EMDR therapy in Brighton and Hove
Move on from trauma, anxiety and past experiences – and get back to your life.
If something is making life harder than it should, I’m here to help you change how you feel about it.
You might have a specific event from the past that’s shaping your emotions and decisions today. Or maybe you have anxiety that doesn’t shift, or patterns of thinking or behaviour you find yourself repeating.
Whatever has brought you here, change is possible — and you don’t have to manage it alone.
About me
Warm, collaborative, and grounded in honesty and integrity.
I’m an HCPC-registered therapist and EMDR practitioner, with experience across NHS mental health services and specialist settings.
Much of my work has been with people moving through trauma, emotional complexity and difficulties that don’t always fit neatly into labels. This experience continues to shape how I listen and respond to the people I work with.
I see therapy as something we do together, rather than something done to you, with space to approach things carefully at a pace that feels manageable.
I work primarily in person in Brighton and Hove, although online sessions are also available where appropriate.
A different kind of therapy
What is EMDR?
EMDR — Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing — is a type of psychotherapy recommended by NICE and used within the NHS.
It helps the brain process experiences that continue to affect you, even when they happened long ago.
Originally developed for trauma and PTSD, it now has wider application — including anxiety, phobias, low self-worth and long-standing emotional difficulties.
EMDR doesn’t change what happened; it changes how you feel about it. Many people come to EMDR because insight alone hasn’t helped: understanding why you feel the way you do isn’t always enough to create change. EMDR can help with that.
What it can help with
EMDR can help with a wide range of experiences
EMDR can help you process a traumatic experience that still feels emotionally close — for example, an accident, an assault, a sudden bereavement or a frightening medical procedure.
People also seek EMDR for many other reasons, whether following a specific experience or because of difficulties that have built up gradually over time. EMDR may be helpful for:
- Anxiety, panic and persistent worry
- Phobias and long-standing fears
- Low self-worth and a critical inner voice
- Intrusive memories, flashbacks or nightmares
- Grief, loss and difficult life transitions
- Patterns in relationships, or in yourself, that repeat
- Feeling emotionally overwhelmed or shut down
- Feeling disconnected from yourself
What it's like
People often come to EMDR worried that therapy will mean reliving difficult experiences or talking through painful memories in detail.
In practice, many are relieved to find it involves much less talking about the detail than expected. It’s not about analysing everything endlessly, but helping experiences feel less emotionally overwhelming and easier to leave behind.
EMDR is careful, thoughtful work that goes at a pace that feels manageable for you. How long it takes varies from person to person, but it’s often quicker than open-ended talking therapy.
Free initial consultation
Book your free 30-minute consultation
If you’re considering EMDR therapy, the first step is a free initial consultation — by phone or video, whichever feels more comfortable for you.
It’s an opportunity to talk a little about what has brought you here, ask any questions you might have, and get a sense of whether working together feels right for you. Sometimes people come with a very clear idea of what they would like help with, while others are less sure and simply know that something doesn’t feel right. Both are completely fine. There is no pressure to continue afterwards.