Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful, evidence-based therapy designed to help you heal from the emotional impact of trauma and shift longstanding patterns that may be limiting you, whether rooted in a single distressing event, or relational and developmental unresolved wounds. How EMDR Works When we experience overwhelming events, the brain can store memories in a way that is fragmented or “stuck”, leaving echoes that replay in our thoughts, emotions, and bodies. Even with self-awareness, insight alone isn’t always enough to break the cycle. EMDR helps your brain reprocess these experiences using bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements or tapping), allowing the emotional charge to ease and the memory to be stored in a more adaptive, empowering way. You remain fully in control throughout the process, and many clients find relief without needing to recount every detail of what happened.  This process draws on: 

• Cognitive reframing to shift limiting beliefs
• Brief exposure to safely access and resolve unprocessed memories.
• Mindfulness and grounding tools to stay present and supported
• Somatic awareness to work at a deep level and engage the body in the healing process.

Clients often report feeling lighter, calmer, more in control, and better able to recall past events without emotional overwhelm or physical symptoms. EMDR can be helpful for Originally developed to treat PTSD, EMDR is now recognised as an effective approach for a broad spectrum of issues, including:

• Anxiety and panic
• Perfectionism & imposter syndrome
• Obsessive thoughts & compulsions
• Addictions & self-sabotaging behaviours
• Complex trauma & childhood wounds
• Grief and mourning
• birth trauma
• chronic pain
• Low self-esteem

and many more…. Attachment-Focused EMDR For those with relational trauma, early neglect, or a persistent sense of disconnection, Attachment-Focused EMDR offers a deeply reparative path. This approach focuses on healing insecure attachment patterns and helping you form more secure, fulfilling connections—with others and with yourself. It can also address intergenerational trauma and emotional blocks passed down through families. Trauma Processing Without Full Disclosure You don’t have to relive every detail of your trauma to heal. EMDR can be adapted using approaches such as:

• The Blind Protocol, which allows you to process memories without sharing them aloud
• The Flash Technique, a gentle method that reduces distress before processing more directly