SERVICES

Services

quality psychology services tailored to you

At Evoking Health Limited, I can provide you with a bespoke health psychology service that will include one to one appointments and an initial assessment to better understand your needs and to gain a thorough appreciation of the difficulties you are experiencing. 


I specialise in conducting an integrative psychological assessment, formulation and intervention using a biopsychosocial approach, drawing on the wide range of evidence-based therapeutic models in which I am trained. 

I use a range of evidence-based therapeutic interventions (Cognitive-behavioural Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Mindful Eating) to tailor, support and empower clients to make and sustain long-term lifestyle behaviour changes (e.g., creating healthy eating habits, improving relationship with food, reducing stress, and improving sleep). 

my areas of Expertise 

My area of expertise is adult weight management which is also an integral part of our health and wellbeing and encompasses an array of health conditions. 


I help people to explore and understand their relationship with food and identify any eating behaviours (binge, emotional and overeating), which may impact on weight management and lifestyle behaviours such as stress, exercise, and diet. 


I have expertise in conducting psychological assessment to assess suitability for bariatric surgery and advising clients on any behaviour or lifestyle changes required ahead of surgery to ensure clients are fully prepared for bariatric surgery. 

If you live in proximity of Bramhall and would prefer to have in-person sessions, then these will be held at Calm Minds, Therapy Rooms in Bramhall Village. 


Online therapy support is available via Zoom or Microsoft Teams. 

i can h elp you with

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Health Coaching 

I can help with: 


  Creating a healthy lifestyle by creating a realistic daily and weekly routine 


Set and achieve realistic health and wellbeing goals 


Resolve / reduce difficulties or problems related to goals 


Acquire new skills and realistic coping strategies 


Empower you to become your own self-health coach and improve your health and wellbeing 

Suitable and common areas for health coaching: Prevention, chronic illness/disease management, symptom management or control including type 2 diabetes, obesity/weight loss.  

Adult Weight Management

Weight management is one of the areas of health that people spend a lot of time and money on. Whether it is the latest new diet or exercise, the focus seems to usually be restriction and a new short-term regime. Unfortunately, this means that we often lose sight of everything except out diet and weight and after a period, end up gaining more weight as old habits return. At Evoking Health, the focus of weight management is more than this. Your journey to lasting weight management will take into consideration your whole life.

 

Using the latest psychological approach to wellbeing and weight management, you will learn how to become unstuck and more at peace with your thoughts and feelings about your weight, develop kindness and compassion towards yourself, to live in the present moment, create new realistic habits, and engage in health-promoting behaviours, even when you are feeling negative emotions, cravings, or a lack of motivation. 


I can help you with:

    Emotional and Binge Eating


    Changing Habits


    Forming New Long-Lasting Habits

Mental Health and Wellbeing 

Looking after our mental health is now more important than ever before. Mental health issues such as anxiety and depression can impact on quality of life and lead to other physical health problems such as heart disease, diabetes and obesity.

 

Having a healthy connection between BOTH mind and body will help you to learn about how our thoughts and thinking patterns can make us behaviour and do things that is not always beneficial to our health.

 

Identifying the patterns in your thoughts, emotions, and feelings, you will be able to learn how these impact on areas of everyday life such as daily routines, sleep, activities, self-care, relaxation and create new habits using the most relevant psychological treatment such as mindfulness, to live a happier and healthier life. 


I can help you with:

    Mindfulness


    Sleep


    Routines 


   Habits

Lifestyle Behaviour Change

Our lifestyle is the way in which we choose to live. The choices we make in our everyday life can impact on both our current and health. By focusing on some of the key lifestyle pillars – Sleep, Diet, Exercise and Stress, you will be able to create healthy habits towards a healthy lifestyle. Overtime this can help you to feel more in control of your life, make better decisions, cope with the pressures, stress and duties of everyday life. It can also change the way in which we perceive and react to situations and in doing so lead to a better quality of life. 


I can help you with:

    Sleep


    Diet


    Exercise 


   Stress

Psychological Assessment for Weight Loss Surgery

I have expertise in conducting a full psychological assessment to assess clients suitability for weight loss surgery, advise clients on any behaviour or lifestyle changes required ahead of surgery to ensure clients are fully prepared for pre and post-surgery life.

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As a Health Psychologist, what motivated me to establish the Mind and Body Retreat?

by Dr Neesha Patel • 13 Mar, 2024
Why a Mind and Body Retreat?

