Supporting you to thrive

Clinical Psychologist providing gold-standard therapies for adults, in areas including trauma, self-esteem, anxiety and low mood, and relationship difficulties.

Based in Hove, or online (UK-wide).

Are you struggling with aspects of your mood, trauma symptoms, self-esteem, or relationships?

You are not alone.

Dr. Jesse Ofori, PsyD

My passion lies in offering compassionate and gold-standard therapies, working from the philosophy that we are all doing our best to survive at any given time. I understand that we have often developed strategies that helped us cope with adversities in the past, but have come to keep us stuck in distress. I help people to understand their triggers, stuck patterns, and learn strategies (including the science behind them) that will help them move towards new, empowered, ways forward.

Psychological interventions across aspects of adult mental health and wellbeing, including:

  • Traumas, including PTSD and complex PTSD

  • Generalised anxiety

  • Social anxiety

  • Health anxiety

  • Panic

  • Agoraphobia

  • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

  • Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

  • Specific phobias (such as flying, animals, driving etc.)

  • Low and unstable mood, and depression

  • Self-esteem difficulties

  • Relationship difficulties

  • And many more...

Gold-standard, evidence-based interventions, including:

  • Cognitive and Behavioural Approaches

    There are a wide-range of CBT therapies. Most involve identifying patterns of beliefs (cognitions) and coping strategies (behaviours) that may be keeping problems stuck, and supporting families to experiment with new ways. Tends to be somewhat focussed on practical strategies in the 'here and now', though can benefit from looking at the past, and relationships too.

  • Trauma-Focussed Therapies

    Building a foundation of safety and stabilisation, and systematically reprocessing the memories using Cognitive Therapy for PTSD (CT-PTSD) and Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). Depending on the situation and personal preference, this may or may not involve talking in depth about the traumatic event/s.

  • Compassion-Focussed Therapy

    Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) is designed to help you develop self-compassion and kindness, especially if you're prone to self-criticism. It combines ideas from evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, and mindfulness to help you understand your emotions, reduce shame, and build inner strength, fostering a more caring and understanding relationship with yourself.

  • Cognitive Analytic Approaches

    Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) is a short-term therapy that blends ideas from cognitive and psychodynamic approaches. It helps you understand how past experiences shape current behaviors and relationships. Together we will explore patterns (often using visual mapping and written summaries), identify unhelpful cycles, and work on developing healthier ways of thinking and interacting.

  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy

    Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), used for depression and other difficulties focuses on how your relationships and life events impact your mood. It's a short-term therapy that helps you explore and improve your relationships, communication, and social support. By addressing issues like conflicts, life changes, or loss, IPT aims to lift your depression and enhance your well-being.

  • Systemic Family Therapies

    Systemic Family Therapy views problems within the context of family relationships rather than just focusing on individuals. It helps families understand how their interactions affect each other, and it works to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen bonds. The goal is to create healthier patterns that benefit everyone in the family.

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“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”

— AUDRE LORDE