Dr. Kate Crews

BSc(Hons), DClinPsy, AMBPsS

About Me

I am a specialist Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years experience working in mental and physical health settings in the NHS and private practice.

I am dedicated to providing a safe, reflective and non-judgmental space to gain a meaningful understanding of your difficulties and to facilitate change. I use a range of evidence based clinical therapy models alongside my intuitive, creative and compassionate approach to collaboratively tailor treatment to suit each individual to help therapy work for them.

I work with adults and young people (aged 14+) in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire.

Areas of Interest

• Emotional and physical well being
• Physical health conditions, including:
  • Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
  • Recovering from and adapting to life changing health related traumas (e.g. time in ICU)
  • Weight management (incl. disordered eating)
• Mental health conditions, including:
  • Anxiety
  • Phobias
  • Workplace stress and burnout
  • Loss of confidence and sense of self
  • Issues with motivation and decision making
  • Parenting and family based stress

Therapeutic Models

I am informed by a range of evidence based therapeutic models including: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT); Short term psychodynamic and developmental approaches; Systemic and parenting models; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)