step 3: Agreed plan of support
Where ongoing work is recommended, a plan is agreed collaboratively.
This may involve one or more clinicians, with pacing and focus adapted to individual needs and readiness.
Important to know
Not everyone who books an initial consultation will need or proceed to ongoing therapy.
The purpose of the consultation is to offer clarity and direction, not to commit you to a course of treatment.
Neurodiversity-informed, clinically governed care
We recognise that anxiety, trauma, and depression are often experienced differently depending on neurodiversity, life context, and past experiences.
Our work is grounded in clear structure, transparency, and collaborative decision-making, with adaptations made where helpful to support communication, sensory needs, pacing, and predictability.
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Support is delivered within a clinically governed framework, ensuring that recommendations are appropriate, proportionate, and aligned with individual needs rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
When we may not be the right service
Our aim is to offer support that is appropriate, safe, and genuinely helpful.
In some situations, another service may be better placed to meet your needs.
We may not be the right fit if:
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You are seeking urgent or crisis support
We are not an emergency or crisis service. If you are at immediate risk, NHS urgent care or emergency services are more appropriate. -
You require highly specialist or intensive trauma services
Some presentations benefit from dedicated trauma services beyond the scope of an online outpatient clinic. -
Your primary needs fall outside our clinical remit
Where this is the case, we will aim to signpost appropriately rather than offer unsuitable care. -
You are looking for unstructured or open-ended support without assessment
Our work is assessment-led, with clear clinical rationale guiding recommendations.
What we will do instead
If we are not the right service, this will be discussed openly during the initial consultation or free call.
Our priority is helping you find the most appropriate next step, even if that is not with our clinic.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a diagnosis to book an initial consultation?
No. A diagnosis is not required. The initial consultation focuses on understanding your concerns and recommending appropriate next steps.
Can you support me if I do not have an eating disorder?
Yes. Our clinic has expert who work with anxiety, trauma, and depression where these difficulties affect daily functioning, wellbeing, or overlap with eating, appetite, routines, or self-care.
Is this therapy, or an assessment?
​Recommendations are based on clinical understanding, safety, individual needs, neurodiversity, and readiness for different types of support.
Is this a crisis or urgent service?
No. We do not provide crisis or emergency care. If urgent support is needed, NHS urgent or emergency services are more appropriate.
Do you work with neurodiversity?
Yes. We take a neurodiversity-informed approach and adapt structure, communication, and pacing where helpful.
Can parents or carers be involved?
Where appropriate, and with consent, parents or carers may be involved in discussions or planning.
Will you prescribe medication?
Medication decisions sit outside the scope of this service. Where relevant, we may recommend discussion with a GP or psychiatrist.
What happens if you are not the right service for me?
If you are unsure whether this service is right for you, a brief free call can help you decide.
If you are ready for a clinical discussion and recommendations, you can book an initial consultation directly.
​A short, non-clinical conversation to help you decide what feels right.