Samantha Hewlett Therapy Services

St John Approved Providers:

Samantha Hewlett – EMDR Practitioner & Mental Health Occupational Therapist

My specialist interest and area of clinical expertise is in complex trauma, PTSD and Dissociative Disorders. I have extensive experience working with adult survivors of childhood trauma, as well as first responders and combat veterans.

My will help you understand what happens in your mind, brain and body when your environment (internal and external) triggers a traumatic memory. This insight provides you with a greater understanding of not only what is happening when you react, but why, giving you more confidence when applying the learned strategies in order to heal.

I will work with you, not your diagnosis or ‘personality disorder’ to support you to better understand how past adverse life events can continue to impact your current daily life. Research shows that issues such as low mood, depression, panic, anxiety, poor quality sleep, negative and unhelpful thinking as well as low confidence and poor self-esteem often have origins in earlier life experiences. Drawing from a range of therapeutic approaches, together we can identify and resolve these events to help you move from the past and into a more positive future.

Utilising my unique combination of psychotherapy skills and many years working as a mental health OT, I am able to guide you through psychological healing alongside more practical goal-orientated approaches to optimise your overall wellbeing,

My approach is respectful, honest and supportive and my utmost priority is to create a safe, trusting space to enable you to develop a deeper understanding of yourself and move towards recovery and post-traumatic growth

I have specialist training and am experienced in providing the following therapies.

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