Dr Agnieszka Gunning

Dr Agnieszka Gunning says:

I am a passionate and highly skilled Clinical Psychologist with 20 years’ experience in a variety of specialist Adult Mental Health NHS settings and private practice. 

Help for Mental Health Problems and Physical Health Psychology

I can help with a number of emotional and psychological presentations including:

• stress and feeling overwhelmed, 
• low mood, 
• anxiety, 
• unresolved traumas, 
• difficulties in regulating intense emotions, 
• self-harm,  
• and relationship difficulties.   

I also have experience in helping people with chronic physical health problems such as: 

• persistent physical symptoms including CFS/ME, 
• FND, 
• IBS and 
• chronic pain. 

I’m passionate about taking a holistic approach to wellbeing and integration of the mind and body. 

Dr Agnieszka Gunning is Trained in a variety of Psychological Therapy models

I am trained in a range of evidence-based therapy models including:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)  
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), 
• Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and 
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

I keep up to date with the newest discoveries in neuroscience and have personal experience and training in Mindfulness. 

Having therapy with Clinical Psychologist Dr Agnieszka Gunning

I would integrate all of these therapy approaches to my practice to address each individual’s unique needs and therapeutic goals. 

Taking a compassionate and flexible stance to therapy, I would always strive to create a warm, safe, and non-judgemental space to enable individuals to:

• explore their difficulties, 
• consider new perspectives and 
• learn new skills to facilitate healing, integration and growth.

Clients have fed back to Dr Agnieszka Gunning that they value her calm presence and quality of listening; describing her as warm, empathic and knowledgeable.

Research and publication experience

Dr Agnieszka Gunning published a paper several years ago now, with some colleagues on Tourette’s Syndrome (TS): Cognitive Performance in Adults With Uncomplicated TS in the academic journal Neuropsychology