Cassandra Manning
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About me
🌿 Hello and welcome to my page - I'm Sandra.
My work is grounded in warmth, compassion, and clinical depth, supporting people who are ready to move beyond survival into lasting change. Healing begins in connection — to ourselves, to our stories, and to something that trancends the challenges we carry. Whether you are seeking recovery from a traumatic event, emotional clarity, or a deeper sense of identity, I offer a collaborative space where the healing process can unfold at its own pace.
🌱 My Approach
Every person’s story is unique.. Together, we can thoughtfully explore emotions, memories and patterns in ways that bring about understanding, integration, and growth. I am a trauma-informed, fully qualified and registered psychotherapist trained in a wide range of modalities, including:
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) and IFS-Informed EMDR
Attachment Theory and Attachment-Focused EMDR
Integrative Arts Psychotherapy
Supportive Music & Imagery
Ketamine-Assisted EMDR Therapy™
I’ve been integrating EMDR into my work since 2017, bringing in elements of active imagination and music — where appropriate to the task — to help deepen emotional connection and self-understanding, and augment the adaptive information process. In recent years my work with music has organicaly evolved into The EMDR+Music Integrated Model, an approach which can help clients engage more deeply with EMDR, and which can be transformative.
You can find out more about the AIP Model here: https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/aip-model/
💻 Working Together
Most of my 1:1 work takes place online via secure Zoom sessions. I am certified by the Association for Counselling and Therapy Online (ACTO) to deliver therapy remotely, allowing you to access high-quality psychotherapy from the comfort of your own space — wherever you are in the world.
From January 2026 I will provide in-person, Ketamine Assisted EMDR Therapy™ from a central London clinic, in collaboration with private psychiatry services. This fully insured, legal, cutting-edge therapy is at the frontier of EMDR therapy in the UK. Please contact me for more details.
I have up to date, professional registrations with:
UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy) – Adults
HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) – Adults and Adolescents
EMDR Europe Accredited EMDR Consultant & Supervisor - Adults
🧠 Ongoing Professional Growth
To offer the highest standard of care, I remain intentionally engaged with continuing professional development and the latest innovations in psychotherapy and EMDR.
Current and recent trainings include: Certificate in Traumatic Stress, Trauma Research Foundation (Bessel van der Kolk et al.); Re-educative Music & Imagery Training (part of the Guided Imagery and Music Continuum); Augmented Psychotherapy Training at MIND Foundation, Berlin; and Ketamine-Assisted EMDR Therapy™.
✨ EMDR Offerings:
Short-term EMDR for one discrete, single-incident trauma (PTSD) using the EMDR Standard Protocol.
Mid-term EMDR for multiple-trauma, connected to one discrete event (PTSD)
Long-term Integrative EMDR Psychotherapy for early traumatic stress/cPTSD.
For single, discrete traumatic events — such as a car accident (i.e. not based in relational trauma) — EMDR can often be completed within 6–12 sessions.
For those with complex or developmental trauma, Integrative EMDR Psychotherapy offers a longer-term pathway to healing — often over the course of a year or more. This work can be profoundly transformative, helping clients connect with inner strength, stability, and self-compassion.
I also offer Supportive Music & Imagery, a short-term resourcing therapy which can be a useful grounding process in the early phases of EMDR. This modality can also be a valuable stand-alone therapy.
🌼 Taking the Next Step
My practice is designed for individuals who value depth, quality, and a thoughtful, integrative approach to healing. If you’re considering therapy and would like to explore whether we might be a good fit, I invite you to get in touch so we can arrange an initial consultation.
🎧 Learn More About EMDR
EMDR is a NICE, ISTSS, and WHO-approved trauma treatment with a strong evidence base for PTSD and complex trauma. If you’d like to learn more about how EMDR works, these resources are a good starting point:
Introduction to EMDR – School of Life (5 mins)
https://youtu.be/HNdMHuwvF_M
Memory Reconsolidation Explained – Bruce Ecker (20 mins)
https://youtu.be/_V_rI2N6Fco
Dr Debbie Korn: EMDR with Complex Clients (40 mins)
https://youtu.be/hNr19mx1h9g
ISTSS Guidelines – EMDR Recommended for PTSD Treatment
https://emdr-europe.org/istss-guidelines-emdr-recommended-for-ptsd-treatment/
EMDR UK & Ireland Association
https://emdrassociation.org.uk
NICE Guidelines (NG116) – Sections 1.6.18 & 1.6.13
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng116/chapter/Recommendations#management-of-ptsd-in-children-young-people-and-adults
Francine Shapiro: EMDR and Adverse Life Experiences
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3951033/
American Psychological Association: EMDR Overview
https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/treatments/eye-movement-reprocessing
Training, qualifications & experience
- EMDR Europe Consultant Accreditation (2025)
- Internal Family Systems (Level 1 IFSI 2023)
- Supportive Music & Imagery (Inst. Integrative GIM; 2023)
- Internal Family Systems Informed EMDR (Syzygy Institute; 2022)
- Level 2 CATT (Child) Accelerated Trauma Treatment (Trauma Psychology (2022)
- EMDR Group Protocol Training, RTEP & GTEP (Kinga Komarzynska & Shiraz Farrand; 2021)
- MSc Adolescent Psychotherapy (University of Northampton; 2020)
- Cert. Online Therapy (Academy for Online Therapy; 2020)
- Advanced Flash Technique (Phil Manfield; 2020)
- Attachment Focused EMDR Training (Parnell Institute; 2019)
- EMDR Child & Adolescent Part 1 (EMDR Europe Accred. Training; 2018)
- EMDR Europe Basic Training (2017)
- MA Integrative Arts Psychotherapy (London Metropolitan University; 2014)
- UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) #2011165162 (2015)
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) #AS1511 (2014)
- EMDR UK Member #M0468
- EMDR Europe Accredited (2019)
- ACTO Registered Online Professional Level 2 (2020)
Member organisations
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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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Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£120.00 - £140.00
Additional information
Private Clients please note, sessions which begin before 9am, or at 5pm or after, carry an additional £10 charge.
EMDR (Standard Protocol); Attachment-Focused EMDR; IFS-Informed EMDR; Integrative EMDR Psychotherapy, EMDR+Music, and Flash Technique: Online & In-Person £120 - £140 for 60 mins.
Integrative Arts Psychotherapy & Talking Therapy, Adolescent and Adult: Online & In-Person £120 - £140 for 60 mins.
Ketamine Assisted EMDR Therapy™ in person only, in London. A legal, fully insured therapy. Each EMDR session is 2hrs in length, and each integration session is 1hr. Please enquire for EMDR and psychiatry costs.
Supportive Music & Imagery (time limited resource work, 7 - 8 sessions): Online only: £120 - £130 for 60 mins. N.B. Assessment (Session 1) and final review (Session 7/8): £180 - £195 for 90 mins.
N. B. Health care providers and agencies: I charge an augmented hourly fee inclusive of all administration. Please contact me for further information.
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Working hours: Tues 2pm - 7pm; Weds 10am - 7pm; Thurs, 10am - 2pm.
(When contacting me outside of these days and hours, please anticipate a delay in my response.)
