Taregh Shaban, M.A., PG DIB (CBT), MBPsP

My Qualifications

I have a Master of Arts degree in Psychoanalytic Studies from the University of London and a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) from the prestigious Charley Waller Institute. I also received training in schema therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy, and compassion-focused therapy. I specialize in supporting adults experiencing anxiety, depression, and trauma. I also support people with obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder.

I am currently in my final year of a Ph.D. program under the clinical and academic supervision of professors from the University of Oxford, UK

My Experience

I spent six years working as a Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapist and supervisor at the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. During that time, I had the privilege of being supervised by world-renowned experts.

I led a successful project training Arab psychiatrists and clinical psychologists in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This was a joint venture with the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC). I also Led, co-designed and fully coordinated the CBT module of a diploma in psychosocial interventions run by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a North African Country.

Finally, I regularly run very successful training workshops for clinicians and trainees in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Specialized Training Courses

Here is a list of some of the specialized training courses that I have completed with pioneering psychologists.

• CBT (Ehlers and Clark’s Model) for PTSD - Professor David Clark

• CBT (Dugas’ Model) for GAD - Professor Michele Dugas

• CBT for Treatment resistant OCD - Professor Radomsky

• CBT (Salkovskis’ Model) for Health Anxiety - Professor Salkovskis

• Mindfulness based CBT for depression and health anxiety - Professor Mark Williams

• Compassion Focussed Therapy - Professor Paul Gilbert

• Schema Therapy: The Model, Methods & Techniques & Working with Complex Presentations including BPD – Dr. Arnie Reed

• ‘Supervision’ - Dr. Michael Townend

• Getting the best out of using the CTS-R in supervision - Dr. Peter Armstrong