At CBT Canary Wharf, we offer face to face, as well as online (video call) sessions.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Canary Wharf, London
CBT for individuals who are struggling with anxiety, stress and low mood.
- Do you experience symptoms of anxiety?
- Have you experienced recurrent low mood lately?
- Are you overly concerned about what people think of you?
- Do you worry excessively about making mistakes?
- Are you struggling to juggle it all?
- Does the fear of negative evaluation cause you anxiety at work or in social situations?
- Are you a worrier?
- Do you set high standards for yourself?
- Do you have panic attacks or are afraid of having a panic attack?
- Do you think you might be suffering with anxiety or depression symptoms?
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy provided by an Accredited CBT Therapist
If you answered “yes” to any of the above, don’t worry! You are not alone. These are very common problems, especially amongst the Canary Wharf workforce, where the pressure to deliver is so intense. Unless you have the tools to cope with the pressure, you are likely to find that the pressure actually impedes, rather than improves your performance.
Whether you LIVE or WORK in London, life in any big city can be stressful. It is increasingly busy, overcrowded, and fast-paced. The pressure to perform is enormous and it can feel overwhelming. The expectations placed on you by others, as well as your own expectations of self, can lead to feelings of stress and overwhelm. If these symptoms are not managed, they can lead to a number of mental health problems, including depression, stress and anxiety disorders. Unhelpful thoughts are common when you have depression, an anxiety disorder or are experiencing stress symptoms.
At CBT Canary Wharf you will gain tools and techniques to help you manage your anxiety symptoms, low mood and stress symptoms better, addressing your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to achieve long-lasting change.
I dedicate my time to helping people like you, face their fears, manage stress, and overcome depression.
Please note: You do not have to work in Canary Wharf to get in touch! I welcome clients from all over. I’d love to hear from you!
I dedicate my time to helping people like you, face their fears, manage stress, and overcome depression.
Please note: You do not have to work in Canary Wharf to get in touch! I welcome clients from all over. I’d love to hear from you!
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy provided by an Accredited CBT Therapist
Marla Stromberg, M.Sc
BABCP accredited cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist
Hi! I’m Marla Stromberg and I am a BABCP accredited psychotherapist. I am the lead clinician and founder of CBT Canary Wharf. For thirty years, I have been helping people just like you, overcome depression and anxiety.
I like to call myself a mental health fitness instructor!
Your mental health is as important as your physical health, and it is time you made it a priority! I teach my clients how to face their fears, maintain perspective (when it all feels too much), and take better care of themselves, so that they can feel more confident in their personal, as well as professional lives.
CBT Canary Wharf
Get Fit, Be Fit, Stay Fit
This is the kind of slogan you’d expect to see as part of a gym marketing campaign, isn’t it? Well, I have news for you! It’s as important to be mentally fit, as it is to be physically fit.
Whether you are prone to anxiety before a presentation, or whether you “sweat the small stuff”, it’s your mind (rather than your body) that needs a bit of a workout.
However, make no mistake-the two are interconnected. When your mind is fit, it’s easier to look after your body. And when your body is fit, your self-esteem tends to be healthier.
Think of cognitive-behavioural therapy as your kit for getting mentally fit, and CBT Canary Wharf as your local health club for the mind!
Don’t ignore the warning signs
Just like you wouldn’t ignore cold symptoms, or a sore throat that was still lingering after two weeks, you shouldn’t ignore a persistent low mood, or anxiety symptoms that don’t seem to be going away on their own.
Many people cope with anxiety symptoms either by avoiding the triggers (i.e., avoiding public transport, crowded places, or work meetings, etc.) or by engaging in safety behaviours, i.e., sitting near an exit, staying close to home, carrying a bottle of water or anti-anxiety tablets, but these strategies do not address the problem.
Neither avoidance nor safety behaviours are long-term strategies, despite their usefulness in the short-term. Avoidance leads to your world becoming smaller, and you end up missing out on so much. Safety behaviours reinforce your belief “I can’t cope in this situation (without my safety behaviour)” or “that was a lucky escape-and had I not implemented by safety behaviour, it would have been disastrous”.
Similarly, many people ignore a persistent low mood, thinking (and hoping) it will pass.
Sometimes the person suffering with a persistent low mood doesn’t even recognise that their mood has profoundly changed, and it takes a loved one or a friend to say “hey, you don’t seem yourself lately” or “is everything OK?” for the depressed person to even recognise that something is wrong.
Ignoring a deteriorating mood is not going to help your mood improve.
