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About me

Dr Jill Williams Executive Coach Psychologist Counsellor

Dr Jill Williams - Chartered Psychologist

I've had a career spanning over 20-years in psychology, including a doctorate specialising in human emotion and motivation.

 

Following my PhD, I worked as a university psychology lecturer at one of the top psychology departments in the UK. This included a significant amount of time supporting students and a role as a careers' advisor.

 

Ironically, having chosen a career field which revolved around people, I was becoming disillusioned with the amount of time spent time alone with paperwork and sought a more rewarding way to use my knowledge and skills.  

 

 I then trained in counselling and initially worked within the NHS.  Most commonly I have worked with issues of stress (including work stress & burnout), anxiety and excessive worrying, depression and low mood, low self-esteem and low self-confidence, destructive self-criticism, trauma and OCD.

 

ReThink Therapy, my private practice, was a new venture for 2018. This allows me to provide the kind of quality service I can take pride in. 

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 I take an up-to-date, evidence-based approach to my work. Until 2019 I still taught mental health and neurobiology part-time with The Open University and I have a great deal of experience teaching in online environments. I'm committed to my own lifelong learning and I’m passionate about sharing evidence-based, psychological help that can change lives.

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In 2023 I am extending my face to face practice to include amy Uptrained Brain program - a transformational course for professionals. This online course includes self-directed learning plus one to one support and is designed to help professionals to ditch workplace worry, avoid  burnout and build confidence, thereby achieving their potential. 

 

As well as having the knowledge and skills to help you avoid, or recover from, burnout,  I also have my own experience of severe burnout in 2014. (And if a psychologist can burn out, anyone can!) Although everyone's story of burnout will be different, you can be sure that I'll understand how you're feeling, as well as knowing where to start on your unique path to recovery.

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See my Uptrained Brain Program

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I am a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS), and also a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I therefore work to the BPS and BACP codes of ethics and I am highly committed to working safely, ethically and confidentially.

 

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Key qualifications & training

  • Batchelor of Science (Hons) Psychology (2001)

  • Master of Science Psychology (2003)

  • Doctorate (PhD) in Psychology (2010)

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling (2016)

  • Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (2017-9)

  • Level 6 Forensic Counselling and Psychology (2018)

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  • Theory and Practice of Compassion-focussed  Therapy (2020)                       - Introductory and Advanced

CFT promotes well-being by focusing on the self-criticism (inner critic) and related behaviours (people pleasing, perfectionism, over-working) that underlies many mental health problems. For people experiencing severe self-criticism or imposter syndrome, this can be a more appropriate and effective therapy than Cognitive Behaviour Therapy alone.

As a former academic I most definitely have the learning bug.

 

That means I'm constantly updating my knowledge and skills. This involves significant additional training in:

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  • Trauma-focussed CBT*, for trauma and PTSD

  • CBT for General Anxiety, Social Anxiety, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  • CBT for depression, unhelpful rumination and low self-esteem

  • CBT for non-clinical everyday issues in the workplace, such as Imposter Syndrome, Procrastination & Perfectionism.

     *CBT = Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

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  In addition to my experience in teaching online, I have also carried out considerable extra training in delivering psychological services online.

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