I work for the NHS as a psychotherapist at The Royal Sussex County Hospital, and was the young person's therapist for teenage survivors of sexual violence and abuse at Survivors Network for 2 years. Private practice EMDR sessions are based in Brighton, UK and via online sessions.

 

I am a trauma specialist and an accredited EMDR therapist for treating PTSD or the varying degrees of trauma symptoms; including panic attacks, sleep problems, feeling on edge or 'stuck', low mood, anxiety, difficulties concentrating, avoiding related situations, and not being able to put events in the past. Within the hospital I have worked with many people facing life changing diagnoses or surgeries and surviving critical illness/ ITU. Trauma is often accumulative and sometimes people experience a 'last straw' moment after a number of events throughout life eg feeling vulnerable through illness, extreme stress, or a major loss. Realising these links and working through them clears the way for improving the present

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My core training (The Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education -IATE) is Attachment focussed, with trauma informed approach; integrating psychodynamic theories, Gestalt, TA, the arts, and somatic awareness. Integrative Psychotherapy is essentially a humanistic, relational collaborative way of working to facilitate our capacity to heal and provides a great foundation for EMDR therapy.