EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a specific form of trauma therapy that can help the brain process experiences that still feel emotionally or physically ‘stuck’.
Sometimes we can understand something intellectually ‘I know I’m safe now” but our bodies and emotions continue to respond as though the danger is still present. EMDR aims to help these experiences become less distressing and less intrusive, so that memories can be held as something that happened rather than something that is still happening. EMDR doesn’t require you to talk through every detail of an experience in depth. Instead, with your therapist’s guidance, you’ll briefly bring aspects of the experience to mind while using bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements or tapping.
We’ll always consider whether EMDR is appropriate for you and make sure there is enough stability and support in place before beginning trauma processing. For some people, EMDR is the main focus of therapy; for others, it forms one part of a broader trauma-informed therapeutic approach.
THIS IS OFTEN A GOOD FIT IF
You have memories or experiences that still feel unusually vivid, distressing or emotionally charged.
You experience flashbacks, nightmares, intrusive images or strong physical reactions connected to something that happened in the past.
You know you’re safe now, but part of you still responds as though the danger is happening in the present.
Certain situations, relationships or triggers seem to bring up reactions that feel bigger than what is happening in the moment.
You’d like to process what happened without necessarily having to spend lots of sessions talking through every detail of the experience.
Who you might work with
Louise
Co-founder - Clinical Psychologist
Emma
Co-founder - UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist
Jemma
DBT therapist
Helen
Psychotherapist (DBT therapist)
Agata
Clinical Psychologist
EMDR
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a specific form of trauma therapy that can help the brain process experiences that still feel emotionally or physically ‘stuck’.
Graduate programme
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