CBT therapist · Sloane Square, London
I have used CBT in private practice since 1987 to help people with eating disorders, addiction, anxiety, panic and depression. I also work with the families who are worried about them.
My work is based on cognitive behavioural therapy. CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel and what you do, and at the patterns that keep a problem going even when part of you badly wants to stop.
Whether the problem is food, drink, drugs or another habit you can't stop, or anxiety and low mood that won't lift, those patterns are often strong and well rehearsed. We work out together what drives yours, what it does for you, and what you can do differently. The work is practical and collaborative, and the aim is change you can hold on to after therapy ends.
I have worked in this field for more than 35 years.
Eating disorders have been a specialism throughout my career, and I work just as much with addiction, anxiety and depression. They often turn up together, and the same practical approach applies to each.
Individual CBT sessions at your own pace, focused on what is happening for you now and on practical steps towards change.
When someone you love is struggling and not ready to ask for help, I can work with you to plan and carry out an intervention, so the conversation happens with care and with a clear next step.
An eating disorder, an addiction or a long spell of anxiety or depression affects the whole family. Sessions with family members help everyone understand what is going on and how to support recovery without being pulled into the problem.
James Brown, founder of Loaded magazine, has written about the therapy that helped him recover from drug and alcohol addiction.
I would come out of the Monday-night sessions with Clive feeling like a concrete overcoat was being removed.
He was an expert in addiction therapy, and our weekly sessions over the following year allowed me to build a platform from which to move forward.
Therapy saved me — and made me a better man
I see clients in person in central London, a short walk from Sloane Square. Sessions are also available online, for people outside London or for anyone who would find that easier.
If you would like to talk about working together, for yourself or for someone you care about, please get in touch.
07810 433954 clivemeindl@yahoo.co.uk
Sloane Square, London SW1 · in person and online