Dr Simon Birke is a highly experienced Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years of practice. He began his career in the NHS before moving into independent practice, where he now provides therapy for adults with a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties. His decades of experience enable him to bring depth, understanding, and pragmatism to the therapy room, tailoring his approach to meet the needs of each individual.

Simon works primarily from a cognitive behavioural framework and provides therapy for conditions including anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), phobias, sleep difficulties, low self-esteem, and anger or assertiveness issues. He also has extensive experience working with clients struggling with drug and alcohol misuse, gambling problems, and men seeking to change abusive behaviours in relationships. His ability to combine structure with empathy makes his work effective in supporting clients to make significant and lasting changes.

He is trained in a range of evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Motivational Interviewing. These approaches allow him to provide both structured, skills-based techniques and more reflective, compassion-oriented strategies, depending on the needs of the client.

Simon’s therapeutic style is collaborative and straightforward. He believes in working alongside clients to help them understand their difficulties and develop practical strategies to overcome them. Clients value his clarity, warmth, and grounded approach, which provides both support and direction in the process of change.

If you would like to explore how therapy with Simon could help, please get in touch.