Eye Movement Desensitisation& Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR is a structured psychotherapy designed to help people process and recover from distressing or upsetting experiences. It uses bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, or alternating sounds) to process disturbing experiences.

What can EMDR help me with?

EMDR is helpful for processing memories linked to distressing or upsetting events or experiences. It can be effective for those experiencing symptoms of trauma, as well as other anxiety‑related difficulties such as phobias or OCD. You don’t have to identify with a clinical disorder to benefit from EMDR, it can also support you if you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or held back by past experiences that continue to affect your wellbeing. EMDR helps the brain process these memories in a safer, more adaptive way, reducing their emotional intensity and allowing you to move forward to a more rewarding life that you would like.

How EMDR Works

Some memories can remain vivid or emotionally charged and continue to impact on our lives even after an event has passed. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation to help the brain processes the memory in a different way. Through processing memories in this way, distress reduces and negative beliefs can be adapted and updated.

What EMDR Sessions Are Like

EMDR follows a structured, phased approach:

• Preparation — learning grounding and safety techniques to cope with intense emotions, as well as understanding current symptoms

• Assessment — identifying target memories that you would like to feel less intense emotions around

• Processing — recalling memories while engaging in bilateral stimulation

• Integration — noticing shifts in emotion linked to more balanced beliefs

To find out more about EMDR, have a look at this short video:

 What is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)?

Price for EMDR sessions:

60 minutes £80

90 minutes £120