EMDR Therapy, CBT & ACT for Anxiety, Trauma & Low Self-esteem

By Dr Rachel Lee, Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Trauma Specialist · Last updated 13 June 2026 What is trauma? Most people think that trauma is defined by the event that someone experiences and assume that the event has to be something "big" or life threatening, something like a serious car accident, or an assault. But whilst these events can cause trauma, trauma is not limited to these types of events and also not everyone who experiences these distressing events will e

The Choice Point is a brilliant and simple model from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, that guides us to choose behaviours that help us...

By Dr Rachel Lee, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (HCPC registered), EMDR Consultant and Trauma Specialist. Updated 06 July 2026. If your partner, family member or friend is about to start therapy or is having therapy you may be wondering how best to support them. If that is the case, they are very lucky to have you in their life! Therapy is hard and having the support of the people who care about you is hugely valuable. At the same, if you haven't had therapy yourself,

If you notice yourself feeling stressed, anxious or overwhelmed, you can use this compassionate touch practice to begin to calm your...

In this post, I'd like to tell you about an effective way to regulate your anger by simply changing your posture. Have you ever found...

Our minds and bodies are connected, which means that we can use our bodies to help us regulate our emotions. One way to do this is to use...

Written by Dr Rachel Lee, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Accredited EMDR Consultant and Trauma Specialist. Updated on 06 July 2026. We all have times when our emotions build up and become intense. At these times it's very common to get fused with our thoughts and feelings and we can find ourselves reacting in unhelpful ways, based on our emotions and assumptions. Dropping Anchor is a mindfulness practice developed by Russ Harris, an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)