Cognitive Therapy Derby - Derby

Cris Blacksmiley

Michael helped me greatly by teaching me how to see situations from different perspectives, making them much easier to deal with. He was very supportive and kind throughout the sessions, and I am grateful I had the chance to cross paths with him.

Nicola

Michael Bates is a warm, genuine, kind person.
He is professional and approachable. Michael boasts years of experience and has an in depth knowledge of therapy.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend his services.

Daniel Brough

Amazing service from Michael, he very quickly diagnosed me and was able to get to the root of my issues. I cannot recommend Michael highly enough, when in sessions he made me feel like I was the only person he dealt with. He enabled me to change my whole way of thinking about myself and my life has been better as a results due to having more confidence in myself.

Josh Beeby

Michael was wonderful throughout the 3 sessions I had with him. I was in a really bad place at the time and he provided very good knowledge and lots of techniques which I could take home and improve my life. I felt very accomplished even after the first session ?

John James

I can’t recommend these guys highly enough. I have been seeing Michael for some time now, on and off, and the difference he has made to the quality of my life is amazing. For many years, I tried going through the NHS route, and the help was poor. When I was in a position to pay private, I went for it. My only regret is I didn’t do it sooner. Michael is so supportive and sets me objectives, which keep me moving in the right direction. Whatever obstacle I feel gets in my way he always has the answers to navigate me through it. I really thought my issues were too complex and couldn't be put right. How wrong I was.
Knowing firsthand how mental health can affect your quality of life if you have the opportunity to book in with these guys, do it. Life’s too short to be held back and unhappy.

Daniel Jones

I cannot speak highly enough of the support I have received from Mick at Cognitive Therapy Derby. He identified and diagnosed my problems very quickly and every therapy session was positive and future focused. I now understand myself a lot better and I have been taught the tools and coping strategies to better manage my wellbeing in the future.

Being able to have face to face appointments with such an experienced CBT therapist has been an absolute gamechanger for me and I would thoroughly recommend Mick and Cognitive Therapy Derby to anyone.

Richard B

I've only had 8 sessions of CBT with Michael for anxiety issues and it's worked like magic. I feel so much more confident in my day to day life. I only regret not doing CBT earlier.

Mark Slater

When I first met Michael, I was in a terrible state. My life had, overnight, irrevocably changed following a serious car crash, which was caused by, at the time, undiagnosed epilepsy. I was very angry and frustrated and was taking it out, emotionally, on my wife, who was ready to leave me. In addition, the trauma had triggered dissociative seizures that I was experiencing every other day making it very difficult to work.

With his wealth of experience, during our first meeting Michael identified one of my core problems which I had not appreciated till then - the feeling of guilt. It has taken me time but with Michael's guidance I have been able to significantly reduce my dissociative seizures to 1 every 6 weeks; have learnt to accept my new normal; and stay married. I was very lucky to find Michael; without him my life would have been very different. He is very supportive and is always available out of session should I need him. 5 stars is simply not enough.