Dr Adrian Morton

I believe in people and their capacity to change, to overcome past or current difficulties and to live in a way that is closer to their values. My approach is to be kind, supportive and professional. Through experience, I can gauge the pace that is right for you and teach you strategies that will help you cope with your thoughts and feelings and give you confidence to address your problems and change any unhelpful behaviours.

My story

From a young age I was interested in people and their motivations, how we were similar or different. It is not always easy to talk about things, but this is helped by a non-judgemental, genuine concern. This interest in people, their problems and particularly ways to deal with feelings led me to take a psychology degree in 1986 and complete my doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 1994.

I worked for many years in the NHS, working across the range of adult and adolescent mental health, including working closely with GPs in primary care, the local specialist community mental health care team, establishing a postgraduate training course for mental health workers at Canterbury Christ Church University and working with young people with more severe and complex difficulties.

I opened Reigate Psychology Service in 2011 because I wanted to develop the best service in the local area providing high quality and personalised therapeutic interventions.

Therapies

I offer a range of psychological therapies, including:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) including Mindfulness

Specialist ASD and ADHD assessments for people aged 16 years and older

Supervision of other clinical psychologists and consultancy

Accreditations and Registrations

British Psychological Society, Chartered Psychologist

The Health and Care Professions Council

Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Publications

Morton, A. (2001) Early Intervention in Psychosis: From principles to practice. Partnership News.

Morton, A. (2001) Trust provides training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for psychosis. Partnership News.

Holmes, S. & Morton, A. (2005) Walking the talking therapy. Mental Health Today, July/August.

Morton, A., Patel, S. & Parker, J. (2008) Are we practitioners rather than scientists? A survey of research activity in a psychology department. Clinical Psychology Forum, 189, 32-36.

Morton, A., Fairhurst, A. & Ryan, R. (2010) Promoting recovery: service user and staff perceptions of resilience provided by a new Early Intervention in Psychosis service. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 4, 89-92.

Iqbal, Z., Stenning, N., Morton, A., Gupta, A. & Brown, S. Post-psychotic Depression: A Critical Review. International Journal of Mental Health Psychiatry, 4, issue 2.