Our Team

Dr Giovanna Cameron is a counselling psychologist who works with individual adults and couples with a wide range of concerns including: anxiety; depression/low mood; stress; abuse; ADHD; assertiveness; Autism Spectrum Disorder; bereavement/grief; bullying; eating and body image issues; life transitions; loneliness; low self-esteem; misophonia; neglect; phobias; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); trauma; and many more issues.

She has a special interest in working with anxiety (including health anxiety), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), perfectionism and relationship issues. 
 

Giovanna's way of working

Giovanna works in a collaborative and client-led way. She uses a number of different therapy types and offers a choice of approach to each client at the beginning of the therapy process, tailoring her approach according to their individual needs and preferences. Giovanna mainly uses Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Person-Centred Therapy and integrates other approaches such as Mindulness Based Therapy, Compassion-Focussed Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, DBT-Informed Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, and Schema-Informed CBT into her therapeutic work where appropriate. 

Giovanna is committed to supporting clients who are neurodiverse, those from different cultural backgrounds, and those from the LGBTQ+ communities. 
 

Giovanna's background and training

Giovanna has supported people in a number of organisations in the third sector as well as in the NHS where she worked with women who had experienced domestic violence. In addition, she has worked as a counselling psychologist in a private practice setting as well as having experience of managing a psychological therapy service. 

Giovanna has a Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology from Glasgow Caledonian University as well as an MSc in Psychological Science and a BSc (hons) in Physiology from the University of Glasgow.

Giovanna is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). 


 

Giovanna's fee

Giovanna charges £100 a session for self-funding clients. She also works with clients referred via their employer/organisation – for further details, please visit First Psychology Assistance.