Zara Eadie (MSc, BSc Hons, Dip post Grad, EMDR Europe, BACP Accred)

Welcome to my site. I am Zara, a therapist specialising in trauma therapy and EMDR psychotherapy, based at the foot of the South Downs in West Sussex. I have a background in Psychology and Human Biology. I am passionate about helping people to unburden themselves from emotional suffering and have helped hundreds of clients over the past decade become free and happier in themselves and their lives.

I am a mother, nature lover and it is my honour and dedication to empower others on their healing journeys.

"Each session with Zara has provided closure and relief from traumatic events that have had long term detrimental effects on my life. Zara is an outstanding EMDR therapist" ~ AM, West Sussex

What is Trauma?

Trauma is a deeply distressing experience that can stem from events such as accidents, natural disasters, violent incidents, or abuse. It affects individuals differently, impacting their emotional, physical, and psychological well-being. You may find yourself feeling anxious, depressed, or irritable. Physically, you might experience fatigue, sleep disturbances, or unexplained aches. Trauma can also make it difficult to concentrate, leaving you feeling overwhelmed by daily tasks.

Introduction to EMDR

What is EMDR?

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful therapy that helps your brain process and heal from painful memories. By focusing on a distressing memory while engaging in guided eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation, you can lessen its emotional impact. This process allows you to move past your trauma, helping you to reclaim a healthier, happier life.

1. Getting Started

Your EMDR journey begins with a conversation. Together, we’ll explore your past and determine if EMDR is the right approach for you. We will also prepare you by developing easy access to a calm nervous system state.

2. Focusing on a Memory

We’ll choose a specific troubling memory and gauge how much distress it causes you. This step helps us tailor the therapy to your needs.

3. Desensitising the Memory

Through guided eye movements or similar techniques, we’ll work together to lessen the intensity of the memory. Over time, it will become less distressing as your brain processes it differently.

4. Replacing Negative Thoughts

As the memory becomes less painful, we’ll focus on shifting any negative thoughts associated with it into more positive beliefs. This helps build a stronger, healthier self-image.

5. Checking in with Your Body

We’ll pay close attention to how your body responds during the process, ensuring that any lingering tension is addressed and released.

6. Ending Calmly

Each session ends with grounding techniques to help you leave feeling calm and balanced. You’ll also receive tips on managing any emotions that might arise between sessions.

7. Reviewing Progress

In subsequent sessions, we’ll review how you’re feeling about the memory and decide whether to continue working on it or focus on another area.

How EMDR Works

Who Can Benefit from EMDR?

EMDR can be a transformative therapy for a wide range of people. If you’re dealing with PTSD, anxiety, depression, or the aftermath of trauma—such as from abuse, an accident, or a natural disaster—EMDR may be particularly beneficial. It’s also helpful for individuals coping with chronic pain or those facing the challenges of phobias and anxiety disorders.

Whether you’re a veteran, a first responder, or someone struggling with day-to-day stress, EMDR can help you find relief and move forward. For young adults aged 16 and above, EMDR can also address behavioural issues, anxiety, and the effects of trauma, making it easier to concentrate, perform in school, and maintain emotional balance.

Beyond Trauma: The Broader Uses of EMDR

Enhancing Self-Esteem and Confidence

EMDR can be a powerful tool in replacing negative self-beliefs with positive ones. For instance, shifting thoughts like “I am not good enough” to “I am capable and deserving.” By reinforcing memories of past successes, EMDR helps you feel more confident in your abilities.

Improving Performance and Achieving Goals

Athletes, performers, students, and professionals alike can benefit from EMDR by reducing performance anxiety, visualising successful outcomes, and enhancing focus. This therapy can help you overcome anxiety related to exams, presentations, or work projects, leading to improved productivity and achievement.

Developing Coping Skills and Resilience

EMDR helps you identify and strengthen your inner resources, such as courage, patience, and determination. By processing past experiences and reinforcing positive attributes, you become more resilient in facing future challenges.

Enhancing Relationships and Social Skills

Whether you’re looking to improve communication, resolve conflicts, or build trust, EMDR can support your journey. It can help you overcome past relationship traumas, enabling healthier and more trusting connections with others.

Managing Stress and Enhancing Relaxation

If stress is a constant companion, EMDR can offer relief. The techniques used in therapy can help you manage everyday stress more effectively, promoting relaxation and reducing anxiety.

Fostering Creativity and Problem-Solving

EMDR can unlock your creative potential by helping you overcome mental blocks and fears of failure. By processing negative beliefs and experiences, you can approach problems with a clearer, more positive mindset, allowing for more effective problem-solving.

Specific Techniques for Positive Development

• Resource Development and Installation (RDI): This technique involves identifying and reinforcing positive memories, traits, and skills that can serve as personal resources, making them more accessible when needed.

• Future Template: EMDR can help you visualise yourself successfully handling future situations, building confidence, and reducing anxiety about what lies ahead.

While EMDR is best known for its effectiveness in treating trauma, it also has valuable applications beyond trauma therapy. This versatile approach can help you develop positive attributes, enhance your well-being, and support personal growth in various areas of life.

Experience Faster Relief

EMDR is known for its ability to help people feel better more quickly than some other forms of therapy. It can significantly reduce the emotional pain associated with traumatic memories.

Foster Positive Change

This therapy helps you replace negative self-beliefs with positive ones, promoting a healthier mindset and a better quality of life.

Heal on Multiple Levels

EMDR addresses both your emotional and physical responses to trauma, supporting whole-person healing and recovery.

Why Choose EMDR?

Start Your Healing and Growth Journey Today

You don’t have to live in the shadow of trauma or be held back by self-doubt. Take the first step towards recovery and personal growth.

Professional EMDR therapy services offered in person in Lancing, West Sussex and online.

Online Therapy Sessions Available

Experience effective healing through EMDR therapy sessions from the comfort of your own home.

In Person Therapy Sessions

Visit our Lancing, West Sussex location for in person EMDR therapy sessions in a calming environment.

"Thanks to Zara I have manage to heal my wounds of a very abusive relationship"

Christine, Surrey

"Zara has been exemplary throughout my therapy journey. When the EMDR therapy began, Zara supported me with nothing but compassion, patience and understanding. She has a wealth of knowledge regarding EMDR which has enabled her to guide me through every step process of healing my trauma. The EMDR sessions with Zara have had a profoundly beneficial effect on my mental health and wellbeing. Each session with Zara has provided closure and relief from traumatic events that have had long term detrimental effects on my life. Zara is an outstanding EMDR therapist

AM, West Sussex

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Contact

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Phone

07759078168

In Person

contact@highviewemdr.co.uk