Ekta Mansukhani

Senior CBT therapist

EMDR Practitioner

PgDip in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Ekta is a qualified CBT therapist accredited with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) as well as being fully qualified to deliver Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.

Ekta started her career in 2012 at the Priory Hospital North London as a healthcare assistant and went on to train as a CBT therapist whilst working as part of the Highly Specialised Obsessional Disorders Team at the Priory. Ekta was part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering highly specialised CBT to both adolescents and adult inpatients and outpatients suffering from anxiety disorders including OCD, BDD, Emetophobia and Trauma.

Ekta has since then acquired an experience in delivering a mix of CBT and EMDR whilst also incorporating aspects of Compassion Focussed therapy, Acceptance and Commitment therapy and Mindfulness.

Ekta has a special interest in working with children and adolescents and has had a great deal of experience in working in CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) delivering inpatient and outpatient CBT therapy. When working with young people, Ekta offers occasional family sessions so that the therapy is fluid both in the therapy room and at home.

Ekta likes to adapt the therapy sessions to suit the client’s needs and has a warm and empathetic approach.

Ekta has specialist experience in working with the following problems:

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Emetophobia
Social Anxiety
Child and Adolescent referrals

In addition, Ekta also has experience in treating the following:

Depression
Generalised Anxiety/worry
Panic
Eating disorders
Trauma

TESTIMONIALS

1. “Our experience of the Meyer team was wonderful right from the moment that we had our first discussion with Rosa, who really listened and made the effort to understand exactly how to help. The sessions with Ekta were great and very impactful. She is thoughtful and gentle, yet very effective. This has been a great experience.”

2. Ekta helped me get to grips with Covid anxiety, which had been controlling my life since the pandemic began. I had lost touch with everything that enriched my life - cinema, restaurants, travel, lunchbreaks with colleagues, general socialising with friends and family. Pressure to rejoin in-person work activities and use public transport made everything worse. I felt terrified, isolated and was eventually signed off work for several weeks. Through a combination of supportive discussion, practical techniques and manageable tasks, Ekta helped me progress far more quickly than I had expected. While it was initially frightening to face situations that I had avoided for years, Ekta helped me find ways to do so comfortably, at my own pace and with gentle accountability that encouraged me to proceed even if I felt wobbly. She had a way of making comments that flipped my perspective and helped me to recalibrate my internal risk assessment - something that felt impossible before. Consequently, I have been able to return to my cherished activities and work with comfort. I am delighted to be living a fuller, richer and happier life again. S.B

3.

I was going through a really hard time, had severe Depression and some trauma work to do. So I faced some fears and decided to look out for help. I was recommended The Meyer Therapy and I can't agree more with the recommendation.

First of all I contacted the clinic, where Rosa, the clinical director, arranged an initial consultation to discuss my situation and offer me the best therapist to help me taking in consideration my needs.

Then I started my trauma work with Ekta, she has plenty of knowledge and we did worked with EMDR to help me unblock some of my past experiences. It was a hard process, which I was expecting, and she was always spotless. She supported me during the whole therapy, pointed the progress when I was too deep into the issue and wasn't able to see it. She also took care of my well being recommending me to slow down with the process if I was getting overwhelmed for it.

At the end of it...what can I say? I am a complete different person that when I started the therapy. Not only I have overcome my depression, worked on my childhood trauma till the point is not affecting me any more with my daily life, I have also find the strength to choose a new career, start a new path in my life and I am immensely grateful with her and very Proud of mysel.

I will recommend everyone that is struggling and is hesitant about looking for help to put that fear on a side and do that phone call, it can literally change your life. D.O

4.

I began working with Ekta a few months ago after a severe bout of anxiety that left me struggling to function and enjoy life. While I had done CBT years ago previously, going over the techniques and creating a plan of action with Etka really helped me to get to where I am today. While I still struggle with anxiety, I'm no longer living in total overwhelm every day. When we began working together I didn't feel very hopeful that I would feel better again and although there were peaks and troughs over my time in therapy, I now feel like I can see the wood through the trees and move forward. Etka was knowledgeable about anxiety and phobias but also was able to explain the theory in a compassionate way when I wasn't feeling so hopeful or lacking self-belief. I also feel like I've been left with resources that I can use myself outside of therapy which is crucial as I feel that my anxiety is something to be worked on over time as well as in session.

5. I suffered with BDD for a long time before starting therapy here with Ekta online and I found that it was the only therapy that worked for me and it definitely did. Now I feel completely different and can live my life with a lot less anxiety about my appearance. E.W