PRACTITIONER                                                                      (Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme member)                                                          

My name is Tim Bone and I am the founder of Cognitive Harness.

I graduated with a BSc(Hons) in Molecular Biology; with a strong interest in 'Neuroscience', from the University of Glasgow back in 1997. I then became a 'Cognitive Therapy Practitioner' after developing a strong interest in the treating of 'Generalised Anxiety Disorder' using 'Distraction' as a cognitive therapy during my time at university. 

I have experience in teaching many other cognitive techniques to people with physical disability experiencing mental health conditions from teaching group classes as part of the 'Chronic Disability Symptom Self Management Course' taught in the Greater Glasgow Health Board area between 2004-2009, & 'The Expert Patient Programme' taught in the East Berkshire Health Board area when living in Slough between the years 2009-2012. I then designed, as well as, taught a group class mental health symptom self-management course to those with epilepsy co-existing with anxiety and depression up until 2018. I have also taught these cognitive techniques to individuals experiencing anxiety and depression in 'one- to- one' sessions.

I also hold a teaching qualification titled the "Certificate for Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Sector"

I myself have experienced anxiety and depression which I have conquered using the cognitive techniques I teach and I can say that these techniques enabled me to conquer my mental health conditions without using medication. I see the living with mental health conditions and conquering them entirely on my own using these techniques by far my biggest credential in helping others to conquer these conditions.

The clinical training of mental health professionals does not teach the mental health professional enough about the relationship between environment and mind resulting in many inaccurate diagnosis's; whereas, those cognitive practitioners with lived experience of these conditions know only too well that environment is often the biggest "ingredient" in the combination of the different variables that add up to give someone a mental health complaint.