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EMDR Highly Sensitive Person Sussex

EMDR Therapy

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a therapeutic approach that can help people process distressing experiences, difficult memories and emotions that continue to affect them in the present.

As a highly sensitive person (HSP), you may experience emotions deeply, feel overwhelmed by sensory or emotional experiences, or find that past events stay with you for a long time.

EMDR offers a supportive, structured way of working with these experiences, at a pace that feels manageable for you. We work collaboratively, with your needs, boundaries and sense of safety at the heart of the process.

Who can benefit from EMDR?

EMDR may be helpful if you:

• Feel affected by difficult or traumatic past experiences.
• Experience anxiety, fear, shame or self-doubt.
• Find yourself caught in recurring patterns of thought or emotion.
• Feel overwhelmed by criticism, conflict or rejection.
• Struggle with memories or experiences that still feel emotionally present.
• Want to develop a greater sense of self-worth, confidence and emotional freedom.

You do not need to have experienced a single major traumatic event to explore whether EMDR might be helpful. We can discuss your individual circumstances together and consider whether this approach feels right for you.

HSP Sussex EMDR focuses on the following areas

My approach recognises that highly sensitive people may experience the world with particular emotional depth and intensity. Therapy is tailored to you as an individual, rather than assuming that every highly sensitive person has the same needs.

Areas we may explore include:

• Processing past experiences – working with memories that continue to cause distress.
• Emotional overwhelm – understanding and processing experiences that feel difficult to manage.
• Anxiety and fear – exploring the experiences and beliefs that may contribute to ongoing anxiety.
• Self-worth and confidence – working with beliefs such as “I am not good enough” or “I am not safe”.
• Relationships and boundaries – processing experiences of rejection, criticism, conflict or feeling misunderstood.
• Sensitivity and self-acceptance – developing a kinder relationship with yourself and recognising your sensitivity as part of who you are.
• Feeling more grounded in the present – supporting a greater sense of safety, choice and emotional balance.

We begin by getting to know you and understanding what you would like to work towards. Preparation, emotional resources and stabilisation are important parts of the process, and any trauma processing is undertaken collaboratively and at a pace appropriate for you.

How to get in touch

If you are curious about EMDR and would like to explore whether it might be helpful for you, you are welcome to get in touch.

You do not need to know exactly where to begin. We can arrange an initial conversation to discuss what has brought you to therapy, answer your questions and consider the next steps together.

Contact: Penny Wright, MBACP (Accred.)

Email: counselling@highly-sensitive-person-sussex.co.uk

Telephone: 07584201837

Location: Sussex / Brighton area [please adapt to reflect your actual practice arrangements]

You are welcome to make initial contact by email. I aim to offer a thoughtful, respectful and confidential space in which you can explore your needs without pressure or expectation.