EMDR Therapist in Brentwood
A Structured Way Through What's Stuck
Something’s still stuck, no matter how much you’ve thought it through. EMDR gives your brain a structured way to actually process it, not just manage it. I work with clients in Brentwood and across Essex, in person or online.
EMDR Therapy for Clients in Brentwood
You’ve probably got a lot of your life sorted. Good job, a family, a house you worked hard for. But something’s stuck. Maybe it’s a specific event you can point to; maybe it’s not that clear-cut. Either way, if it keeps intruding on your day, keeps you on edge, or keeps you replaying the same moment, that’s not something you have to just manage indefinitely.
I work with clients across Brentwood and the wider Essex area, in person and online, so you don’t need to travel into London for specialist trauma therapy.
What EMDR Actually Involves
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is recommended by NICE for PTSD, and I also use it for anxiety and depression where the underlying issue is unprocessed experience rather than a thinking pattern alone.
I tend to work quite concretely. We identify what’s actually driving the reaction, work through it using structured eye movements or other bilateral stimulation, and reprocess it so it stops firing the same way. It’s not about talking around a problem for months. It’s a method; it has an evidence base, and it works differently to standard talking therapy for this kind of thing.
Who EMDR Therapy in Brentwood Is For
Most of the people I see for EMDR in Brentwood aren’t in crisis. They’re functioning, often high-achieving professionals, and dealing with something specific that keeps resurfacing: a difficult event, a period of sustained pressure, or symptoms that don’t fully make sense given how “fine” everything else looks on paper. I use EMDR for anxiety, EMDR for PTSD, and EMDR for depression, depending on what’s actually driving the reaction rather than treating the label on its own.
You don’t need a single dramatic incident for EMDR to be the right fit. Accumulated stress counts too.
Sessions That Fit Around You
Sessions run however suits you best, face-to-face in Brentwood, at home, or online.
Online Therapy Sessions
EMDR works just as well delivered remotely. If travel doesn’t suit you, or you’re outside Brentwood altogether, online sessions cover exactly the same ground.
Home Visit Therapy
For clients who prefer it, or if getting out of the house is part of the problem, I come to you.
A Different Route Into Private Practice
Before CBT and EMDR training, I worked as a mental health nurse, including at Broadmoor Hospital and other medium-secure settings, before moving into primary care. That’s a different starting point to most private therapists, and it means I’ve worked across a genuinely wide range of severity before choosing to specialise in this.
I still work part-time as a Mental Health Adviser at the University of Cambridge alongside private practice. I’m BABCP-accredited, which means my CBT training and practice are independently vetted, and I’m a trained EMDR practitioner on top of that.
What that adds up to: an evidence-based approach, not a generic “let’s see how you feel about that” model. You leave with a way of understanding what happened and tools to use afterwards, not an ongoing dependency on sessions.
Areas I Cover Around Brentwood
I work with clients throughout Brentwood and the surrounding Essex area, including Shenfield, Hutton and Ingatestone, as well as further afield across Chelmsford and London. Online sessions are available wherever you are.
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How Therapy Sessions Start
Book a free discovery call
A short, no-obligation call to talk through what’s going on and whether EMDR’s the right fit.
Structured Sessions
Once we’ve agreed on what we’re targeting, we work through it using EMDR, in person in Brentwood or online.
Move Forward With What You've Learned
You leave with the reprocessing done and a clearer understanding of what was driving it, not an ongoing dependency on sessions.
What Clients Say
Can’t recommend highly enough!!!
Ryan was an exceptional trauma-informed CBT therapist and I can’t recommend him highly enough. From the very first session, he immediately made me feel relaxed, safe, and comfortable enough to open up about what was going on. He explained things in a way that was easy to understand and always made the techniques feel relevant and personal to my situation.
My time working with Ryan was very helpful and productive. I’ve had several counsellors over the years, and elements of Ryan’s approach were quite different and very suited to me. His manner is relaxed and empathetic. Whilst the time was taken to aid my understanding of myself, he also provided real tools and tactics that enabled me to put the changes I wanted to make into practice. This has often been the gap in the past that prevented me from making meaningful change. I’m doing well now, but wouldn’t hesitate to go back to Ryan, for a top up, or to work through another issue on the future. Thank you, Ryan.
Life Changing.
Ryan has been incredible throughout. His pragmatic approach and tools have helped me overcome a number of challenges which have built up over time.
His clear communication style and clarity ensured I was able to understand everything in the first instance and the awareness I developed with his help has significantly improved my view on many things and helped me be more accepting in certain situations which would have previously snow balled and got out of control.
Without question or doubt, I’d highly recommend Ryan. Thank you Ryan.
I couldn’t recommend Ryan more.
Ryan is a highly trained therapist, who you feel at ease with after just your first meeting. He speaks to you like you’re a real person and creates an environment that you feel that you can open up in. Ryan has real life applicable techniques which are easy to integrate into your day to day life. He genuinely has changed my life and way of thinking.
I have tried NHS and a few other therapy services. Slan Therapy was the one that stuck. Ryan is patient and lets you go at your own pace whilst also making sure you are progressing. He made me feel so at ease and I looked forward to the sessions instead of dreading them (like all the ones before). My life is now brighter since working with him. 100% recommend, his Irish self won’t let you down!
Ryan is a phenomenal practitioner of pyschotherapy and CBT. I started working with him on a personal recommendation and within a few sessions he had helped me not only understand (for the first time) what was going on for me, but also started equipping me with practical work that made a real difference.
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Common Questions About EMDR Therapy
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How much does EMDR therapy cost in Brentwood?
An EMDR therapy sessions is £99 for 50 minutes, but it is priced individually depending on format and session type, whether that’s in person, at home, or online. You’ll find the full pricing breakdown here.
Can EMDR help with anxiety?
Yes. EMDR isn’t only for PTSD. Where anxiety is tied to specific experiences rather than general thinking patterns, EMDR can process that directly rather than just managing the symptoms.
How many EMDR sessions will I need?
It depends on what we’re working with. Some people need relatively few sessions, others need longer. I’ll be able to give you a realistic estimate after the initial assessment, not before.
Is EMDR available online?
Yes. I run EMDR sessions online as well as in person in Brentwood and via home visits, depending on what works for you.
Ready to Get Started?
If that sounds like what you need, book a session. If you want to ask questions first, that’s fine too.