Specialist Therapy
EMDR
(EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITISATION AND REPROCESSING)
What it is
EMDR is a trauma therapy that helps the brain “re-file” distressing
memories so they’re less triggering in the present. It doesn’t erase
what happened — it reduces the emotional charge and the body’s alarm
response.
Helpful for
- Trauma and PTSD / complex trauma patterns
- Intrusive memories, nightmares, flashbacks
- Phobias, panic triggers, performance/incident memories
- Shame-based memories and “stuck” experiences
- Ssome grief and adjustment traumas
Neuro-affirming note
We adapt EMDR for sensory preferences, dissociation risk, ADHD attention
shifts, and aphantasia (low imagery). You don’t need vivid visual
memories for EMDR to work
DBT
(DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOUR THERAPY)
What it is
DBT is a skills-based therapy for big emotions and high conflict
patterns. It helps you hold two truths at once: _“This is hard — and
we can build skills to change it.”
Helpful for
- Intense emotions, shutdown, overwhelm, impulsivity
- Self-destructive patterns (including self-harm urges)
- Relationship conflict, rejection sensitivity, ADHD “emotional whiplash”
- Anxiety + distress intolerance
- Boundaries, assertiveness, and repair after blow-ups
What sessions look like
Practical, structured, and real-life focused. We’ll build a small set
of skills you can actually use when you’re activated — not just when
you’re calm.
SCHEMA THERAPY
What it is
Schema therapy helps when you _know_ the insight, but the same patterns
keep repeating. It focuses on long-standing emotional themes
(“schemas”) and protective coping modes that formed early — often
from unmet needs, trauma, or chronic mismatch.
Helpful for
- Persistent shame, self-criticism, “never enough” beliefs
- People-pleasing, avoidance, perfectionism, fear of abandonment
- Relationship patterns that repeat across partners/friendships
- Complex trauma impacts and attachment wounds
- Emotional shutdown, over-control, or big reactive states
Neuro-affirming note
We differentiate trauma-based schemas from neurodivergent traits (e.g.,
sensory overload ≠ “defectiveness”). The goal is support and
self-trust, not masking.