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NEIL SABIN

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

Hello, my name is Neil Sabin, I am a clinical psychologist and Psychotherapist with more than 40 years of experience of working with adults over 18 who have been struggling with psychological distress. I would like to offer you a space in which to explore your difficulties with curiosity and compassion. I believe that psychological therapy can be an important part of an individual’s move towards healing and recovery.

I left school uncertain about a career and ended up working in the construction and the hotel industries, and then became a qualified psychiatric nurse. I then went to university and trained as a clinical psychologist. I have worked in a variety of NHS clinical settings over the years, providing psychological therapies, supervising clinical trainees and managing and supporting a range of clinical staff.

I have completed trainings in the following: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness based interventions and most recently, Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). My approach will, according to your needs, integrate elements of these therapies to co-create an appropriate intervention.

As an advocate of psychological therapy have taken part in a variety of individual and group therapies to benefit my own psychological understanding and I am committed to regular personal clinical supervision and continuing professional development.

We will begin by exploring together what brings you to therapy and create a shared understanding of your unique life story. From there, we can begin to make connections between your past and your current difficulties. My role will then be to help you bring attention to the unconscious emotional processes that underlie psychological and somatic difficulties. There will be a focus particularly on unconscious anxiety pathways and anxiety regulation and bring a degree of clarity and focus on the maladaptive psychological defences that give rise to our symptoms.

I am not ‘neutral’ but rather an active advocate for change and health and emphasise the importance of experiencing core emotions. In this way, emotional processing is bolstered and freedom gained from distressing symptoms and patterns of behaviour relating to the self and others.

An extensive body of published research evidence supports the efficacy of e.g. ISTDP as a treatment for a wide variety of emotional problems. Studies demonstrate that benefits are maintained in the long term.

 

Training and qualifications

  • Registered Mental Nurse – English National Board (1980).
  • BA (Hons.) Psychology 2.1, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (1988)
  • M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (1990)
  • Certificate in Cognitive Therapy – University of Durham & Newcastle, Cognitive Therapy Centre – (1997 )
  • Post graduate teaching certificate in Mindfulness based approaches -(University of Bangor) (2014)
  • Level 2 training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Leicester University (2016)
  • Year one completed (2019) Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy – continuing.

ACCREDITATION TO PROFESSIONAL BODIES

  • HCPC Registered
  • Member of BPS

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

  • Trauma
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Personality disorders
  • Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness
  • Cognitive assessment for Dementia

INVEST IN YOURSELF AND YOUR WELLBEING

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM OUR THERAPISTS

We carry out rigorous checks and vet all our therapists before they join the team. They must meet with our high standards of professional specification which includes:

  • Degree-qualified to Masters or PHD (doctorate) level for clinical psychologists
  • Full indemnity insurance
  • DBS criminal record clearance

FIND YOUR IDEAL THERAPIST

We’ll help you find your ideal therapist by learning more about the support you’re looking for. Based on your unique challenges, we’ll match you with the therapist best suited to your needs. To get started click here

We have clinic locations throughout the North, so there is usually one not too far from you.

As a result, we can usually offer an appointment quickly and at a time and place convenient for you. But, above all, tailored to your needs.