EMDR Therapy | Tom Tomaszewski | Trauma, PTSD & Neuropsychoanalysis

As an EMDR Consultant I offer EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) therapy on its own, usually delivered over a short period of time, or as part of longer term psychotherapy.

Everything I provide is in line with what my accrediting body, EMDR UK, prescribe. Within this model I continue to develop a method that draws on my experience working psychoanalytically and my research involving affective neuroscience. I am a member of the Neuropsychoanalysis Association.

I have successfully treated people for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). The UK NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) guidelines include EMDR as an effective treatment for PTSD.

I have also treated people for pain and discomfort or immobility and disability that appears to have no physical source (nerve tissue damage); for addictions and dependencies; relationship issues; fears (sometimes very reasonable but exaggerated ones) and phobias (often related to realistic fears that have not been listened to); and depression. Most things, in fact, which involve some process of remembering or reflecting on life, where something, not unlike a 'software error', has become established.

I make every effort not to pathologise a problem. Many issues require careful thought and action rather than treatment.

I always suggest a brief telephone call or online conversation to begin with, usually followed by an initial 50-minute session for which I do not charge unless you decide to continue working with me. If you decide not to work with me I will make every effort to try and find somebody else to help you.

Please contact my assistant, Anna, to arrange an appointment.

Many of my clients live outside the UK - sometimes in remote, inhospitable places or while involved in dangerous situations. Because of this I have substantial and unusual experience of working online. Some people respond best working online — others seem to need to work in person, or to at least have a mixture of both experiences. I see people in person in Oxford, where I live, or in London, which I visit regularly.