EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps the brain process and integrate traumatic memories. During EMDR sessions, clients recall distressing experiences while engaging in bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements, but can also include tapping or sounds). I have completed all three levels of EMDR training with Dr Sarah Schubert and Dr Chris Lee and seek regular EMDR supervision with EMDR consultants.

This process helps the brain reprocess traumatic memories so they become less emotionally charged and intrusive. EMDR is particularly effective for PTSD, anxiety, phobias, and other trauma-related symptoms, allowing clients to heal from past experiences while developing more adaptive beliefs about themselves and their safety in the world. Further information for EMDR can be found at https://emdraa.org/learn-about-emdr/

Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) is a gentle, body-based approach that helps the nervous system complete interrupted survival responses from traumatic experiences. Developed by Dr. Frank Corrigan, a Scottish psychiatrist specialising in trauma, DBR works with the body's natural healing capacity by helping clients slowly and safely track physiological sequences through attention to physical sensations, eye movements, and instinctive responses. I have completed all three levels of DBR training directly with Dr Corrigan.

This collaborative approach is particularly effective for complex trauma, PTSD, chronic hyper-vigilance, dissociation, and anxiety when traditional talk therapy hasn't provided sufficient relief. Many clients find DBR helps them feel more grounded, present, and able to engage with life from a place of greater safety and calm. You can read more about the model on Dr Frank Corrigan's website.

DBR-AT (Deep Brain Reorienting - Alexander Technique) combines DBR's trauma-informed nervous system work with the Alexander Technique's focus on posture, movement, and body awareness. Developed by Martin Warner as an advanced interweave to deepen the DBR process, this integration helps clients release trauma held in the body while developing healthier patterns of movement and positioning. I have completed AT Interweaves training directly with Martin Warner and engage in his regular group consultation to enhance my applications of DBR-AT.

By addressing both traumatic activation and physical habits, DBR-AT supports clients in finding greater ease, coordination, and presence in their bodies as they heal. You can read more about the AT Interweave training on Martin Warner's website.

Schema Therapy is an integrative approach that addresses deeply rooted patterns and themes that develop from unmet childhood needs. Developed by Jeffrey Young, this therapy identifies and works with "schemas" - core beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world that form early in life and continue to influence our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.

Schema Therapy helps clients understand how these patterns developed, recognise how they show up in current relationships and situations, and develop healthier ways of meeting their needs. This approach is particularly effective for personality disorders, chronic depression, anxiety, and relationship difficulties that haven't responded well to other treatments. Further information can be found at https://schematherapysociety.org/ISST

Circle of Security is an attachment-based parenting approach that helps caregivers understand and respond to their child's emotional needs. Based on decades of attachment research, this model teaches parents to recognise when their child needs them to be a "safe haven" (providing comfort and protection) or a "secure base" (encouraging exploration and independence).

By learning to read their child's cues and manage their own emotional responses, parents can strengthen the parent-child bond and support their child's emotional development. Circle of Security is particularly helpful for families dealing with behavioural challenges, anxiety, trauma, or attachment difficulties. Further information can be found at https://www.circleofsecurityinternational.com

Mindfulness is a practice that involves paying attention to the present moment with openness, curiosity, and acceptance. In therapy, mindfulness techniques help clients develop awareness of their thoughts, emotions, and body sensations without judgment, creating space between themselves and their experiences.

This approach can reduce anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching clients to observe their internal experiences rather than being overwhelmed by them. Mindfulness supports emotional regulation, self-compassion, and resilience, helping clients respond to life's challenges from a place of greater calm and clarity rather than reacting automatically from past patterns.

Hypnosis is a therapeutic technique that uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help clients access a naturally occurring state of heightened awareness and concentration. In this relaxed state, clients can explore thoughts, feelings, and memories while being more open to positive suggestions and new perspectives.

Therapeutic hypnosis can help with trauma processing, anxiety reduction, habit change, pain management, and accessing inner resources for healing. This gentle approach works with the unconscious mind to facilitate positive change, helping clients tap into their own capacity for transformation and self-healing.

Hakomi is a body-centered, mindfulness-based approach that explores the connection between physical patterns and psychological experiences. Developed by Ron Kurtz, Hakomi recognises that our beliefs, emotions, and life experiences are held in our body posture, movement, and tensions.

Through gentle experiments and mindful awareness, clients discover how their body organises around core beliefs and unconscious patterns. This somatic approach helps clients access deeper self-understanding and create lasting change by working with the body's inherent wisdom and capacity for healing, leading to greater self-acceptance and authentic expression. Further information can be found at https://hakomiinstitute.com/about/what-is-hakomi/

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based approach that focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT helps clients identify and challenge unhelpful thinking patterns and develop more balanced, realistic ways of viewing situations. Through practical techniques and structured exercises, clients learn to break cycles of negative thinking and develop healthier coping strategies.

This collaborative, goal-oriented therapy is particularly effective for depression, anxiety, panic disorders, OCD, and many other mental health conditions, providing clients with practical tools they can use long after therapy ends.