Ali Smith

I'm a compassionate, down-to-earth and insightful psychotherapist, with a passion for helping people free themselves from distressing or destructive thinking traps they find themselves stuck in.
Nothing is more rewarding than seeing someone releasing themselves from the shackles of negative thinking patterns, low mood, anxiety or historical trauma, to become a person who can believe in themselves, and act as their own therapist/comforter/cheerleader, to go forward in life with fresh hopes and goals.
I have experience of delivering both low and high intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) within NHS talking therapy services in the UK. I've been working as a high intensity CBT therapist for over 5 years, and am also a qualified psychological wellbeing practitioner, social worker and teacher.
I've worked with low self-esteem, depression, worry, OCD, social anxiety, phobias, PTSD, insomnia, stress and health anxiety.
CBT can be life-changing, and it's a pleasure to facilitate change with clients. I've consistently achieved an outstanding rating in my current role as a CBT therapist, based on my client recovery rates.