Stuart heads up the children and adolescent therapy team at The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy.

Accreditation:

• BACP Registered Member (Accred)

Qualifications: 

• MA Integrative counselling and psychotherapy for children, adolescents and families at University of Roehampton

• MSc Mental health: psychological therapies at Queen Mary, University of London

• Foundation in integrative sand-play therapy

Stuart is a counsellor and psychotherapist for children and young people (4-25 years). Stuart founded The OCD Stories podcast in 2015, which has since been downloaded over 5m times globally. In 2018 he was given the hero award for his OCD advocacy by the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF). He works integratively, drawing on attachment theory, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), compassion-focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, sandplay therapy, and child-centred play-therapy. Whether working short-term or long-term, he focuses on developing a safe, compassionate and secure relationship with his clients. Stuart is also trained in SPACE: Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions which is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems.

Publications and Media:

Ralph, S., & Cooper, M. (2022). Brief humanistic counselling with an adolescent client experiencing obsessive-compulsive difficulties: A theory-building case study. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 00, 1– 12. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12499

‘The OCD Camp’ in Therapy Today (2023), Vol. 34 (3), pg. 36-37.

‘It’s time to talk about OCD’ in The Farnham Herald (13/10/2022), pg. 10.

Foreword of The ACT Workbook for Teens with OCD: Unhook Yourself and Live Life to the Full published 2019 by JKP publishing. Author, Dr Patricia Zurita Ona.

Foreword of Conquering Your State of Anxiety: How to Battle OCD and Reclaim Your Life published 2022 by Conari Press. Author, Kirsten Pagacz