Dr. Ben Mead
EMDR Practitioner in Guildford

My name is Dr Ben Mead and I'm a Clinical Psychologist, Accredited Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) therapist, Counsellor and Clinical Director of My Online Psychologist. With over 15 years of practice, I have a high level of experience in offering online therapy to both adults and children.

In addition to my own private practice, I also run My Online Psychologist, a team of over 40 practitioners, mostly Clinical Psychologists. The aim of this free service is to help people find a practitioner best suited to them. Therefore, during a free phone call, we'll discuss your/your child's needs and have a discussion regarding who would be best to assist, be it myself or one of my colleagues.

Each psychologist has their own specialist areas of interest, so my aim is to match you with an online psychologist most skilled at helping you or your child specifically.

Background & EMDR Qualifications

Please find below details of my relevant qualifications

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Clinical Psychologist
 - Number: PYL26204
British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Clinical Psychologist (CPsychol)
 - Number: 193491
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Accredited Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapist - Number: 110510
BPS Accredited Clinical Doctorate Clinical Psychology - University of Surrey Guildford (UK) (2010)
PGDip Psychological Interventions - CBT - Pass with Distinction - University of Surrey Guildford (UK) (2011)
EMDR Practitioner Training - ALL Parts (Basic, Intermediate and Advanced) - Approved by EMDR Europe Association and EMDR International Association
Dip Clinical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy - Clifton Practice, Bristol.
BSc (Hons) Psychology - 1st Class - University of Bristol (UK)

I have also completed a large number of various training courses in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness, Relationship issues and Attachment to name just four.

Finally, I abide by the Code of Ethics and Conduct of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Standards of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).

My Specialisms

At My Online Psychologist we have practitioners specialising in:

Anxiety
Depression
Stress
Burnout
Neurodiversity (strategies for those with ADHD, Autism etc)
Couples
Eating disorders (not high risk)
Exam Stress
Gender Identity
Grief
Health Anxiety
Low confidence / low self esteem
Long term conditions - including CFS, ME, Long COVID
Minor self-harm
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Panic
Perinatal difficulties
PTSD
Relationship difficulties (incl. break-ups)
Separation Anxiety
Sleep difficulties
Social anxiety

Approach to EMDR & How I Work

I want to ensure you receive the therapy that works best for you. Therefore, during the initial free call, we'll be looking into what therapy will work best for you and the difficulties you are facing. Both myself and my colleagues utilise a number of therapies in my practice including:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Integrative Counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Dialectual Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Eye Movement Densensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Mindfulness
Narrative Therapy

Therapies & Rates

Please note the rates detailed below are there to give you an idea of the therapists standard rates, we strongly advise you contact the therapist for more detailed rates and any offers they may have.

Therapy	Appointment Type	Rate
Psychotherapy	Online/Telephone	£125 per 50 minutes
Counselling	Online/Telephone	£125 per 50 minutes
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy	Online/Telephone	£125 per 50 minutes
EMDR	Online/Telephone	£125 per 50 minutes
Mindfulness	Online/Telephone	£125 per 50 minutes

Additional Rate Information

Rates above are my personal rates. I also offer in-person appointments in Guildford (£140). Each associate at My Online Psychologist has their own rate and these vary between £100 - £140.