A broad approach to mental health and wellbeing
Our approach
Cambrian Psychology is a small but dedicated and supportive group of clinical psychologists, working together to provide a variety of psychological approaches for all ages. At Cambrian Psychology we offer private, high quality integrative psychology and therapy for a wide range of mental health issues. We aim to ensure that we respond to you quickly and sensitively, with sufficient information to help you to move forward. We ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times. For those seeking psychological support more broadly, we value sharing our psychological knowledge and skills with you to help you get the best from your employees or users.
For those seeking private therapy we recognise that deciding to pursue therapy is not always easy and may come at a time of particular distress. We believe that each person requires a therapy and approach that is individual and recognises their journey. We see the relationship between ourselves (as therapists) and the client as the focal point of therapy. Therefore great care is taken to build a relationship based upon trust, respect and collaboration. You may find the British Psychological Society website useful for further information.
A vital part of the work of a clinical psychologist is to ensure that they use up-to-date, evidence-based therapies and research to ensure practice is relevant and effective. We ensure that we receive regular supervision and are regulated by The Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and British Psychological Society (BPS).
What to expect from a clinical psychologist
A clinical psychologist is concerned with the reduction of psychological distress and the enhancement of psychological well-being through the application of psychological theory and research. Psychologists use ‘talk-based’ therapies but are not medical doctors, therefore do not prescribe medication. It is a specialty in breadth and marked by comprehensiveness and integration of knowledge and skill from a broad array of disciplines within and outside of psychology. The scope of clinical psychology encompasses all ages, multiple diversities and varied systems.
Dr Jaime Horn
Consultant Clinical Psychologist (DClinPsy, MA Systemic Psychotherapy, BSc Psychology). Chartered and Accredited.
Experience
I am a consultant clinical psychologist and systemic psychotherapist with over 20 years' experience as a psychologist in the NHS, working with individuals, couples, families and staff groups. I have worked in NHS Trusts across England and Wales. I am experienced in working with individuals who have learning disabilities, Autistic Spectrum Conditions and more specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. In my private work I work extensively with adults of all ages struggling with anxiety and depression, issues about identity, stress at work, sexual and intimacy problems and all types of relationship work, trauma following abuse or road traffic accidents.
I very much enjoy my work with couples and families who value a safe space to help them communicate about difficulties within the family. Working systemically means recognising that there are many influences on problems (interpersonally and from society more broadly) and that they do not rest just with one person. Our conversations help us to see how others can help us bring about the changes we wish to make in our lives not just those that we might make by ourselves.
Expertise
My experience has enabled me to work with individuals, couples and families with a wide range of difficulties. These include: depression, anxiety, stress, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, childhood abuse, anger, low self esteem, relationship and intimacy problems, loss and bereavement, eating issues, identity, adjustment to significant life events such as retirement, and trauma (including PTSD). I also work with adults and young people with learning disabilities and social communication disorders such as autism and aspergers, who can often face many barriers in accessing individual therapy. It may be most helpful to work with those who care and support the individual, for example, giving advice and support on a range of issues, such as mental health, behaviour that can challenge capacity and decision making.
Dr NICK Horn
Clinical Psychologist (DClinPsy, BSc Psychology). ISTDP-UK. Chartered and Accredited.
Experience
I am a clinical psychologist with over 20 years' experience working in acute, community and specialist mental health settings within the NHS. I have particular experience working with people who have experienced complex trauma, especially in childhood. People with these experiences often end up being given diagnoses such as Borderline Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia and Chronic Depression. Or people might just find that they struggle in relationships, struggle to feel emotions in the same way as they see other people feeling, or struggle to feel that they connect with other people.
I believe that the resources for people to change lie within them, and that therapy is about helping people to connect with their own emotional and psychological resources, and with their own journey of healing. I tend to work from a psychodynamic perspective, which in practice means that therapy is about trying to recognise the repeating patterns in someone's life, and seeing the obstacles these patterns might create. We then try to find more useful ways for someone to get their needs met, both psychological/emotional needs and practical, everyday needs. Often the first step in therapy is just beginning to recognise what these needs are.
Expertise
Although I work predominantly from a psychodynamic perspective, I have training and experience in a number of different approaches (e.g ISTDP, Existential, EMDR, Group Schema therapy) which I draw upon as and when it seems like it might be helpful. Each therapeutic relationship is unique, and to some extent we have to work it out together.