What is CBT & EMDR

CBT stands for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.  It helps us to understand the relationships between our feelings, thoughts, behaviours and environment, and the ways in which these can become problematic. With an understanding of how mental health difficulties develop and are maintained I use an evidence-based (NICE guidelines) and goal-orientated approach to help support change. The emphasis is on finding solutions that work for the individual, so that you can improve emotional health & become your own therapist by applying new skills and techniques to old and unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaving. 

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy. It’s a therapeutic model that can be highly effective for those who have experienced trauma or difficult life events. 

EMDR therapy works on the premise that our emotional well-being is tied to our physical (somatic) state. Therefore, EMDR employs a body-based therapy technique called bilateral simulation.  During bilateral simulation, I will guide you through eye movements, tones, or taps in order to access and move a memory that’s been incorrectly stored to a more functional part of the brain, providing relief from distressing symptoms.