Charlotte Tièche
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About me
I am based in Beccles and work face to face from my conservatory, surrounded by a peaceful and private garden. I also work from my private study for online sessions.
I offer counselling to over 18’s and I am UKCP accredited.
My training as an Integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor allows me to work with your individual needs, allowing us to form a collaborative therapeutic relationship. We can curiously explore how your past may be influencing your present thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Working together through what is troubling you will help empower you to create positive changes towards a future where you can experience less symptoms and more meaningful relationships. I aim to be empathetic and respectfully challenging where appropriate.
I also offer EMDR Therapy.
I have previously worked as a volunteer counsellor at two charities in Norwich - Mind and Sue Lambert Trust, helping clients with a wide range of issues.
Please contact me if you have any questions or if you would like to book an initial session.
Training, qualifications & experience
BSc (Hons) in Integrative Counselling - Middlesex University
Diploma in Integrative Counselling - Matrix College of Counselling & Psychotherapy
Parts 1 - 4 EMDR Europe Standard Accredited Training
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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WHAT IS EMDR THERAPY?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful method of psychotherapy that has helped an estimated two million people of all ages relieve many types of psychological distress. Used mainly for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
HOW WAS EMDR DEVELOPED?
In 1987, psychologist Dr. Francine Shapiro made the chance observation that eye movements can reduce the intensity of disturbing thoughts, under certain conditions. Dr. Shapiro studied this effect scientifically, and in a 1989 issue of the Journal of Traumatic Stress, she reported success using EMDR to treat victims of trauma. Since then, EMDR has developed and evolved through the contributions of therapists and researchers all over the world. Today, EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from many different treatment approaches.
HOW DOES EMDR WORK?
No one knows how any form of psychotherapy works neurobiologically or in the brain. However, we do know that when a person is very upset, their brain cannot process information as it does ordinarily. One moment becomes “frozen in time,” and remembering a trauma may feel as bad as going through it the first time because the images, sounds, smells, and feelings haven’t changed.
Such memories have a lasting negative effect that interferes with the way a person sees the world and the way they relate to other people. EMDR seems to have a direct effect on the way that the brain processes information. Normal information processing is resumed, so following a successful EMDR session, a person no longer relives the images, sounds, and feelings when the event is brought to mind. You still remember what happened, but it is less upsetting. Many types of therapy have similar goals. However, EMDR appears to be similar to what occurs naturally during dreaming or REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Therefore, EMDR can be thought of as a physiologically based therapy that helps a person see disturbing material in a new and less distressing way. One philosophy is that EMDR unlocks negative memories and emotions stored in the nervous system and reconnects neural pathways.
WHAT IS THE ACTUAL EMDR SESSION LIKE?
During EMDR, the therapist works with the client to identify a specific problem as the focus of the treatment session. The client calls to mind the disturbing issue or event, what was seen, felt, heard, thought, etc., and what thoughts and beliefs are currently held about that event. The therapist facilitates the directional movement of the eyes or other dual attention stimulation of the brain (tapping or bilateral music), while the client focuses on the disturbing material, and the client just notices whatever comes to mind without making any effort to control direction or content. Each person will process information uniquely, based on personal experiences and values. Sets of eye movements are continued until the memory becomes less disturbing and is associated with positive thoughts and beliefs about one ’s self; for example, “I did the best I could.” During EMDR, the client may experience intense emotions, but by the end of the session, most people report a great reduction in the level of disturbance.
HOW LONG DOES EMDR TAKE?
One or more sessions are required to understand the nature of the problem and to decide whether EMDR is an appropriate treatment. I will also discuss EMDR more fully and provide an opportunity to answer questions about the method.
Once we have agreed that EMDR is appropriate for a specific problem, the actual EMDR therapy may begin. A typical EMDR session lasts from 60 to 90 minutes. The type of problem, life circumstances, and the amount of previous trauma will determine how many treatment sessions are necessary.
I use EMDR in conjunction with Integrative Psychotherapy.
INTENSIVE EMDR
Intensive EMDR available - 100 mins per day over 5 days. These are highly focussed sessions to clear past trauma, research proves that Intensive EMDR needs fewer hours than weekly therapy, proving cost effective.
BUT DOES EMDR REALLY WORK?
Controlled studies have investigated the effects of EMDR. These studies have consistently found that EMDR effectively decreases/eliminates the symptoms of post traumatic stress for the majority of clients. Clients often report improvement in other associated symptoms such as anxiety. The current National Institute of Health & Clinical Excel lance (N.I.C.E.E) treatment guidelines for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (P.T.S.D.) recommends EMDR as an effective treatment. EMDR was also found effective by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defence, UK Ministry of Defence, the United Kingdom Department of Health, the Israeli National Council for Mental Health, and many other international health and governmental agencies. Research has also shown that EMDR can be an efficient and rapid treatment. Further information can be found through EMDR UK & Ireland;
WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS CAN EMDR TREAT?
Scientific research has established EMDR as effective for post traumatic stress. However, clinicians also have reported success using EMDR in treatment of the following conditions:
* personality disorders
* eating disorders
* panic attacks
* performance anxiety
* complicated grief
* stress reduction
* dissociative disorders
* addictions
* disturbing memories
* sexual and/or physical abuse
* phobias
* body dysmorphic disorders
* Pain Management
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
Individual 50mins - £70
Couples 75 mins - £105
EMDR 50 mins - £70
EMDR 100 mins - £140
Intense EMDR 100 mins per day over 5 days - £700
When I work
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Please note that I offer evening sessions.
Currently available -
Monday’s at 6.30pm - Individual
Monday’s at 6pm - Couples
Intense EMDR - Monday to Friday 3.30pm -5.10pm
Further information
Sessions are weekly at an agreed time.
