Counselling & Therapy Gateshead

Dr Stuart Sadler is our leading clinical psychologist: a CBT-I specialist with years of experience helping people overcome sleep problems to enjoy the health benefits of repairing their relationship with sleep. 

The rest of our experienced therapists in Gateshead are also trained in special areas of interest alongside popular therapy techniques such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) to name a few.

CBT helps you to change the way you think and challenge negative thoughts so you can choose healthier thought patterns that contribute to more helpful behaviours. Known as the gold standard for most problems, CBT can treat issues such as chronic pain, anxiety disorders and more. 

CBT-I is a form of CBT delivered by Dr Stuart Sadler that has been developed specifically for treating sleep disorders such as insomnia, nightmares and early morning waking.

ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) is most commonly used to treat issues such as chronic pain, depression, anxiety and more. It works by promoting the use of acceptance and mindfulness strategies, in addition to behavioural-change and commitment strategies. SFT (Solution Focused Thinking) is a goal-directed, collaborative approach to psychotherapy carried out via our trained counsellors in Gateshead observing clients’ responses to a set of questions.

Mindfulness meditation is a form of therapy has been proven to reduce feelings of stress, anxiety and depression. If practiced regularly, as is recommended by our specialist mindfulness teachers, mindfulness meditation can help to ease issues like insomnia and OCD.

Children and adolescents can also seek help for any mental health issues thanks to our specialist therapy in Gateshead: our child psychologists can help with problems such as anxiety, low confidence, anger and more. We also offer family therapy to provide a supportive safe space to help a child through their problems.

Trauma can be treated with several therapies, including the alternative therapy: EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) that was created for the treatment of PTSD.