Karen | EMDR Therapist

Introduction

• Hello I’m Karen. I have an extensive background working within health and social care, supporting people struggling with emotional and psychological problems. I offer short and long term therapy for a wide range of personal difficulties. Starting therapy can be a daunting experience, so let me tell you a little about how I work.

• I offer EMDR therapy and Flash technique. Both these methods can quickly and effectively enable recovery from emotional distress, anxiety, depression and trauma. 

• EMDR stands for ‘Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing’. It creates connections between both sides of the brain through bilateral (left and right) movements.This resets the brain’s natural ability to repair itself so that problematic experiences can be reprocessed and replaced with a healthier, more positive perspective. In this way, EMDR therapy can change and improve negative thoughts, self-beliefs, emotions, physical sensations and stuck patterns of behaviour. EMDR goes much further than just talking about the past, it reprocesses negative behaviour and memories by changing the way they are stored within the brain. 

• The Flash Technique can help to quickly reduce emotional intensity without necessitating talking through painful experiences. It is a gentle, light-touch approach which uses subliminal processing to resolve extreme disturbance without causing any further distress or re-traumatisation. 

• I will listen to your unique situation and provide a mental health assessment. Recognising patterns and putting the pieces together can be the first step to recovery.

• I work in a ‘holistic’ way, to help you look at various areas of your life, explore what’s keeping you stuck, and what will help you move on. Understanding the connection between ‘mind-body-feelings’ helps us recognise and break vicious cycles in our lives.
   
• I teach coping strategy tools and techniques – developing practical, effective tactics, skills and resources to regain control over problematic situations and build resilience for the future.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions. I offer a free 30 min introductory video call so I can find out what you are looking for and ensure that I can meet your needs and to see  how we can work together.