Psychotherapy, counselling and EMDR
SPACEStherapy is a trauma-informed and trauma-specialist, integrative psychotherapy service. All SPACEStherapy Associate Psychotherapists and Counsellors are fully qualified, and accredited with either the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) or the UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy).
We can offer therapy that works directly with traumatic experiences, and some of our therapists are qualified in EMDR. But we also understand that for many clients, 'going into' past traumas is not helpful or necessary.
We are experienced in working in a trauma-informed way, which means that we work with an awareness of potential or actual trauma in a client's past, but understand that this does not necessarily need to be the focus of your therapy.
If we do agree to work together on past trauma, therapists prioritise safety, pacing, and the development of a good therapeutic relationship, as we understand that these factors need to be in place in order to be able to start processing the past and looking to the future. There will be no expectation or pressure to talk about difficult experiences during your clinicial assessment.
Working integratively means combining ways of working from different theoretical approaches and schools of thought in order to best meet a client’s changing needs, as client and therapist progress together through therapy. We offer short and long term therapy, and can either work towards specific goals and objectives, in a more open and exploratory way, or through a combination of both approaches.
Extensive experience and research has resulted in the development of the six core principles of SPACEStherapy, which are embedded across all of our work:
Safety
Pacing
Attunement
Collaboration
Empowerment
Social Support
EMDR
Some of our therapists are trained in EMDR. EMDR is recognised by the NICE guidelines (National Institute of Clinical Excellence, UK) and the (WHO) World Health Organisation as an intervention for psychological trauma. although since its inception EMDR has been shown to be successful in treating a wider spectrum of psychological distress including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, chronic pain, behavioural difficulties, and relationship issues.
EMDR works on the premise that by focusing on a distressing experience, memory or emotion while making bilateral movements (BLS) across the body either in the form of eye movements, tapping, kinaesthetic or audio stimulation, the emotional intensity of the memory reduces, resulting in a feeling that the experience has been processed and is less ‘live’. Clients who have experienced EMDR tend to report that their emotions are less intense, that distressing memories feel ‘less raw’, ‘further away’, or ‘fuzzy’, and that the impact of distress on their daily lives is reduced.
Sessions last for 50 minutes.
Information regarding charges for missed sessions, including holidays, or cancelled sessions will be provided at the assessment session.
Some individual therapists are registered with Aviva, AXA Health and Vitality Health.
Contact info@spacestherapy.co.uk to arrange an initial assessment session.