Our Team
Our team of associates currently works online, and in-person in these locations Herne Hill (London), Manchester, Farnham & Haslemere (Surrey), and Petersfield (Hampshire).
Jonny Say
Accreditation: BACP Registered Member (Accred)
Jonny heads up the adult therapy team at The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy.
Qualifications:
Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling, The Minster Centre London and Middlesex University, BACP Accredited Course
Advanced Clinical Skills Training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Anxiety Disorders, Trauma Focused ACT, Depression)
Advanced Clinical Skills Training in Compassion Focused Therapy, The Compassionate Mind Foundation
Availability: Currently working online
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Jonny is recognized as a skilled and compassionate clinician working with OCD. He emphasises an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focused approach to Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy. He integrates Compassion Focused Therapy into this process to help clients develop a more supportive approach to themselves and their recovery. This means he approaches ERP emphasizing the development of psychological skills, connection to core values & meaningful goals all embedded in a compassionate approach. He has appeared a number of times on ‘the OCD Stories’ podcast and is the resident therapist on the OCD Stories Camp.
Jonny has extensive experience of working with clients who have struggled with OCD recovery. This includes clients that have had a number of rounds of CBT/ERP and are still struggling with OCD, clients with complex comorbidities including trauma histories (PTSD/CPTSD), clients with inpatient treatment histories, eating disorders and addictions. He has experience of offering OCD groups that have focused on integrating ACT into ERP for clients that have struggled with a purely CBT approach.
He has lived experience of OCD and recovery which he draws from in his work. He is passionate about synthesizing the most effective approaches to treatment which drives him to learn from top supervisors, theorists & trainers, but primarily learning from his clients experience of OCD recovery and barriers to recovery.
He has NHS experience in a number of London trusts. He has worked for the Compassion Focused Therapy company Balanced Minds for a number of years enabling him to learn from top CFT and CBT therapists. He has experience of working with a wide range of other difficulties through this experience, from Personality Disorders, Psychosis, Eating Disorders, Chronic Health Conditions and more.
Stuart Ralph
Accreditation: BACP Registered Member (Accred)
Stuart heads up the children and adolescent therapy team at The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy.
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 sandplay therapy
Availability: In-person (Farnham, Surrey)
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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
Paul Huntingford
Accreditation: BACP Registered Member (Accred)
Qualifications:
Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling, The Minster Centre London and Middlesex University, BACP Accredited Course
MA in Psychology at the University of Edinburgh
Availability: Currently working online
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Paul Huntingford MBACP is an integrative therapist who helps people navigate their way through life’s difficulties. Paul studied Psychology at Edinburgh University and continued to train in Integrative Therapy at the Minster Centre in London. He has since completed further training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) with leading experts such as Russ Harris and Dr Chris Irons. He has worked in a number of different healthcare settings, providing both one to one care and group facilitation.
Paul has undergone extensive training and supervision in therapy for OCD from the Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy. He has been trained in exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy and has learned the centre's approach to integrating ACT and CFT into ERP.
He has experienced his own historic struggles with compulsive behaviours around substances and anxiety. This means he has a high level of compassion and understanding for his clients and what mental health recovery entails.
Paul is passionate about providing practical and effective therapy to help people lead more fulfilling lives. He has a special interest in childhood trauma in relation to addictive and compulsive behaviour patterns. He also has specialist experience in the overlap between OCD and addictions.
Paul works online and lives in Madrid with his family. He continues to be a health & fitness enthusiast.
Emma Roselli
Accreditation: BACP Registered Member
Qualifications:
MA Integrative counselling and psychotherapy for children, adolescents and families at University of Roehampton
Graduate certificate in psychodynamic and humanistic counselling at Goldsmiths, University of London
Availability: Currently working online and in-person (Herne Hill, London)
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Emma is a child and adolescent psychotherapist based in Southeast London, with many years experience. Emma has worked in schools, charities and private practice. She works with a broad range of emotional challenges such as anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship difficulties with family and peers. Emma also works with more complex mental health difficulties including self-harm, trauma and those who have experienced abuse. In addition, she is experienced working with children and young people with neurodiversity for example ASD and ADHD as well as those struggling with identity.
Emma has undergone extensive training and supervision in therapy for OCD from the Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy. She has been trained in exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy and has learned the centre's approach to integrating ACT into ERP.
Emma tailors her approach to provide the most effective support for the individual using a variety of techniques including art, play and talking therapy which is developmental and age appropriate. As an integrative psychotherapist, she draws on aspects of theory and practise from many therapeutic traditions which include person centred, attachment based, psychodynamic and CBT approaches.
