L. Simmons
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About me
I provide EMDR therapy, counselling and art psychotherapy to help unlock feelings, aid communication, build understanding and promote healing from trauma. I am an accredited EMDR consultant with the EMDR Association UK and Europe. This includes the recent trauma protocol, groups, children and adolescents (accredited), the flash / blink technique, attachment informed and intergenerational work.
My background is in Art Psychotherapy (MA) and attachment based work, providing services for individuals, groups and organisations. I am experienced working with adults, children and adolescents at charities, NGO's, schools and privately, and in group supervision for clinicians both privately and in-house (Institute of Group Analysis qualified). I am also a rock climbing instructor (CWA, CWDI, RCI Mountain Training), which can be included in trauma recovery individually and in group work; with attention to the mind / body connection that trauma therapy centres around.
Training, qualifications & experience
Lee uses EMDR & Art Psychotherapy to address specific blocks, phobias and past trauma. Lee has experience working in Adult Social Services in Greater London, a refugee camp and addiction centre in Lebanon, and primary, secondary and alternative provision schools in the UK and in Albania. She also supervises social workers, therapists, psychologists and case workers
Lee founded and ran 'Social Art Therapy Ltd' (www.socialarttherapy.com), a small clinic in South East London from 2014 to 2024, which was also partly based in Covent Garden with EMDR.London. During this time she held EMDR Counselling and Art Psychotherapy sessons for adults, children and groups. She also designed and delivered courses for EMDR UK (EMDR & The Arts; and 'Vicarious Trauma with EMDR), The British Association of Art Therapists (EMDR & Art Therapy), The British Association of Dramatherapists (EMDR & Arts Therapy), Goldsmiths University of the Arts London (Vicarious and Secondary Trauma), Kings College and Imperial University (Wellbeing & strategies for Focus), Doctors of The World (Vicarious Trauma and Self Care) and BMC with Mountain Medicine (EMDR in the Hills).
Lee holds Masters in Art Psychotherapy (Goldsmiths University, London) with further training in EMDR (Consultant Adults, Accredited Practitioner Children), Counselling Skills, Motivational Interviewing, Bereavement, Attachment, EFT, Shiatsu, Rock Climbing, Art Therapy supervision, EMDR Supervision (consultant training) and Group Analytic Supervision (Institute of Group Analysis).
Lee is currently providing trauma therapy, supervision and consultancy online, whilst developing bespoke integrative trauma therapy intensives, in-person, for varied locations.
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£90.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
The fee for online therapy is £90 for 50 minutes.
Supervision:
Individual £90 for 60 minutes
Group £50 per person online
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Trauma recovery work is bespoke to each client.
Further information
At present all regular sessions are taking place online, with some intensive trauma recovery work face to face.
