Therapy with Philipp

PSYCHOTHERAPist IN Prestwich, Manchester & online

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OCD & Childhood Trauma Therapy

“Helping you feel better now while healing the past.”

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✓ Free 15-Minute Zoom Consultation

✓ EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner

✓ BACP Accredited Psychotherapist

Who I Help

You may be here because something in your life feels stuck — perhaps intrusive thoughts and compulsions are taking over, or experiences from the past continue to shape how you feel about yourself, your relationships and the world around you.

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I specialise in working with adults affected by OCD and childhood or complex trauma. You may recognise yourself if you:

  • Struggle with intrusive thoughts, compulsions, self-doubt or the need for certainty.
  • Feel affected by difficult childhood experiences or important emotional needs that were not consistently met.
  • Have tried therapy before but still feel stuck.
  • Want more than symptom management alone.
  • Are looking for practical tools alongside opportunities for deeper, lasting change.

How I Work

Therapy begins with understanding you — not fitting you into a model.

Together, we develop a shared understanding of what may be contributing to your difficulties: your experiences, relationships, beliefs, strengths, protective strategies and the patterns that have developed over time. This formulation helps us decide what may be most useful.

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Depending on your needs, I may draw on EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), experiential approaches and nervous-system/emotional-regulation work.

The aim is to help you feel better in the present while also working with what may be keeping you stuck. Therapy is collaborative: I bring professional knowledge and experience, while you remain the expert on your own life.

Specialist Therapy

OCD Therapy

OCD can trap you in cycles of intrusive thoughts, doubt, checking, reassurance, mental reviewing, avoidance and compulsions. I use a formulation-led approach drawing on established OCD treatments such as ERP, I-CBT and ACT, with EMDR where earlier experiences or deeply held beliefs are relevant.

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Childhood Trauma & CPTSD Therapy

Difficult childhood experiences — including what happened and what you needed but did not consistently receive — can continue to shape self-worth, anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing and relationships. Therapy can help you understand these adaptations, process what still hurts and develop greater freedom in how you live today.

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Why Work With Me?

  • Specialist focus on adults experiencing OCD and the effects of childhood trauma.
  • BACP Accredited Psychotherapist and EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner.
  • Integrative and formulation-led rather than one-size-fits-all.
  • Collaborative approach with client agency at the centre.
  • Ongoing specialist training, supervision and personal development.
  • Lived understanding of the therapeutic process alongside professional training.
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Location & Fees

I work from private office located in a quiet part of Manchester, and see clients from the surrounding areas including Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, Preston, and Ashton-under-Lyne.

In addition to face-to-face therapy, I also offer telephone counselling and online sessions via Zoom for clients across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and beyond. Contact me to learn more about how online therapy works.

Sessions are £75. I also accept a range of health insurance providers, including AXA, Aviva and Allianz.

Get in touch

Reaching out for therapy can feel like a big step. If you feel ready, I invite you to book a free 15-minute Zoom consultation. We can briefly talk about what you’re looking for help with, answer any questions you have, and see whether I might be the right therapist for you. If you’d prefer a phone call, that’s absolutely fine too.

Practical Information

  • 55-minute sessions
  • £75 per session
  • Adults 18+
  • In person in Prestwich, Manchester, or online across the UK
  • Private health insurance: AXA, Aviva and Allianz
  • I aim to respond to enquiries within 24 hours

Confidentiality

Your enquiry will be treated confidentially. Please avoid including highly sensitive personal information in the initial contact form.

"Philipp, thanks for your support over the past few weeks. It has been so different from my previous experiences and is much appreciated" 

.D.T

"Philipp was so easy to chat to and he fully understood my issues and how to help me deal with them. I found the whole process to be very effective and I've been amazed by the difference in my quality of life. Philipp managed to make me feel at ease and relaxed to the point I talked more than I would ever to someone."

.C.R.

"I started my Therapy journey with Philipp September 24 and he was fantastic throughout the 18month journey. I went with the hope to tackle some things bothering me from my childhood.

One thing I requested from Philipp was to ensure he challenged me throughout the journey and not present me with stuff I wanted to just hear and he was great at challenging and finding the balance. He also realised during our conversations that EMDR could help which we did a few rounds of. I couldn’t be more grateful for him and the journey. Thank you."

Michael

"Philipp helped me immensely in my therapy journey. Originally coming to him first about my workplace stresses, we went on to working through some of my childhood traumas. His calm and gentle demeanour helped me feel safe, and his practice of IFS and EMDR really connected with me. I feel really grateful for the time we spent together, and I have no trouble recommending him for anyone looking for a therapist that cares and can challenge you to grow!"

"During the sessions he helped me to fully understand my trauma and where it stems from and he supports me in finding ways and solutions on how to deal with it. He has experience with various types of treatment techniques. His personality is very warm and he has a soft approach which is really helpful."

Michael

"I really recommend Philip, he helped me a lot with anxiety and panic attack, and now I can say that my life it’s definitely better since I met him. Thank you Philip"

Luca

"Began seeing Philipp without a clear idea on what I was hoping to get out of our sessions, by the end of our time thanks to him I had discovered I had ASD and came away with a much greater sense of who I was and an ability to focus on the present. Well worth the time and money spent over the last few months, and comforting to know how easy it is to book another session if needed."

Nathan

“Phillip has helped me through all my traumas/anger issues and anxiety! He is very understanding, calm and listens and comes up with a plan for every session of techniques of coping in the present! I looked forward to every session and never had happy feelings before he helped me. Now I’m the best person i can be with the happiness I never knew I had. I now value myself and living life at my best!"

Ry

"I started my Therapy journey with Philipp September 24 and he was fantastic throughout the 18month journey. I went with the hope to tackle some things bothering me from my childhood. One thing I requested from Philipp was to ensure he challenged me throughout the journey and not present me with stuff I wanted to just hear and he was great at challenging and finding the balance. He also realised during our conversations that EMDR could help which we did a few rounds of. I couldn’t be more grateful for him and the journey. Thank you."

Michael

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