Emma is skilled in understanding what children and young people are trying to communicate through listening to what they say, observing their behaviour and their play. She supports them to understand thoughts and feelings which can be overwhelming or too complicated for them to make sense of. Her approach is warm, caring, empathetic and accepting of all.
Dr Tehani Benjamin
Accreditation: HCPC - Clinical Psychologist
Qualifications:
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, King’s College London
MA in Psychology at the New School, New York
Availability: Currently working online
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Tehani is a Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), with experience in the NHS and charity sector.
She offers therapy to adults who experience a range of emotional challenges including OCD, anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties. She also has experience working with complex mental health and co-morbid difficulties, including trauma and childhood abuse.
Tehani works collaboratively with clients to help them understand how the past informs the present, develop coping skills to process difficult feelings, and build on their inner strengths and resources to work through challenges in the here and now.
Tehani also has specialist training in OCD and extensive experience of working with clients who experience a wide range of intrusive and obsessive thoughts. As a therapist who struggled with OCD herself, she knows how all-consuming it can feel and is passionate about helping clients understand their OCD and develop skills to cope with anxiety.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and incorporates Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP). Often, this therapeutical approach helps clients connect with their values and goals (who and what matters in their lives), which in turn creates a sense of purpose for challenging OCD-related fears.
Tehani has extensive clinical training and worked in a specialised residential treatment centre for OCD within the NHS. In addition, she has undergone training and supervision in therapy for OCD from the Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy. She has been trained in exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy and has learned the centre's approach to integrating ACT into ERP.
Tehani also has experience of working with clients who have complex co-morbid challenges, including Trauma and OCD. She’s also worked alongside survivors of sexual assault, childhood abuse, and with clients seeking asylum after experiencing torture and structural violence. Working in an integrative way, Tehani draws on a range of therapeutical approaches (e.g. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy for Trauma and Narrative Exposure Therapy). At the heart of her work, she seeks to offer a warm, accepting and compassionate space for clients from all walks of life. As an LGBTQIA+ clinician from the Pacific Island of Tahiti and France, she is passionate about providing therapy that is culturally sensitive and empowers everyone to lead more fulfilling, vibrant and authentic lives.
Kirsty Betts
Accreditation: BABCP Registered Member (Accredited)
Qualifications:
PG Diploma Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at The University of Manchester
Diploma in Compassion Focused Therapy at The Compassionate Mind Foundation (Current)
Availability: In-person (Manchester) and online
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Kirsty is a CBT therapist based in Manchester. Kirsty has a background in Youth and Community work. Kirsty trained with the NHS and has worked in community-based settings, for charities and in private practice. Kirsty has worked with a range of mental health difficulties including OCD, anxiety, low self-esteem and trauma and has a particular interest in working with self-criticism and shame.
Kirsty studied at the Greater Manchester NHS Foundation in partnership with Manchester University where she received training from some of the leading CBT professionals in the field of OCD, such as Paul Salkovskis, David Veale and David Clark. To build on her CBT skills Kirsty has continued her training in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) with leading experts including Professor Paul Gilbert.
Kirsty has undergone extensive training and supervision in therapy for OCD from the Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy. She has been trained in exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy and has learned the centre's approach to integrating ACT and CFT into ERP.
Kirsty is committed to providing a warm and compassionate approach to therapy that is grounded in an understanding that sometimes the helpful thing can also be the hardest. Kirsty’s approach is highly collaborative, with a focus on working together as a team to create a therapy experience that meets your individual needs. Kirsty has lived experiences of trauma and her own struggles with self-esteem and anxiety. Kirsty has her own regular mental well-being practice and has a high level of empathy and understanding of how challenging therapy and recovery can be.
Dr Amy Ofield
Accreditation: HCPC - Clinical Psychologist
Qualifications:
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Teeside University
Foundation Course in Group Analysis, Institute of Group Analysis
Postgraduate Certificate in Social Sciences Research Methods, Open University
Availability: Currently working online
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Amy is a Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), with over 10-years clinical experience within the NHS, and third sector organisations. Amy offers therapy to adults who experience OCD, as well as other difficulties including, anxiety, low mood and depression, and trauma (including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD). Amy has experience working with complex trauma and/or complex psychological difficulties, including difficulties related to early life, childhood, and developmental stages, and difficulties with attachment and relationships.
Amy works in the NHS as a Clinical Psychologist and draws upon a range of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Analytic Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy and Systemic approaches. Her interests also include Internal Family Systems and Compassion-Focused Therapy. From the Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy, she has undertaken training and supervision in therapy for OCD and has been trained in exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy. Amy has learned the centre's approach to integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into ERP and uses this approach to help people connect with their values and move towards what matters most.
