Client Groups I Work With
I work with adults and young people and their families from the ages of 9 – 18. I work both online via zoom and face to face.
Fees
£70 for an hour
£90 for 1.5 hours
Concessionary rates are available so please enquire
Intensive EMDR or Combined Intensive Therapy
£1500
This includes 2x 90 minute assessment sessions, 9 therapy hours and 1 final session. You will 13 contact hours with 9 therapy hours over 3 consecutive days. You will also receive some materials before therapy to complete.
Please get in touch for more information about intensive sessions as they are not suitable for everyone.
Registrations
I am an accredited member of the BACP, a professional level 2 member of the Association of Counselling and Therapy Online (ACTO), I am registered with the EMDR UK Association (supervised and working towards accreditation) and a professional member of the International Society of Study for Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD).
Traumatologist and EMDR Therapist
My own journey through trauma has given me me an appreciation for the complexities it brings and the transformative power of healing. As a Trauma, EMDR and Relational Integrative Therapist, I draw from both professional expertise and personal experience to meet you where you are at with compassion and understanding.
My Approach
My approach in working with trauma is rooted in authenticity, empathy and collaboration. Together we will embark on a journey of inner resourcing, healing and self-discovery. You will gain insight into the neurobiological effects of trauma and how this causes symptoms, your triggers and develop coping strategies for dealing with overwhelming emotions and trauma responses.
Trauma therapy is naturally more directive than counselling because most trauma survivor’s experience overwhelming emotions and sensations when revisiting trauma memories. The directiveness in this type of therapy helps to focus the session on these targeted areas whilst providing a sense of safety and structure. As trauma therapy usually involves working with the traumatic memory the directiveness can also help to focus the session using an evidence-based treatment approach.
My approach to trauma uses a three-phase model designed to support clients with a diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of PTSD or Complex PTSD or that have a lived experience of complex trauma. Trauma therapy is usually more directive in Phase 1 and 2 and phase 3 can feel more akin to counselling.
Phase 1 includes assessment, psychoeducation and working towards symptom reduction through learning safety and stabilisation techniques and/or emotion regulation strategies. If we agree it is appropriate (through assessment and collaboration) then we would then move into Phase 2 which involves processing your trauma memories drawing on a range of evidence-based therapies as specified on the therapies page. Phase 3 is working towards integration and looking at relapse prevention where I draw on my skills as an integrative therapist to support you in working through any remaining difficulties, adaptive behaviours or traumagenic thoughts/beliefs. The work is focused on guiding you back to feeling yourself and supporting you in reclaiming those parts that may feel lost, broken, unheard or discarded. Trauma therapy does include a commitment to further work outside of the therapy hour and I am more than happy to discuss this further or answer any questions at any time.
It is a great privilege to work in a role where I get to share a small part of someone else’s journey. If you are ready to take the first step towards healing then I invite you to reach out as I believe we all have the capacity for change, compassion, growth, and recovery. I look forward to welcoming you.