Get the knowledge, skills and support to stop fear, shame, hurt and anger from controlling your life. Openforwards is a Birmingham-based five-star Psychology Enterprise offering Counselling and Psychotherapy, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT) and Professional Training. We go beyond conventional wisdom to teach you powerful coping strategies that will last for a lifetime.
The sooner you identify how you get stuck, the quicker you can start living the way you want. We know how hard it can be when you don't have the best coping strategies to deal with stress, anxiety, depression and many other psychological difficulties.
The sooner you identify how you get stuck, the quicker you can start living the way you want. We know how hard it can be when you don't have the best coping strategies to deal with stress, anxiety, depression and many other psychological difficulties.
Services
We have an amazing team of skilled and supportive CBT Counsellors at our Birmingham Therapy Centre who can help you work through your difficulties or distress. By talking to someone independent, you can open-up while knowing your privacy is protected. Get our professional insights and discover why you feel stuck, so that we can teach you the relevant coping strategies to help you work, love, play and feel better.
When you are feeling at your worst, it's easy to get stuck. And when you're not coping, you get caught up in unhelpful patterns of thinking, feeling and doing. Our CBT therapists, Counsellors & Psychologists are here to help. Sadly, anyone can suffer with mental health problems. You may not know why, but the truth is that you don't need to know why in order to move forward.
You can book an appointment for a FREE 15 minutes telephone consultation with our lead therapist, Jim Lucas. He'll tell you more about what we can offer, answer any questions and let you know if we are not the right service for you. We don't offer NHS therapy. If you're looking for therapy on the NHS, then we recommend you approach Birmingham Healthy Minds on tel.
Our therapy and counselling services give you the relevant skills you need to move forward. When you meet with a CBT Therapist, Counsellor or Psychologists, you'll learn how to relax from anxiety, lift your mood and reduce depression or manage stress. We'll also teach you how to increase your confidence, deal with trust-issues and repair your relationship.
Everyone feels scared and anxious. But when you feel it all the time, and you can't sleep, you know that it's a problem that needs addressing. Anxiety Therapy is a powerful way to tackle these difficulties and stop them from taking over your life forever. You can do everything in your power to protect the people you care about, but something bad might still happen to them.
Reviews (6)
Adrienne Grimsditch
Jun 18, 2021
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Jim supervises my private practice as a CBT and ACT Therapist. The supervision has taught me to bring more sensitive and experiential learning to my work with clients. Also more precision in terms of working with processes of change and acceptance. I have seen a major shift in how clients learn and understand their difficulties as a result.
I would highly recommend him as a supervisor
I would highly recommend him as a supervisor
Satty Sohal
Jul 22, 2020
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Christian Hughes
Dec 30, 2019
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Jim was my clinical supervisor for 3 years and I highly recommend him for his skills, experience and knowledge which have been invaluable in my own clinical development. If you want more than ticking the clinical supervision box and want to focus on development and honing of your skills with a supervisor who is on top of the evolving evidence base then you should have a chat with Jim.
Mark Riley
Sep 26, 2019
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Brian Pope
Jun 26, 2017
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Jim has been my clinical supervisor for several years now. He has an unusual understanding of current clinical practice and the context within which it is evolving. This allows for effective supervision, whilst encouraging and supporting therapeutic and business growth.
I have no hesitation in recommending Jim as a Clinical Supervisor.
I have no hesitation in recommending Jim as a Clinical Supervisor.
Steve Scrimshaw
May 28, 2017
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I have known Jim professionally for over 15 years and the last 5 years or so we have provided peer supervision covering all aspects of clinical work and service development. Jim is a well experienced and excellent reflective practitioner whose focus always remains with person centered care. His development work within training others has earned him a well deserved reputation that will lead on to new horizons in psychological therapies.
