What I Offer
I offer Individual Psychotherapy both short term and long term. Therapy can be offered face to face at my office in South West London or through on-line sessions.
Therapy sessions provide a confidential, non-judgemental space to be curious, explore and develop a new understanding of the emotional and psychological impact of past experiences. With this understanding also comes opportunities to move forward in ways that may not have felt possible before.
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
Dealing with Traumatic Experiences
For some people, when something traumatic has happened to them, the memory of their experience comes crashing back into their mind, forcing them to relive the event with the same intensity of feeling - as if it is re-occuring in the present. These experiences may present as flashbacks or nightmares and are thought to occur because the mind was simply too overwhelmed during the event to process what happened at the time.
As a result, these unprocessed memories and the accompanying sights, sounds, thoughts and feelings are stored in the brain in 'raw' form. Here, they can be accessed when something in everyday life triggers a recollection of the original event. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing' and is a type of therapy designed to help stop difficult memories from causing distress.
While it is not possible to erase these memories, the process of eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) alters the way these traumatic memories are stored within the brain, making them less distressing and easier to manage.
EMDR may be used for a range of psychological distress and is one of the two NICE recommended treatments for PTSD.
In the UK, EMDR is regulated by the EMDR UK and Ireland Association, which is affiliated to EMDR Europe.