Amy recognises that reaching out for help is a big step that takes courage. As a therapist, she recognises how OCD can involve feeling ashamed and scared and aims to work with people to create a safe space, to challenge OCD. Amy has personally experienced OCD and recognises the devastating impact that OCD can have on a person’s life. She is passionate about supporting people to loosen the grip of OCD, and foster greater self-leadership, agency, and confidence.
Dr Kathryn Whelan
Accreditation: HCPC – Clinical Psychologist
Qualifications:
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Teesside University
MSc Psychology, Northumbria University
Availability: Online
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Kathryn is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC). She has over ten years’ experience of working within the NHS and third sector organisations.
Kathryn works collaboratively with individuals who experience a range of psychological difficulties, including OCD, anxiety, low mood, work-related stress, bereavement and trauma. Within her current NHS practice, she offers therapy to clients who have challenges relating to both their physical and mental health.
Kathryn draws upon a range of therapeutic modalities within her clinical work, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) and attachment-based approaches. She has also undertaken training and supervision from the Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy and has learned the centre’s approach to integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).
Kathryn recognises the importance of creating a safe therapeutic space to help garner a shared understanding of a person’s difficulties. Within her work with children, adolescents and adults, her aim is to foster a compassionate and non-judgmental approach to allow individuals to overcome feelings of shame and low self-esteem. Her values as a practitioner centre upon supporting clients to understand their strengths and resources, in order to empower them to challenge OCD and to move towards what is important to them in their lives.
Alex Habens
Accreditation: BABCP Registered Member (Accredited)
Qualifications:
PG Diploma Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, University of Manchester
PG Cert Supervision, University of Manchester
Diploma in Compassion Focused Therapy, Compassionate Mind Foundation (current)
MA Social Work, University of Manchester
Availability: Currently working online
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Alex is an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Clinical Supervisor. He has spent more than 10 years supporting children, young people, and adults, in a wide range of clinical settings. Alex supports individuals who are experiencing OCD, as well as other common difficulties including low mood, panic, social anxiety, and trauma-related difficulties. Alex has previously developed and managed a CBT service at 42nd Street, an award-winning charity in Manchester, improving young people’s access to evidence-based therapies for OCD and other common mental health problems. In addition to providing therapy, Alex has supported a growing number of therapists to develop and maintain their knowledge and skills through teaching, training, and clinical supervision.
Alex qualified in CBT at the GMMH Psychological Therapies Training Centre and received training from leading specialists in the field of OCD, including Professors David Veale and Paul Salkovskis. Alex has gone on to access further specialist training in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), including with renowned psychologist and founder of CFT, Professor Paul Gilbert OBE. Alex draws on a range of therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Metacognitive Therapy (MCT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Recognising that everyone’s situation is unique, Alex works collaboratively with individuals to make sense of what they are experiencing and develop a personalised treatment plan, grounded in the evidence-based principles of Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Cognitive Therapy. Alex has additional training and experience in supporting younger clients and their families.
Alex has lived experience of OCD and is passionate about supporting others to experience the transformative benefits of therapy. Alex understands how hard it can be to talk about compulsive behaviours and unwanted thoughts, particularly for those who experience common feelings of fear, shame, or embarrassment. As such, Alex is dedicated to working collaboratively with clients, supporting them to explore things at their own pace. First and foremost, Alex is committed to developing a relationship in which clients feel safe and secure, knowing that anything they share will be received with acceptance, warmth, and compassion.
Deborah Lane
Accreditation: BACP Registered Member
Qualifications:
MA Integrative counselling and psychotherapy for children, adolescents and families, University of Roehampton
BSc Psychology, University of Aberdeen
Postgraduate certificate in Ecopsychotherapy, CONFER.
Availability: In-person (Haslemere, Surrey and Petersfield, Hampshire)
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Deborah is an integrative therapist, specialising in working with children, young people and their families. She is based in Surrey and primarily works in the Haslemere/Hindhead area.
Deborah offers a warm, friendly and compassionate approach, working collaboratively in engaging ways to support children and young people explore their thoughts and feelings and make sense of their experiences. As an integrative therapist, Deborah draws upon non-directive play-based therapy, humanistic, psychodynamic and CBT approaches, grounded in a core understanding of attachment. She has also undertaken training and supervision from the Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy and has learned the centre’s approach to integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).
She will create a welcoming and safe space, and builds a trusting relationship with her clients, responding to their unique preferences.
She is passionate about integrating nature-based therapeutic approaches and can offer outdoor sessions in the local area where this is of interest.
Publications:
Lane and Reed (2022). ‘The nature space’: A reflexive thematic analysis of therapists’ experiences of 1:1 nature-based counselling and psychotherapy with children and young people: Exploring perspectives on the influence of nature within the therapeutic process. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 00, 1– 14. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12531