EMDR therapy

I also offer Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy, known as EMDR.

EMDR is a structured therapy often used to help people process distressing experiences that continue to feel emotionally active in the present. This may include trauma, difficult early experiences, panic, anxiety, shame, loss, or painful memories that still feel vivid, intrusive, or unresolved.

When something distressing has not been fully processed, it can continue to affect how a person feels, thinks, relates, and responds to situations in the present. EMDR aims to help the brain reprocess these experiences so they become less emotionally charged and less disruptive.

EMDR does not require you to describe every detail of what happened. The work is paced carefully and includes preparation, stabilisation, and attention to emotional safety before processing begins.

In practice, EMDR may involve identifying specific memories, images, beliefs, body sensations, and emotions connected to the difficulty. Bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements or tapping, is then used as part of the processing work.

EMDR can be used as a focused therapy for a specific trauma or as part of broader therapeutic work where earlier experiences continue to shape current anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, or emotional regulation.

Before beginning EMDR, we would first consider whether it is the right approach for you at this point, what preparation may be needed, and how to make the work feel manageable and contained.