Learn more about CBT for Anxiety and CBT for Depression
CBT for Anxiety
You want to live life to the fullest, and reach your potential, but find that you are paralysed by anxiety. Do you try and avoid giving presentations at work because you worry that your social anxiety might get the best of you? Perhaps you avoid public transport for fear of having a panic attack? More often than not, you may not have the option to avoid public transport, and so you endure it with great discomfort. If this rings any bells, the good news is that anxiety can be overcome.
At CBT Canary Wharf, I will teach you skills to overcome your anxiety so that anxiety no longer stops you from living your life.
CBT is a very effective therapy for helping individuals like you to overcome your fears, whether they are fears of pubic transport, fears of public speaking, or the fear of failing. I have over twenty years experience helping individuals with anxiety problems, as well as depression and I would love to help you overcome your difficulties.
Speaking of depression, did you know that depression is the big sister of anxiety? These two often go hand in hand, and if you suffer with one, you may also be suffering with the other. When you attend for cognitive-behavioural therapy at CBT Canary Wharf, you will learn about the relationship between anxiety and depression, and how unhelpful thoughts can contribute to both.
CBT for Depression
Your energy levels are low, and you struggle to get out of bed in the morning. You have lost interest in almost everything, and you prefer to hide away and isolate yourself than to be around people. You are at a loss as to where or how to get back on track.
Depression can creep up on you gradually over time, and before you know it, you are in the throes of depression. This is especially true if you’ve been trying to carry on as normal, as if nothing is wrong. Eventually, your battery runs out of energy and you are flat.
Depression is a heavy weight to carry all on your own. The good news is that you don’t have to carry it on your own. I’m here to help you.
Together we will identify the factors that are contributing to your depression and we will decide together what needs to change.
It might be something outside of yourself (i.e., your job, relationship), or more often than not, it is something internal to you (i.e., the way you are thinking about things, or perhaps the way you are reacting to, and dealing with things).
You may not know why you are depressed, and this can feel upsetting. When you attend for therapy, we will make sense of it all together.
I would love hear from you, either by email or you can phone me for a free 15 minute consultation, to discuss whether CBT is the right therapy for you.
CBT for Depression
Your energy levels are low, and you struggle to get out of bed in the morning. You have lost interest in almost everything, and you prefer to hide away and isolate yourself than to be around people. You are at a loss as to where or how to get back on track.
Depression can creep up on you gradually over time, and before you know it, you are in the throes of depression. This is especially true if you’ve been trying to carry on as normal, as if nothing is wrong. Eventually, your battery runs out of energy and you are flat.
Depression is a heavy weight to carry all on your own. The good news is that you don’t have to carry it on your own. I’m here to help you.
Together we will identify the factors that are contributing to your depression and we will decide together what needs to change.
It might be something outside of yourself (i.e., your job, relationship), or more often than not, it is something internal to you (i.e., the way you are thinking about things, or perhaps the way you are reacting to, and dealing with things).
You may not know why you are depressed, and this can feel upsetting. Together, we will make sense of it all.
I would love hear from you, either by e-mail or you can phone me for a free 15 minute consultation, to discuss whether CBT is the right therapy for you.
CBT Canary Wharf-what help is available?
At CBT Canary Wharf, you can be sure you will receive treatment tailored to your specific needs. No two people are the same, despite the fact they might have the same problem, i.e., anxiety, depression, or stress. We all have different coping skills, and different strengths and weaknesses, not to mention different personalities, and I tailor my therapy sessions according to all of these factors.
Whatever challenges you are facing-CBT Canary Wharf can help
At CBT Canary Wharf, I provide cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) to individuals experiencing any of the following problems:
- Depression or low mood
- Anxiety symptoms including panic attacks
- Work-related stress
- Social anxiety (which may affect your performance in meetings, networking events, social situations)
- Low self-esteem
- Relationship problems
- Confidence problems
- Perfectionism
This is only a small sample of the mental health problems I can help you with. Find out more about who I treat and the mental health conditions I can help with.
How Can CBT Help?
How Can CBT Therapy Sessions help?
It is easy to fall off course and lose your way in life. Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can help you get back on the right road! CBT is based on the principle that your thoughts play an important part in how you feel. When you become depressed, your outlook becomes clouded by your depression. Your thoughts are largely negative, which reinforces the way you feel, making you feel even more depressed.
However, a negative thought is not necessarily fact; it is the way you see things now.
In CBT, you will learn how to distinguish between a negative thought and a fact. Most people think that negative thoughts are true, i.e., “I think I am a failure, therefore I must be a failure”; no this is not true!
