Duncan Spedding - Professional Anxiety Specialist

"Duncan has been a tremendous support for me over the last few weeks, as I have been in unfamiliar territory, feeling incredibly anxious about certain situations via irrational thoughts, leaving me unable to sleep normally, function in my usual way & generally not feeling myself for reasons I felt were totally out of my control. After many visits to the GP & other medical professionals, my partner stumbled across Duncan, who happened to operate his clinic just around the corner from where we lived. Duncan has been very straight talking, understanding, empathetic & an all round support in helping me get back on top of these irrational thoughts very quickly, which has completely diminished away any anxiety. Sleep and my enjoyment of life has gone back to normal, something I just didn’t think possible six weeks ago and all these irrational thoughts have stopped! Overall, I cannot thank Duncan for changing things around for me so rapidly and I continue to work with him on other areas of my life, which are already beginning to hugely benefit me, my well-being and my family."

"I have been working with Duncan for just over a year now, however before contacting him, I was apprehensive to ask for help, as I had never talked to an Anxiety Professional before and I felt that by me reaching out for help, this was actually me admitting that I had a problem. Before finding and meeting Duncan, I had worked with a different type of therapist, but this didn’t really work for me and I felt that nothing major had really changed and there weren’t any real improvements with my anxiety and how I was feeling. After my very first meeting with Duncan, I felt an enormous shift in my mood and was not only shown exactly how to handle my anxiety, but he gave me the underpinning knowledge to better understand the “why”. His level of professionalism, expertise and knowledge in this field is second to none and he knew exactly what I was going through, but more importantly, how to fix it. Duncan made me feel extremely comfortable and very quickly put me back in charge of what I was thinking and how I was feeling and it’s safe to say I’m now enjoying my life again. I know he will always be there for me, if I ever need him again, which is a great comfort!"

"For a number of years I struggled in social situations and would be very anxious that I would say or had said something awful. After a rather bad spell of worrying I decided to speak to a professional. I'd never reached out to speak to anyone before and always assumed that seeing someone would be a long drawn out process of questioning and analysing, where as what I wanted was someone to tell me straight. What it was I was worrying about and how to fix it. I found Duncan online and from reading the testimonials felt like he was the right person to help me overcome my fears. Knowing that he has been through his own personal struggles makes you see there is a strategy out there that works. Duncan's presentation of the strategy is great he gives you the information you need in such a simple, enthusiastic and memorable way that the plan sticks and sinks in. After my first session with Duncan I left with a spring in my step feeling well armed to beat my fears and I implemented the strategy straight away. I've followed the plan for the past month and I am already feeling like my old self again. I've advised others to see him as he's transformed my mindset and I feel well equipped to handle any future issues by implementing his simple strategy. Thanks Duncan."

"My daughter started seeing Duncan around 3 months ago after suffering some anxiety related issues linked to school. Prior to this, we had been seeing another Therapist for over 12 weeks and I was beginning to think, will I ever get my daughter back. As well as suffering with Anxiety, she finds it very hard to open up to people, especially strangers and people she doesn’t know. When we found Duncan, after my daughters very first session with him, I could see a significant change in her, she was a different girl, smiling and singing again and back to her old self. He has done wonders with her and continues to work his magic on her. She has even managed to sit all of her mock exams and that was one of her main fears and she’s conquered it. I am so very proud of her and all she has achieved since working with Duncan. Duncan is so patient and caring and my daughter refers to him as "Her Favourite Teacher". I'm a single mum and can I tell you, Duncan is worth every penny and more. He has changed my daughter’s life and my life and I cant thank him enough. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ definitely a 5* rating and more."

"I contacted Duncan in the Summer of 2021, in which both myself and my 18 year old son (Finny) were in a desperate place. Finny was really low, overwhelmed with anxiety and telling me he didn’t want to go on, which is the worst possible thing to hear from your own children. He needed immediate help. Duncan responded to me very quickly when I approached him and it was clear in our initial chat via his compassion and his positivity, that he was the person to help my son. Fast forward 12 months and Finny is in a much better place. He has matured into a fantastic young man, is in a better position with his mental health and has the knowledge and understanding of how to manage his emotions. He sees Duncan every two to three weeks and not only looks forward to the sessions, but comes out afterwards “buzzing”. He trusts Duncan, has fully opened up to him and feels completely comfortable in the sessions. But most importantly……Duncan supports Finny outside of the sessions. He is always at the end of the phone, if my son needs him and the two of them communicate if ever Finny is having any difficulties, which is hugely reassuring for me. We are in a really fortunate position to be able to pay privately for Finny to see Duncan and it goes without saying, that we will be continuing this relationship, as the benefit to Finny is invaluable. I would be more than happy to share my thoughts and feelings with other people who have a loved one, going through the same. A great professional, who really cares about his patients!"