How value-aligned goals can help you to achieve your health and wellbeing goals

by Neesha Patel • 23 Jan, 2024
Think back to the start of the New Year. Many of us have goals to improve our health and this includes weight loss, fitness, having a healthy diet, sleeping well, and to exercise more, but over a short period of time old habits start to kick back in. Emerging evidence shows that when your health and wellbeing goals are aligned with your personal values (what matters to you the most), you are more likely to achieve your long-term goals, even when faced with challenges or setbacks. Why does this happen, you might wonder? Why is it that every year I set goals and have New Year’s resolutions, and by spring just struggle to achieve the goals? Well, often we make the goal too hard for the brain to be able to manage and process the changes that are being made. We often don't realise the power of the brain when making health behaviour changes, but when we restrict or change an old habit too quickly, our brain struggles to either accept, maintain or adapt to the change. Quite often we set the bar too high when we start to do something new by setting unrealistic expectations and goals, and not giving ourselves enough time to be able to undertake the activity to achieve the goal. For example, if the goal is too difficult to achieve, we may give up or reduce the effort in attaining the goal and feel like a failure by the end of January or February once we give up. For some, emotions such as guilt, shame, worry, sadness or even anger and frustration may start to show up, making it harder to keep on track and to stay motivated. It may be hard to believe, but taking a step back and re-framing and rethinking the way we set goals can help you to achieve your goals.

Thinking about your Mental Health

02 Nov, 2022
Thinking about your Mental Health Last month, on Monday 10th October 2022, we celebrated World Mental Health Day. This day raised awareness about the importance of Mental Health and how to look after our mental health. However, I believe that we should be thinking about our mental health on a regular basis and incorporate simple activities into our daily routine that help to boost our mental health. Mental health is a key part of health and well-being that enables us to cope with daily life, learn new skills, work, build relationships and shape the world we live in. However, in health psychology the focus is not just on mental health but mental and physical health. Why? Because research shows that our mind and body are connected. What we think (mind) drives our actions and behaviour (body) and impacts on how we feel (emotions) (see image below). For example: If you get invited to a party but you think that nobody likes you and nobody wants to talk to you, the chances are that you won’t end up going to the party and will feel quite sad and upset. Or If you have a thought such as ‘I can’t be bothered to go to the gym today because I don’t feel like it’, the chances are that you won’t end up going and may feel frustrated and guilty.
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As a Health Psychologist, what motivated me to establish the Mind and Body Retreat?

by Dr Neesha Patel • 13 Mar, 2024
Why a Mind and Body Retreat?

How value-aligned goals can help you to achieve your health and wellbeing goals

by Neesha Patel • 23 Jan, 2024
Think back to the start of the New Year. Many of us have goals to improve our health and this includes weight loss, fitness, having a healthy diet, sleeping well, and to exercise more, but over a short period of time old habits start to kick back in. Emerging evidence shows that when your health and wellbeing goals are aligned with your personal values (what matters to you the most), you are more likely to achieve your long-term goals, even when faced with challenges or setbacks. Why does this happen, you might wonder? Why is it that every year I set goals and have New Year’s resolutions, and by spring just struggle to achieve the goals? Well, often we make the goal too hard for the brain to be able to manage and process the changes that are being made. We often don't realise the power of the brain when making health behaviour changes, but when we restrict or change an old habit too quickly, our brain struggles to either accept, maintain or adapt to the change. Quite often we set the bar too high when we start to do something new by setting unrealistic expectations and goals, and not giving ourselves enough time to be able to undertake the activity to achieve the goal. For example, if the goal is too difficult to achieve, we may give up or reduce the effort in attaining the goal and feel like a failure by the end of January or February once we give up. For some, emotions such as guilt, shame, worry, sadness or even anger and frustration may start to show up, making it harder to keep on track and to stay motivated. It may be hard to believe, but taking a step back and re-framing and rethinking the way we set goals can help you to achieve your goals.

Thinking about your Mental Health

02 Nov, 2022
Thinking about your Mental Health Last month, on Monday 10th October 2022, we celebrated World Mental Health Day. This day raised awareness about the importance of Mental Health and how to look after our mental health. However, I believe that we should be thinking about our mental health on a regular basis and incorporate simple activities into our daily routine that help to boost our mental health. Mental health is a key part of health and well-being that enables us to cope with daily life, learn new skills, work, build relationships and shape the world we live in. However, in health psychology the focus is not just on mental health but mental and physical health. Why? Because research shows that our mind and body are connected. What we think (mind) drives our actions and behaviour (body) and impacts on how we feel (emotions) (see image below). For example: If you get invited to a party but you think that nobody likes you and nobody wants to talk to you, the chances are that you won’t end up going to the party and will feel quite sad and upset. Or If you have a thought such as ‘I can’t be bothered to go to the gym today because I don’t feel like it’, the chances are that you won’t end up going and may feel frustrated and guilty.
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ready to make positive lifestyle changes?

I can help you to move forwards and live a happier and more fulfilling life. Let’s discuss your needs and arrange an initial consultation today. 

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