Specialist Cognitive Behavioral Therapist in NEAD, 6 years’ experience, UK

This chapter describes the experience of a specialist cognitive behavioral therapist in Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder (NEAD). Offering therapy for people with NEAD can involve frustrations, difficulties, concerns, and, without a doubt, imposter syndrome. Nevertheless, knowing someone personally growing up with NEAD definitely inspired the therapist to work in this field. The therapist also had an understanding of what NEAD was as a layperson before the therapist became a professional. Moreover, the therapist had lived experience of how this condition affects the person and how it affects family members and friends, relationships, and careers. It creates worry and uncertainty in everyone around, in terms of what the problem is and how to help. Fortunately, the therapist learned quickly about the mind and body connection and how to explain this to patients, and it started to click with people and improve helpful engagement. The more the therapist became experienced, the more the therapist understood, and the less people had episodes in their assessments.