Gerry

Mr Gerry McCarron, MSc

CBT Psychotherapist

“I have over 25 years of experience delivering cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy, training and supervision.”

About me

I have been an accredited CBT Therapist for over 25 years (BABCP: Accreditation no: 944599)* and a Metacognitive Therapy Institute (mct-institute.com) registered MCT therapist. I deliver highly focused and targeted therapy guided by the most recent scientific findings on the nature of cognition in emotional disorder. I have had a lenghty career in NHS secondary care services and in practice practice. I have delivered CBT training on several high level CBT training courses and I am a clinical supervisor of CBT/MCT therapists. * Please note that the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) is leading organisation for CBT therapists in the UK & Ireland. You can check if therapists claiming to deliver CBT are fully accredited by visiting the website (babcp.com). Accredited members have to follow strict standards of training, conduct, ethics, and performance to remain on the register.

Approach

I deliver Metacognitive Therapy (MCT), a newer development in CBT approaches. Metacognitive Therapy differs from traditional approaches in that it gives less importance to the role of negative automatic thoughts in disorder and, instead, highlights strategic processes including worry, rumination, threat monitoring, and maladaptive coping strategies. Rather than seeking to challenge automatic thoughts and teaching coping strategies, MCT aims to modify the person's experiential awareness of thoughts and to enhance mental control over thinking. The therapy is highly focused and research over the past decade has confirmed its effectiveness across disorder (for more information, see mct-institute.com)
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Basic information

Languages:

English

Fees:

Direct payment

Online Only

Services

I work with all common mental health problems

Services Offered:

  • CBT

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Adolescents

Area of expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anger

    An intense emotional response to perceived threat, injustice, or frustration that, when persistent or uncontrolled, can damage relationships and well-being.

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  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • OCD

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, a condition involving unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours or rituals (compulsions) performed to relieve anxiety.

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  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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Professional Title:

  • CBT Psychotherapist

    A psychotherapist specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, an evidence-based approach that changes unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns.

Credentials

Qualifications

MSc Counselling

Goldsmiths, University of London

Year: 1993

MSc Advanced Cognitive Therapy - Training & Dissemination

Oxford University

Year: 2007

Diploma Cognitive Therapy

Oxford University

Year: 1994

Metacognitive Therapy Level 1 & 2

Metacognitive Therapy Institute

Year: 2017

Service Areas