EMDR Focused Therapy
Helping you to move towards safer thoughts and a calmer mind
About EMDR
What is EMDR
When something from the past still feels present, EMDR can help you process it so it no longer holds the same weight.
You might find that certain memories still feel raw or overwhelming, you react more strongly than you’d like to situations in the present or you carry a sense of “I’m not good enough”, “I’m not safe” or “I can’t cope”
Even if you understand where these feelings come from, they can still feel stuck.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a therapy designed to help your brain process and integrate these experiences, so they feel like something that happened in the past, not something you’re still living through now.
What it can help with
EMDR is widely used for:
trauma and PTSD
anxiety and overwhelm
difficult or painful life experiences
low self-worth and limiting beliefs
feeling “stuck” in patterns you can’t shift
You don’t need to have experienced a single major trauma. Often, it’s a series of smaller experiences that have shaped how you feel about yourself and many times these experiences happened earlier in our lives but leave us with patterns of beliefs or reactions that are still affecting our present day.
EMDR can shift some of these long standing patterns of thoughts and responses.
What it feels like
EMDR is different from traditional talking therapy.
You won’t be expected to explain everything in detail. But instead, we work gently with your experience while your brain does the processing.
Many people find that:
memories become less intense
emotions feel more manageable
new perspectives begin to emerge naturally
It is a contained, safe and gentle therapy which shows remarkable efficacy at shifting long standing beliefs and unresolved traumas. Often it is a shift from logically ‘knowing’ you are safe to finally feeling this safety deep inside you. This can be a fundamental and profound shift.
If you’re curious about EMDR, we can talk through whether it feels like the right approach for you.
The Data behind EMDR
EMDR is one of the most researched therapies in the world.
Recommended by organisations like the World Health Organization
Supported by decades of clinical studies
Shown to significantly reduce symptoms of:
trauma
anxiety
depression
It is considered as effective as other leading trauma therapies but can take a fraction of the time.
A different pace of therapy
Some people find EMDR leads to change more quickly than traditional approaches.
That said, it’s not about rushing. We will move at a pace that feels safe and manageable for you.
How It Works
EMDR is based on a simple idea:
Sometimes the brain doesn’t fully process difficult experiences, and they remain emotionally “stuck”.
When this happens, memories can feel:
immediate rather than past
emotionally intense
linked to negative beliefs about ourselves
EMDR helps your brain return to these experiences in a safe, supported way, so they can be properly processed.
As this happens the emotional intensity reduces, the memory becomes more distant and your nervous system settles. This is not about erasing the memory but changing how it’s stored and experienced within the brain.
What about the eye movements?
EMDR uses bilateral stimulation (often guided eye movements but we can adapt these to any bilateral stimulation that feels comfortable for you).
These movements help the brain to process information more efficiently, reduce emotional overwhelm and integrate new perspectives into your thoughts and responses. By creating these shifts, EMDR offers you the chance to move away from habitual responses towards choices that feel driven by your values and thing things that matter to you, rather than as instinctive urges away from perceived danger or threat.
Packages and Pricing
EMDR Programme (8 sessions)
A structured course of EMDR therapy designed to help you process a specific issue or experience in a focused and supported way.
8 weekly sessions
£600 total
Option to pay in two instalments of £300
EMDR works best as a steady and consistent process, so I offer it as an 8-session focused programme to support steady progress. There is always the option to extend into the future with either weekly or impromptu sessions.
I offer discounted sessions for individuals facing hardship so do reach out.