Mark De Freitas

I offer morning, afternoon and evening appointments throughout the week.

I'm a Â鶹ԭ´´ Accredited Psychotherapist. Since 2001 I have worked as an Integrative Counsellor, Psychotherapist, CBT and DBT therapist. The focus of my work is to help you develop the practical skills that research in neuroscience and psychology show to improve mental health and increase personal fulfilment.

Working together, we will develop strategies tailored to your individual needs. We will strive to help you develop a growth mindset, which emphasises the idea that challenges and perceived failures are opportunities for learning and improvement, fostering a focus on personal growth and development. Enabling you to learn how to regulate intense emotions and unhelpful behaviours.

In addition to CBT - DBT informed counselling and psychotherapy, I also offer Anxiety management and traditional DBT.

Anxiety management will teach you a set of specific skills to reduce the effects of stress and anxiety. It can be helpful to address the many forms of anxiety, such as, insomnia, low self-esteem, OCD, work and exam stress, eating issues, and habitual worrying.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a form of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) originally developed to treat people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). It has evolved to help individuals with a range of psychological issues, including self-harming behaviors, eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and emotional dysregulation. DBT is particularly effective for individuals who experience intense emotional reactions and struggle to manage them in healthy ways.

Please note the cost for DBT is £70 per session or £260 for a block of 4 sessions.

I offer Integrative Counselling, Psychotherapy, CBT, DBT and Anxiety management from my base in South Birmingham. I offer both long and short term therapy, which is usually weekly. 

I am happy to have an preliminary discussion by phone to answer any questions you may have about what I offer before we agree to a first session.

Within the first session we will discuss your reasons for seeking support. We will establish how I can help you and what we will focus our work on. We will periodically review our work together to evaluate how the therapy is progressing.