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About us
A calm setting among the fields
Essex Therapy Barn sits on a quiet farm in Ford End, just outside Chelmsford. Fields and greenery surround a purpose-built practice, with space to arrive, park, and step inside without the feel of a clinic or a high street.
Our team
We have a highly trained team
Essex Therapy Barn was founded by the lead therapist Lynda Gooby, who works alongside Michael Gooby. They work with people individually — the therapist you are matched with is the person you work with, session after session.
Between them, they have a wealth of professional training and qualifications, alongside lived experiences of trauma, the impact of addiction, and neurodiversity.
Our team
We have a highly trained team
Essex Therapy Barn was founded by the lead therapist Lynda Gooby, who works alongside Michael Gooby. They work with people individually — the therapist you are matched with is the person you work with, session after session.
Lynda is a psychotherapeutic therapist, CBT therapist and clinical hypnotherapist — a Registered Member of the BACP and an Accredited Member of both the NCPS and the National Hypnotherapy Society. With over 18 years of experience, she works with adults, young people and couples.
Michael is a pluralistic therapist and clinical hypnotherapist, accredited with the NCPS and the National Hypnotherapy Society. He draws on CBT, psychodynamic and person-centred approaches alongside hypnotherapy, and offers face-to-face and online sessions — including evenings and Saturday mornings — for adults, couples and organisations.
Between them, they have a wealth of professional training and qualifications, alongside lived experiences of trauma, the impact of addiction, and neurodiversity.