David Glasman

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About David

Psychological help in Frome and Bath:

I have had a long professional and rich personal life, both of which have shaped me as a therapist. I practice in Frome and serve the town and surrounding area.

Professional qualifications and skills:

David GlasmanI qualified as a doctor of Clinical Psychology in 2002, after three years of training and many years experience working with people with emotional difficulties.

At the time of qualification I could work in a range of effective approaches. These included using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which is of proven help for problems ranging from anxiety and low mood to low self-esteem and obsessive behaviours. In addition I studied narrative therapy, which can be particularly helpful with addictive behaviours. I also had considerable skills in assessing problems and devising effective treatments.

Since qualification, I have also trained in many other approaches, which allows me to match therapy exactly to what will work best for you. In addition to CBT, I use solution-focused therapy, where the emphasis is on working closely to build on your existing skills and helpful behaviours; attachment therapy approaches, which emphasise early life experiences and their impact on you today; and family therapy, where the emphasis is on the contexts (for example, work, family) in which problems grow and remain.

In addition, I have deepened my skills in CBT to provide effective targeted interventions for people struggling with generalised anxiety, personality issues, trauma and OCD.

I have learned that the key to good therapy is really feeling listened to, and understood. Through reading, self-reflection and practice, I have deepened this key skill which I first began to develop as a volunteer answering callers at the Samaritans.

Professional experience:

I have worked in the NHS with adults and with young people and families since 2002. For the first part of my career I worked with adults, including those with the most severe problems. Latterly, I worked in a Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), where I was the lead clinician for clinical services to children who were adopted and fostered. I also led workshops on teaching young people about Mindfulness. As well as these roles, I have assessed the mental health needs of many young people and worked with them (and the significant adults in their lives) to find more happiness and ease in life.

As a senior practitioner I supervised and consulted to colleagues, as well as leading clinical psychology trainees in their development as therapists.

I had a role in training teachers, social workers and other mental health colleagues in emotional development and treatments.

Personal experience:

I have lived a full and varied life which along the way has thrown up a number of challenges, including bereavement and other losses. I have learned to be compassionate to myself and others. This is at the heart of my therapy. I have also explored issues of belonging, especially around how men find their strength and power without shame and shaming. I have also found that my own well-being is supported by self-reflective and embodied practices that I share in therapy. I am a family man and a parent.

“…knowledgeable, effective, friendly and considerate…”

“As an NHS Child and Adolescent psychiatrist of over 20 years I have worked with a large number of truly excellent Clinical Psychologists. David was an exceptional colleague who I still miss. He was a pleasure to work with and his deeply respectful and valuing stance has influenced my own work. As a colleague he was knowledgeable, effective, friendly and considerate with patients. He always went the extra mile. As a clinician he built excellent trusting relationships with young people and the adults around them, which was essential for success in the difficult work we do. He always tried to understand the world through the eyes of those he was helping which was a key reason his clients so appreciated his input. He so often “got them” and they profoundly appreciated his deep understanding of their experience and their predicaments. I especially valued him as a colleague and I know his clients valued him as their therapist. I could not recommend him more highly.”

Dr Philip Shoebridge, Consultant Psychiatrist

HCPC

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