Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)
NICE-recommended Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) delivered by accredited EMDR practitioners across our UK network — for PTSD, single-incident trauma, phobic anxiety and complex trauma presentations, with structured interim reporting into instructing solicitors.
Quick facts
- Modality
- EMDR (NICE-recommended for PTSD)
- Practitioners
- EMDR-accredited therapists
- Sessions
- 6 – 12 typical
- Start
- Within 5 working days
Symptoms & presentations
PTSD
Trauma-focused reprocessing of distressing memories.
Complex trauma
Historic and cumulative trauma work.
Phobias
Driving, medical and situational phobias.
Anxiety
Panic and generalised anxiety disorders.
Grief
Complicated grief and loss reactions.
Performance
Confidence and functional restoration.
Road-traffic trauma
Post-RTA driving phobia and intrusive memory reprocessing.
Medical trauma
Trauma following medical incidents and negligent care.
Occupational trauma
Assault, injury and post-incident workplace trauma.
Bereavement
Traumatic bereavement including sudden loss.
From instruction to signed report
- Stage 01
Referral
Suitability screening and history review.
- Stage 02
Stabilisation
Resource development and safety planning.
- Stage 03
Reprocessing
Structured 8-phase EMDR protocol.
- Stage 04
Integration
Consolidation of gains and relapse prevention.
- Stage 05
Progress reports
Interim reports to instructing solicitor.
- Stage 06
Discharge
Outcome report and onward recommendations.
- Stage 07
Interim reporting
Progress reports issued every 4–6 sessions.
- Stage 08
Discharge report
Outcome measures and onward recommendations at discharge.
Case types we support
Post-RTA trauma
Following road traffic incidents.
Workplace trauma
Assault, injury and post-incident support.
Historic trauma
Abuse and cumulative trauma work.
Immigration & asylum
Trauma processing where clinically appropriate for asylum applicants.
Assault & abuse claims
EMDR alongside psychological quantum reporting.
About EMDR
- EMDR is a structured psychotherapy designed to help people process and recover from distressing memories.
- EMDR is widely recognised as an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and is also used for trauma-related anxiety and phobias.
- In a medico-legal context, EMDR is frequently recommended where a claimant has developed psychological symptoms following an accident, assault or other traumatic event.
- EMDR is delivered through a structured sequence of phases, beginning with history-taking and preparation before the reprocessing work itself, and concluding with measures to consolidate progress.
- This staged approach means the therapy is tailored to the individual and that a claimant is properly prepared before addressing distressing material.
How Evoque Medical Can Help
- Access to accredited EMDR therapists experienced in trauma
- Coordination of treatment following a medico-legal recommendation
- Appointments arranged conveniently for the claimant
- A joined-up approach linking assessment, reporting and rehabilitation
Our Process
- Where EMDR is recommended, send us the referral details.
- Evoque Medical identifies a qualified EMDR therapist.
- Treatment is arranged at a convenient location or remotely.
- The therapist delivers a structured course of EMDR sessions.
- Progress is monitored and communicated as agreed.
- Further sessions or alternative therapy are arranged if required.
Frequently asked questions
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