
About Us
Mel Greenhalgh is a qualified and experienced Chartered Psychologist and Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist based in Lancashire. Mel is accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and registered as a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS). Mel has also completed training in Eye Movement Desenitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Mel is based in Longridge, Preston but is able to offer sessions in a number of locations across Lancashire, as well as by online via Zoom or telephone.
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Professional Memberships and Qualifications
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Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Therapy - University of Manchester, Salford Cognitive Therapy Training Centre (Greater Manchester NHS)
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Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership – Lancaster University
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MSc Advanced Practice Interventions in Mental Health - University of Manchester
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BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology
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Accreditated by British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
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Registered as a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
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Mel is currently completing her Professional Doctorate in Health (PrD) at University of Central Lancashire
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Additional Training
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Solution Focused Interventions
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Compassion Focused Therapy
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Cognitive Behavioural Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP)
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Dialetical Behaviour Therapy Skills (DBT)
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EMDR
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Autism Assessments
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Experience
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Mel currently works full time in private practice following 19 years working as a psychotherapist in the healthcare sector, with 7 years as a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in CBT at the University of Bolton leading the MSc/PGDip Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies courses in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bolton.
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Her private practice has been established for 7 years at Lancashire Therapy Lounge.
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Mel is a former External Examiner at Goldsmiths, University of London for CBT Programmes of Study.
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Mel worked in the NHS for 13 years as a psychological therapist. Mel enjoyed working as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner in both community and prison settings before completing her training as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist in 2009 at the Salford Cognitive Therapy Training Centre, known commonly as one the country's three main national centres of excellence for training in this field. Mel began working as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist for the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service that serves most of Lancashire. She was later promoted to the roles of Senior Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist for Central Lancashire, and later to Clinical Lead for CBT, a pan Lancashire role. Mel has worked extensively as a clinical supervisor of CBT practice. She has been responsible for providing clinical supervision to trainee and qualified CBT therapists, as well as delivering training in CBT to Psychiatrists in training.
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Alongside her NHS role, Mel previously worked as an Associate Lecturer in Psychology at The Open University for five years, alongside guest lecturing at University of Manchester and University of Central Lancashire.
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