About Natasha Scullane, your online psychotherapist

If you want to know why I work with women like you or check my credentials as an online psychotherapist (and maybe you’re a little curious about the person behind the business?), you’re in the right place. 

Why do I help successful, confident-looking women with self-doubt, specifically? Well…

Through the NHS, I’ve supported all kinds of patients with different challenges: socially anxious students, women with Health Anxiety Disorder, middle-aged men dealing with Depression…

But there’s one type of client I resonate with the most: +30 women with a successful career or business who thought that the more they achieved, the less they’d struggle and doubt themselves… and yet the opposite turned out to be true. Why? 

  • Women like you navigated their 20s with the pressure to be successful in every area of their lives and always have it together. It was in the media (you had to be as thin as 90s supermodels and worry about not ending up single like Bridget Jones) and in your parents’ expectations (you had to get a good job and work extra hard). You were promised it’d bring you happiness. Instead, these past experiences and conditioning led to an unfulfilling and overwhelming life that doesn’t align with your goals and values. Worse: they’re still affecting the way you think and act on a daily basis 

  • I’ve been where you are, my life looked good from the outside but I didn’t feel good. I had to work on it (yes, with therapy) to change that and be able to cope whenever life throws new challenges at me. I’ll be honest: when I decided to start this business as an online psychotherapist, I doubted myself again. Thankfully, though, I have the tools to navigate my self-doubt without letting it stop me

Now, as an online psychotherapist, I get to help more women let go of the negative beliefs and patterns that have been having negative consequences in their lives, especially on the inside.

I know you did the best you could to build a successful career and life in your 20s. That doesn’t mean you have to continue to struggle internally and let your actual dreams pass you by.

My background and experience as an online psychotherapist 

I’m a BABCP-accredited CBT online psychotherapist (British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies), and I trained in ACT and EMDR therapy, too.

I’ve worked for three NHS Talking Therapies services for +15 years, and I still work in the NHS part-time as a therapist and supervisor.

    • Certificate in EMDR from the EMDR Academy - 2023

    • High-Intensity Supervision Training at Exeter University - 2023

    • Trauma-Focused ACT with Russ Harris - 2022

    • Mindfulness & Acceptance for Self-Esteem - 2021

    • Compassion-Focused Therapy for Trauma with Deborah Lee - 2018

    • Building Resilience for Therapists with CFT - 2016 

    • Cultivating Self-Esteem with Cognitive Therapy with Melanie Fennell - 2015

    • Introduction to CFT with Mary Welford - 2014

    • Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Primary Care at Lancaster University - 2014

    • Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Care Low-Intensity Interventions at University of Central Lancashire - 2010

    • Psychology BSc Hons at Bangor University - 2007

“Approaching treatment from a different angle has been so eye-opening. I've learned things about myself that I didn't know were having such an impact. Being able to understand how childhood trauma affects adult life has given me a clear explanation for why I was feeling the way I did.

For the first time, I can now live alongside the thoughts I have and continue to function. A lot of what I've learned still needs practice in order for it to become a habit but the difference is already very noticeable. Friends and family have noticed a change in me as well. I am far more balanced in my behaviour than I was.”

Therapy client, mid 40s

What can you expect from me as your online psychotherapist?

Because I trained in different types of therapy, I know they’re not always enough on their own. So, after understanding your situation, challenges, and goals, I’ll create a personalised treatment plan that will probably include a blend of CBT, ACT, and EMDR. 

My approach is always structured and goal-oriented: after all, we’re after long-lasting change to fully take charge of your life, not a temporary patch-up or just using our time together to offload. I’ll also give you practical tools, exercises, and frameworks to keep this up once our 1:1 therapy is over.

As an online psychotherapist, I do all this while providing a warm, judgement-free space to work through your issues with unconditional empathy and understanding, but from the comfort of your home.

As for the person behind the business, I’m from Yorkshire. When I’m not working, I’m usually at the playground with my daughter, watching a relationship reality show, or drinking my favourite Costa hot chocolate. 

I also play tennis, enjoy weekends away with friends (especially by the sea), and pamper myself during spa days. Yes, I’ve learned it’s not selfish to make time for myself, and I’d love to encourage you to do the same