EMMA DUNNE

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

I put my clients at the absolute centre of therapy – they are the experts of their own experience after all – while I bring curiosity, reflection and evidence-based awareness to the table. Together, I try to co-create meaning with my clients out of mental health experiences that can feel totally confusing, isolating and overwhelming at times. I believe all mental health struggles are valid and make sense, once we can apply some context and understanding to what the person has been through. I strive to apply and share this compassionate and non-judgemental understanding to my clients at all times, setting the path for the changes they want to make in the future.

In additional to my doctorate in Clinical Psychology, I have received training in a number of different psychological therapies; including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). I most often find myself working ‘integratively’ with clients; which means I draw from a number of these different approaches to best suit the needs of the person and respect what they have come to therapy for.

I believe a healthy and respectful therapeutic relationship is an essential ingredient and foundation for effective therapy. I strive to maintain a robust and non-pathologising formulation (psychological understanding) of my client’s difficulties at all times, alongside a keen awareness of my client’s goals. I greatly respect the privilege and power that comes with clients choosing to trust me with their incredibly resilient life stories. With all of this being said, I so look forward to hopefully hearing from you and discovering how we might be able to effectively work together.

Training and qualifications

• Doctorate (DClinPsy) in Clinical Psychology
• BSc (First Class Hons) in Psychology
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) level IV
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
• Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT)
• Structured Clinical Management (SCM) training

ACCREDITATION TO PROFESSIONAL BODIES

• Member of the British Psychological Society
• Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council
• Chartered member of the Division of Clinical Psychology
• Member of the EMDR Association

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

• Trauma (including PTSD and cPTSD)
• Emotion regulation difficulties (including Borderline or Emotionally Unstable ‘Personality Disorder’)
• Relationship difficulties
• Anxiety; including OCD and social anxiety
• Depression