My Teen has low Self Esteem – How can I help?

Dr Gemma Allison is a Clinical Psychologist with specialist training since qualifying in Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT). Her approach to therapy is to work collaboratively with clients from teenagers and their families to adults in a collaborative way, to identify a focus for therapy and to work together for an agreed number of sessions. Gemma employs CBT, CAT and DBT approaches in her therapeutic work, often an approach integrating different approaches is needed to treat a client’s psychological difficulties. She has a wealth of experience treating teenagers with a range of psychological difficulties in private practice.Gemma has experience of working in the NHS, including working in a specialist adolescent team within CAMHS and working with young people experiencing psychosis. She continues to work in the NHS as a lead psychologist for an adult inpatient mental health service.