Individual Psychological Therapy - In Person Stourbridge or Online UK Wide

 

Focused, evidence-based therapy for people who want more than “just talking.”

 

I’m Christian K Hughes, a BABCP-accredited psychotherapist and clinical supervisor with over 17 years’ experience working in the mental health field, supporting clients through recovery and to move forward with their lives.​ I help adults who are struggling with a range of psychological and emotional difficulties, including trauma, anxiety, low mood, bereavement, moral injury, and relationship difficulties.

(Based in Stourbridge, West Midlands. Online sessions available across the UK.)

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How I work​

You won’t be pushed to talk about the hardest things before you’re ready.

Instead, we’ll build a safe foundation and work together to understand the patterns that keep you stuck.  

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Common issues include, but not limited to:

• Low mood and depression

• Anger and irritation

• Anxiety difficulties, including Panic, Generalised, Social, and Health Anxiety

• OCD & Intrusive Thoughts 

• Trauma-Related Difficulties, including PTSD

• Bereavement and Grief

• Relationship difficulties (individual work)

• Guilt, Stress, Shame, and Low Self-Worth 

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On this website you will find pages describing treatment options for specific problems however, as an experienced clinician, I am aware that many people's difficulties do not fit neatly in specific diagnostic labels.  Many people struggle with difficulties that share elements of more than one diagnosis, or none at all.  This is both common and normal and it is why all our work together is always based on a thorough and evidence-based assessment. This allows us to map the specifics of your unique difficulties and to identify suitable interventions to address them effectively by targeting the underlying processes & mechanisms that maintain your difficulties, rather than relying on generic interventions, forcing you into rigid protocols that do not account for your individual circumstances, or targeting surface level symptoms alone.

 

My approach combines:

• Safety first: We create psychological breathing room before touching the toughest memories.

• Formulation-led thinking: You’re not a protocol. We’ll map your unique patterns, then draw on CBT, ACT, CFT and EMDR to guide our work, towards your personal goals.

• Active change, insight is important but lasting change requires learning to do things differently. We will focus on making those changes together.

• Outcome focus – Every 4–6 sessions, we check progress together so your goals stay central and change becomes visible.

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What therapy with me costs​

Sessions are £125 for 60 minutes. That’s above average, and here’s why.

Some therapy offers a space to talk and reflect, but little else.

I offer focused, evidence-informed therapy, tailored to your specific circumstances, that actively helps you move forward. That includes:

• A thorough evidence-based assessment

• A formulation based approach that tailors research-supported interventions to your unique circumstances.

• A focused approach aimed at achieving your goals - not just talking for talking's sake. 

• Targeted strategies between sessions to takes success in therapy room into your day to day life for maximum effect.

• A focused on producing, measurable, meaningful, and sustainable, change​

 

In short:

I charge more because I do more.

And my aim is always to help you reach your goals as efficiently and sustainably as possible.

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My experience​

I’ve worked in the mental health field for over 17 years, including roles in:

 

• The military (as a uniformed clinician, in the British Army)

• Primary care, community, and inpatient NHS services

• Senior clinician in a specialist Complex Treatment Service

• Supervisor and clinical trainer for other therapists​

 

Next step​​s

Enquire for in-person appointments in Stourbridge 

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Or, if you would prefer online appointments, you can learn more by clicking the button below.