Our Values
At Mindproof, we believe that quality of therapy is of utmost importance. We want you to be confident that you are receiving the best mental health care you can receive and that you are accessing a service that you can trust to have excellent knowledge, skills, experience together with the warmth and empathy that makes attending therapy a rewarding and positive experience.
Gayle Straw
Gayle founded Mindproof Ltd after working with adults and young people aged 16+ in mental health for over 10 years, predominantly within NHS services. During her time with the NHS, Gayle has helped many clients overcome a wide variety of common mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, OCD, phobias and trauma and specialises in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as well as EMDR therapy.
Gayle is a fully accredited member of the industry’s governing body, the BABCP, which is regarded as the highest ‘gold’ standard a CBT psychotherapist can achieve. Gayle has written several research papers on topics such as burnout and engagement within the workplace and the use of CBT for the prevention of depression, for which she was presented an award from the University of Oxford.
Gayle holds a full CBT Diploma and graduated with distinction from the world renowned University of Oxford’s Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC). Gayle also has a first class Masters degree in Psychology and has achieved further distinction in postgraduate studies of Psychological Therapies (PG Cert) and has trained to the highest level (Level 3) in EMDR therapy.
Gayle has a wealth of experience working both within clinical and non-clinical environments and has run numerous training and workshop sessions for corporates, universities and public sector organisations. Gayle is passionate about enabling people to overcome their mental health difficulties and to develop the mental resilience to lead fulfilling lives and function the way they want to, both now and in the future.
Our Clinic Rooms
Our clinic rooms are based in the Lady Bay area of West Bridgford in Nottingham. There is a reception area and a spacious and comfortable waiting area for yourself, friends or family if required. There are a few parking spaces outside and plenty of nearby on-street parking. Rooms are available on ground floor and we can arrange for parking spaces to be reserved outside should you have any mobility difficulties.
Additionally, we offer telephone or video (e.g. Zoom/Skype) appointments if these are preferred.