Newcastle Based Counsellor, Psychotherapist & Hypnotherapist
Dr. Catriona Davis – McCabe BSc (Hons), D.Couns.Psychol, PGDip, Cert.Couns, D.Hyp, MBACP, MNCH.
Based in Kingston Park Newcastle upon Tyne, Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe is a fully qualified and experienced Counselling Psychologist and Clinical Hypnotherapist. Having gained her first degree, a BSc (Hons) Psychology from the University of Sunderland, she went on to complete a Certificate in Counselling at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Catriona studied at postgraduate level at the University of Teesside, gaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology and a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. Catriona trained with the Croft Academy in Newton Aycliffe, where she completed a Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy. Catriona is a member of:
- The British Psychological Society (BPS)
- The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- The National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH)
How did Catriona become a Counselling Psychologist & Clinical Hypnotherapist?
Catriona's interest in psychological therapy began during her first degree in Psychology. She went on from this to specialise in counselling psychology. Catriona trained in a number of approaches to counselling - Humanistic, Person Centred, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation Repossessing (EMDR). It was while Catriona was studying Psychodynamic Counselling that she became interested in hypnotherapy and its effectiveness with clients. She went on to complete further training in clinical hypnotherapy.
Catriona employed counselling and hypnotherapy skills in a variety of settings. She has worked for a generic support service in Sunderland, a North East domestic violence refuge, a young persons' residential unit in Sunderland, a drug and alcohol service in Newcastle upon Tyne, HM Prisons throughout the North East of England, a local university, an NHS psychotherapy service and private practice in Kingston Park.
Catriona's belief is that the client's health and wellbeing are at the centre of therapy. Her approach is professional, relaxed and friendly. Catriona works from a therapy room in her home in Kingston Park, approximately 4 miles from Newcastle City Centre. Clients come from across the North East, Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Northumberland to her practice.
