EMDR and Equine Facilitated EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy approach designed for working with distressing or traumatic memories.

The theory behind EMDR is that many psychological difficulties are the result of distressing life experiences which have not been stored in memory properly and are said to be unprocessed or blocked. These traumatic memories may need some help to become processed, and EMDR is one way to do this.

Click here to download an Information Sheet about EMDR

Click here to watch a video about EMDR 

Equine Facilitated EMDR combines two well-researched and successful therapeutic approaches that have been proven to work very well in processing traumatic experiences – with fewer sessions!

Spirit, Sultana and Luna will play a major role in processing and transforming PTSD symptoms – working toward a life where past experiences become memories and no longer control you.

The horses will also bring reflections and awareness of any underlying difficulties or answers that might not be conscious to you in that moment. This new awareness will enable you to find answers to questions or new way of being.

Maya Gagni is an Accredited Practitioner with EMDR UK and Ireland.

Read more about EMDR and healing with horses,

Testimonials

It is within the herd that I have finally found my voice.....long forgotten but not lost.
Thank you, Cleo and Sultana for allowing me to be part of the herd.

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Alice

Thanks to my therapist I am now more assertive and clearer of my needs and therefore more able to live a life that I want rather than what people want.

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Mary

Although at the beginning I was very scared of horses, today I realised that the biggest fear was that I could be as powerful as the horses.

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Sophie

We are recognized with AVIVA, BUPA and many more insurances. Call us to see if check if you are covered. We are also accredited member of BACP, NDCP and NCS. 

Privacy Overview

The Practice will always make it clear to you when we collect your personal information and will explain to you what we intend to do with it and how long we store it

 

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (soon to be General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679)) , the data controllers are Maya Gagni and Shirani Situnayake

 

 

Website

When someone visits our website we use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website.

 

When you contact us via our website, your contact details will be stored only for the purpose to contact you back and discuss how we can help you. If we cannot help you, your details will be deleted from our emails.

 

Our website is fully protected and encrypted and we do not collect Cookies.

 

 

Collecting and Storing your information

When starting counselling we will collect your contact details and some basic information about you.

Click here to view a copy of the form.

 

By filling the form you will give us the consent to store your information.

 

After each session brief notes will be written for the sole purpose of mantaining a record of what has been discussed.

 

The information you will give us and the notes will be stored and kept securely and confidentially in a safe filing system. Any electronic correspondance is stored in an encrypted computer system protected by an Antivirus system that is updated on a regular basis.

 

Your details will be stored for 7 years ( Statutes of limitation under Civil Law or Tort)

 

Sharing your information and Confidentiality agreement

Maintaining a confidential services at the Practice is paramount to our work.

The Practice will only share your information in the following circumstances:

 

 

Consent to disclose information will be sought whenever possible.

 

Click here for a copy of the Contract you will be asked to sign which contains further information about the limitations of our Confidentiality agreement.

 

Accessing your information - Subject Access Request (SAR)

What is a subject access request?

Under the Data Protection Act 1998 an individual has the right to request all personal data that a Data Controller holds about them by making a subject access request. The Data Protection Act gives Data Controllers 40 calendar days to complete a subject access request. This time starts from the day we receive a clear request and enough identification to be sure that the request is from the data subject. Once this information has been received the designated Data Controller (your counsellor) will contact you to acknowledge that the 40 day period has started.

 

You can make a request to access your personal information by filing a SAR form and e-mail it to mayanayake1@talktalk.net for the attention of your counsellor.

 

Click here to download a SAR form.

 

Your rights to rectification and erasure

You have the right to ask us to rectify any information we hold about you and to delete them including your personal information that is no longer relevant to original purposes – for example when the therapeutic relationship has ended or if you wish to withdraw consent. In all cases and when considering such requests, these rights are obligatory unless it’s information that we have a legal obligation to retain.

 

Your rights to data portability

You have the right to receive your personal information as previously provided, and to transfer this information to another party.