Scott Robinson BSc (Hons) MSc
Tel: 01236 612893
Scott Robinson is an honours graduate in psychology. He also has an MSc in Psychological Therapy in Primary Care from Dundee and Stirling universities. This qualifies him to work in the NHS as a Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology. He has over three years experience working in the NHS with NHS Forth valley and NHS Lanarkshire. The main therapies used by Scott are CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement and Desensitisation Therapy).
He qualified from Dundee and Stirling universities with a years training in CBT, and then gained over two years practicing CBT and EMDR as a qualified therapist. He did his EMDR training with EMDR Europe in Edinburgh and has used EMDR successfully with a large number of clients who have experienced trauma. He also practices CBT for a number of psychological difficulties such as depression, panic attacks, social phobia, OCD and other anxiety disorders.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
CBT is well established therapy that seeks to help people to overcome psychological difficulties. It is well evidenced by a large number of scientific research papers. The main two areas that CBT focuses on in order to help people is on cognitions (thinking) and behaviour. By changing how a person thinks about something it is possible to change how people feel. By changing behaviour it is possible to find out if a person’s worst fears are realised. With support and guidance using CBT a person can overcome long held believes about themselves and their lives that are holding them back from enjoying life. CBT works best when people put into practice what has been discovered in therapy. It is a therapy that focuses on the here and now with some reference to the past. It is used to overcome a wide range of psychological difficulties such as depression and the anxiety disorders.
EMDR
Eye Movement and Desensitisation Therapy
EMDR is a therapy that has been developed to deal with a wide range of trauma experiences such as Road Traffic Accidents, Assaults and other traumatic events. It is also well evidenced by a large number of scientific research. Many traumatic events are relived over and over by victims, as a large number of things trigger their memories repeatedly. It can seem that the memories of trauma are stored physically as a person experiences many of the physical symptoms being relived every time the memory is triggered. EMDR uses eye movements, tones and tappers to allow the memories to be processed in full and to reach a point where the memories are no longer fearful or distressing. Many people who have experienced traumatic events also experience flash backs and nightmares related to those traumatic events. This is because the mind has not processed the trauma fully and the event is still held as if it was still happening. This is obviously very distressing. EMDR is established as a therapy that allows the mind to process the trauma fully until it is no longer stored in the mind and body as a current event. This reduces the distress and can leave a person free of the painful memories associated with the trauma.