For the first episode of Season 3 I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Melissa Snaith, a Chartered BABCP accredited Clinical Psychologist who is the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) lead at Healios. Healios is a specialist online provider for mental health where clinicians can support children, young people and adults online in the comfort of their own homes at anytime. 

In our conversation Melissa talks about the power of early experiences in childhood and how they can stay with you as an adult, the emotional well-being support her teams provide through their CBT services at Healios, and the importance of finding groups that value the things we value in ourselves.

Melissa is trained in a number of psychological therapies including CBT, Schema Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). She has specialist qualifications and experience in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD difficulties.  She has worked in the NHS both on the frontline and commissioning services and is passionate about improving the quality of psychological therapy. As the CBT lead for Healios she works with her team to innovate and develop psychological therapy for a high quality service. As well as running a private practice, Melissa lectures and supervises in evidence-based psychological treatments at the University of Reading.