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Gareth TaylorThe Eight Phases of EMDR Therapy Explained
EMDR isn't just eye movements. That's the most common misconception people have before they start. They picture following a finger back and forth and wonder how that could possibly help with something as significant as trauma. The eye movements - or the tapping, or...
EMDR for Trauma and PTSD – How It Helps You Process What Happened
Trauma has a way of refusing to stay in the past. Most difficult experiences eventually settle. You remember them, they hurt, and then gradually — with time, sleep, the support of people around you — they become part of your history rather than something that keeps...
What Happens in an EMDR Session — A Step by Step Guide
If you're considering EMDR, one of the first questions you'll ask is: what actually happens? That's a good question to ask. EMDR sounds unusual from the outside. Eye movements. Bilateral stimulation. Eight phases. None of it maps onto anything most people have...
EMDR vs Talking Therapy – What Is the Difference?
If you're trying to decide between EMDR and talking therapy, you're asking the right question. Both approaches help people. Both are evidence-based. Both are recommended by major health bodies across the UK and internationally. But they work in fundamentally different...
What Does EMDR Stand For — and Where Does It Come From?
EMDR gets mentioned a lot - in mental health conversations, in the press, on social media. Prince Harry talked about it. Lily Allen has spoken about using it. You've probably come across it while researching therapy options. But what does EMDR actually stand for?...
Integrative Therapy — What to Expect From Your First Session
7 minute read Starting therapy takes courage. Not the dramatic, headline kind of courage. The quieter kind — the kind it takes to admit that something isn't right, to decide you're worth investing in, and then to actually do something about it. For a lot of people,...
Integrative Therapy for Anxiety — How a Blended Approach Can Help
7 minute read Anxiety is exhausting. Not just the obvious symptoms — the racing heart, the tight chest, the thoughts that spiral and won't stop — but the sheer effort of managing it. The constant low-level vigilance. The planning ahead to avoid things that might set...
What Happens in Integrative Therapy? A Session-by-Session Guide
7 minute read One of the most common things people say when they start therapy is that they didn't know what to expect. Not just the practical side — although that uncertainty is real too. But the deeper question: what actually happens across the weeks and months of...