Just because you think it, doesn’t make it true.
Depression can make everything seem bleak. And when everything seems bleak, you react to situations differently to how you would if you felt OK. You might be avoiding socialising, or putting off tasks, or sleeping a lot. You might be drinking excessively to cope with how you are feeling.
In our work together you will learn how to identify your negative thoughts (the thoughts that are keeping you stuck), and how to stand back and question them-for real!
You will also learn how to recognise when your emotions are getting the best of you; do you tend to snap at people when you’re feeling low? Do you tend to avoid situations when you’re feeling anxious? Feelings of anxiety and depression can negatively affect your behaviour; I will teach you more helpful ways of responding to negative feelings like anxiety and depression.
How Can CBT Help?
How Can CBT Therapy Sessions Help?
It is easy to fall off course and lose your way in life. Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can help you get back on the right road! CBT is based on the principle that your thoughts play an important part in how you feel. When you become depressed, your outlook becomes clouded by your depression. Your thoughts are largely negative, which reinforces the way you feel, making you feel even more depressed.
However, a negative thought is not necessarily fact; it is the way you see things now.
In CBT, you will learn how to distinguish between a negative thought and a fact. Most people think that negative thoughts are true, i.e., “I think I am a failure, therefore I must be a failure”; no this is not true!
Just because you think it, doesn’t make it true.
Depression can make everything seem bleak. And when everything seems bleak, you react to situations differently to how you would if you felt OK. You might be avoiding socialising, or putting off tasks, or sleeping a lot. You might be drinking excessively to cope with how you are feeling.
In our work together you will learn how to identify your negative thoughts (the thoughts that are keeping you stuck), and how to stand back and question them-for real!
You will also learn how to recognise when your emotions are getting the best of you; do you tend to snap at people when you’re feeling low? Do you tend to avoid situations when you’re feeling anxious? Feelings of anxiety and depression can negatively affect your behaviour; I will teach you more helpful ways of responding to negative feelings like anxiety and depression.
CBT Canary Wharf
Where Change Happens
Tailored treatment
At my CBT practice in Canary Wharf, you can be sure that you will receive individualised cognitive-behavioural therapy that is tailored to your specific mental health problems. As a CBT therapist, I will develop my treatment plan based on our shared understanding of your mental health problems.
Confidentiality at all times
In order to guarantee complete confidentiality when you contact me at CBT Canary Wharf, all email and phone enquiries are responded to by me, your therapist, Marla Stromberg. This is my way of assuring you complete confidentiality. I run a small, bespoke practice, and this is what my clients value. It’s my way of ensuring you receive a confidential service from start to finish.
My clients-who are they?
Although I am based in Canary Wharf and am conveniently located for the Canary Wharf workforce, I work with everyone, regardless of profession and regardless of where you live/work. My clients span the workforce spectrum and include bankers, lawyers, teachers, TFL workers, NHS staff, Police Officers, IT specialists, medical students, individuals who are currently on sick leave, as well as stay at home mums and dads. So, if you think you might benefit from CBT, please get in touch to discuss how we can work together.
CBT Canary Wharf
Where Change Happens
Tailored treatment
At my CBT practice in Canary Wharf, you can be sure you will receive cognitive-behavioural therapy that is tailored to your specific needs. No two people are the same, despite the fact they might have the same problem, i.e., anxiety, depression, stress, etc. We all have different coping skills, and different strengths and weaknesses, not to mention different personalities, and I tailor my approach according to all of these factors.
Confidentiality at all times
In order to guarantee complete confidentiality when you contact me, all email and phone enquiries are responded to by me, your therapist, Marla Stromberg. This is my way of assuring you complete confidentiality. I run a small, bespoke practice, and this is what my clients value. It’s my way of ensuring you receive a confidential service from start to finish.
My clients-who are they?
Although I am based in Canary Wharf and am conveniently located for the Canary Wharf workforce, I work with everyone, regardless of profession and regardless of where you live/work. My clients span the workforce spectrum and include bankers, lawyers, teachers, TFL workers, NHS staff, Police Officers, IT specialists, medical students, individuals who are currently on sick leave, as well as stay at home mums and dads. So, if you think you might benefit from CBT, please get in touch to discuss how we can work together.
CBT sessions can help with the following problems
Learn more about CBT and how it can help you
Would you like to know how CBT can help you? Get in touch by email to arrange a 15 minute free phone consultation.
Would you like to know how CBT can help you? Get in touch by email to arrange a 15 minute free phone consultation.
