Our Team

Craig Barton is a senior applied psychology practitioner who works with individual adults with a wide range of challenges, issues and problems including: anxiety; depression/low mood; stress; abuse; assertiveness; autism spectrum differences; bereavement/grief; body image; bullying; chronic illness; complex trauma; problematic eating and other habitual behaviours; emotional enmeshment issues; exam stress; gender/sexual identity; life transitions; loneliness; low self-esteem; obsessive compulsive challenges; panic; phobias; relationship concerns; self-harm; and many more issues.
 

Craig's way of working

Craig takes a holistic approach to health. He aims to build a strong therapeutic relationship with each person so that they can feel like an equal in the room, and feel safe enough to explore their issues and challenges without judgement. Craig tailors his approach to meet the individual needs and preferences of each person. He integrates elements from a number of therapies/approaches into his work including: Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused CBT, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Person-Centred Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Assertive Skills Training, and Coaching. He is also open to the practice of many and varied self-help strategies, including inward-looking eastern practices such as yoga, mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, progressive muscular relaxation, and many more. He believes that traditional western medical approaches hold some answers but definitely not all, and that emotional healing comes from within.
 

Craig's background and training

Craig has worked as a mental health practitioner in a range of NHS adult psychology services for more than 15 years. Before this, he worked as a community mental health nurse as well as in other supporting health roles for about 15 years. 

Craig has an MSc in Psychological Therapy in Primary Care from Dundee and Stirling Universities. He also has a Diploma in Higher Education (Mental Health Nursing) from Napier University and a joint MA(hons) in Psychology and Geography from the University of St Andrews. 

Craig is a member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM).
 

Craig's fee

Craig charges £90 a session for self-funding clients. He also works with clients referred via their employer/organisation – for further details, please visit First Psychology Assistance.