Find an EMDR-trained or accredited therapist in Bristol: in person by area, or online across the UK. Credentials verified against the EMDR Association UK and BACP/UKCP registers.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a structured therapy for trauma and PTSD, and increasingly used for anxiety, phobias and grief. It’s recommended for PTSD by NICE and the WHO. Unlike talk therapy, you don’t have to describe the event in detail; you focus on it briefly while following bilateral stimulation.
The credential to look for in Bristol is EMDR Association UK accreditation (Practitioner, Consultant) or EMDR Europe. Basic training is the minimum; accreditation means supervised hours and ongoing practice. Every therapist listed here shows what they hold.
NHS Talking Therapies offers EMDR for PTSD but waiting lists in the area are often months long. Most people on this page are looking at private EMDR because of that wait. Private EMDR sessions in Bristol commonly cost £50–£85 and typically run 60–90 minutes.
Registration bodies for Bristol: BACP, UKCP, HCPC.
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Sessions 1–2: history, goals, and checking EMDR is right for you. No processing yet.
Preparation: learning grounding and a “safe place” exercise so you can manage distress between sessions.
Processing: focusing on a target memory while following eye movements, taps or tones, in sets. Distress usually falls over the session.
Closure and re-evaluation: each session ends with grounding; the next begins by checking what shifted.
Single-event trauma often resolves in 6–12 sessions. Complex trauma takes longer. A good Bristol EMDR therapist will tell you their expectation in the first session.
Look for EMDR Association UK accreditation (Practitioner, Consultant) or EMDR Europe. Every listing here shows the credential the therapist holds and links to the register where you can verify it.
Typically £45–£75 per session privately. Sessions are often longer than standard therapy, 60 to 90 minutes. NHS EMDR is free but usually has a long wait.
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