Lenka Petrekova

• Helped couples develop more effective and calm communication skills.
• Facilitated healthier problem solving in relationships.
• Supported couples in building closeness and improving relationship satisfaction.

• Conducted comprehensive assessments for understanding client difficulties and needs.
• Applied the cognitive-behavioural model into my clinical work and helped clients break vicious cycles and develop skills that could improve their mental health.
• Supported people with a variety of difficulties, such as depression, generalised anxiety, panic, OCD, social anxiety, health anxiety, death anxiety, PTSD, habit disorders, emetophobia, and difficulties with self-esteem.
• Worked closely with other professionals to get clients the best possible care.
• Delivered exposure-based interventions therapies to support patients in overcoming fears.
• Developed tailored treatment plans to enhance patient well-being.
• Adapted therapeutic approaches based on individual cultural backgrounds and sensitivities.
• Acted as lead clinician for a perinatal team, focusing on perinatal mental health.
• Supervised team members and facilitated support with treatment decisions.

-Trained as a behavioural couples therapist while applying my learning in clinical practice.

• Applied learning from my step 3 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training into practice.
• Conducted comprehensive assessments for understanding client difficulties and needs.
• Applied the cognitive-behavioural model into my clinical work and helped clients break vicious cycles and develop skills that could improve their mental health.
• Supported people with a variety of difficulties, such as depression, generalised anxiety, panic, OCD, social anxiety, health anxiety, death anxiety, PTSD, habit disorders, emetophobia, and difficulties with self-esteem.
• Worked closely with other professionals to get clients the best possible care.
• Delivered exposure-based interventions therapies to support patients in overcoming fears.
• Developed tailored treatment plans to enhance patient well-being.
• Adapted therapeutic approaches based on individual cultural backgrounds and sensitivities.

• Provided Low-Intensity/Guided Self-Help interventions based on the principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to clients with low to moderate depression, anxiety, panic and those living with long term health conditions.
• Supported expectant mothers who are struggling with their mood.
• Delivered psychological treatment via 1:1 sessions, groups and online therapy.
• Undertook problem focused assessments, comprehensive risk assessments and collaboratively creating risk management plans.
• Screened new referrals and making clinical decisions.
• Facilitated outreach sessions to increase access to the service.

• Provided low-intensity/guided self-help interventions (via 1:1s, groups and cCBT) to clients with low to moderate depression, anxiety and panic.
• Undertook problem focused assessments, comprehensive risk assessments and collaboratively creating risk management plans.
• Facilitated outreach sessions to increase access to the service.
• Worked with patients with long term health conditions.