This animated clip is useful to explain a little about EMDR Therapy.

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Supervision

I offer supervision for EMDR Therapists, EMDR Therapists in training and those needing to brush up on their skills. This is currently at a reduced rate as I work towards my consultants accreditation.
If you are interested in EMDR therapy please get in touch by email ashley@ashleyrussell.org.uk












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I am member of the EMDR Association UK and Ireland and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Testimonials

After researching EMDR therapy I felt that it might enable me to address difficult feelings that remained after several extremely traumatic periods I experienced as a child. Having worked in the mental health and social care sectors I knew how important finding the right therapist was, and I am grateful that I was able to find Ashley’s practice. I had doubts that anything would be able to help me, but his reassurance and openness about the process meant that I quickly knew that I had found something effective.

From the outset Ashley had a strengths-based approach that reminded me of the value of the way in which I had been coping, and enabled me to take the useful elements of this forward. This made letting go of unhelpful beliefs and strategies much more accessible. It also meant I felt prepared to do the work that I knew would be required to achieve my goal of being free of the effects of past trauma. The EMDR process was at times intense, but throughout I instinctively knew that it was an important investment in myself. Ashley held a safe space; after decades of never being far from a flight or fight response this was incredibly valuable. It enabled me to remain focussed on intensely charged, pervasive feelings, and safely reprocess them. During the sessions I could feel them shifting and becoming manageable. The reprocessing continued between sessions, with important realisations and connections spontaneously emerging. Ashley had skilfully prepared me for this, had clearly understood my thinking style, and with gentle encouragement guided me towards accepting the experience in a way that was the most helpful for me. The feeling of emerging freedom was nothing short of life-changing.

The work done with Ashley was profoundly healing; session by session the burden of years of embedded distress was dispersed, and I came to a new, healthier understanding of myself. Most of all, it has given me clarity about how I now want things to be for myself, and how to ensure this happens. The objective of removing the weight of past trauma was fully achieved. Those feelings are over and done with. I am now free to think about past events, should I choose, without a distressing response. They no longer intrude, and are a part of my history that I manage on my terms, and not theirs.
- Alv 2023
Having spent over a decade struggling with a troublesome past experience, I made the decision to contact Ashley Russell for help, a decision that I am extremely glad I made. This was the first time I had any kind of therapy, so I was naturally quite nervous to start. However, after the first session I felt that Ashley had understood not only what I was struggling with, but completely understood me as a person. Ashley was patient, calm and kind throughout my sessions with him, and I felt that helping me with my situation was a genuine and personal aim of his. To say that I’m thankful is an understatement, as my time with Ashley has been one of the most positively impactful events in my life. Thank you for everything!
 - Gary 2022
I contacted Ashley because I was having issues with public speaking anxiety after a bad experience. Right from the get go I could tell I would get on with Ashley and could confide in him and trust he would try his hardest to help. Ashley has a calming and reassuring presence, he took time to listen, explained the process we would work through and was hugely patient in allowing me time to open up to the therapy. The therapy itself was really useful and you could tell Ashley knew what he was doing.
​I would definitely recommend Ashley and EMDR Bristol and would 100% go back if I had another issue.
 - Mike 2021
I began EDMR Therapy online with Ashley a few months ago and it has absolutely changed my life. Initially I was anxious but quickly felt at ease and reassured by Ashley, I can't express how wonderfully kind, skilled, professional and down to earth he is. I'd read into EMDR but hadn't been able to access it via the NHS so after a thorough search of google, I decided to reach out to Ashley and see if we could do some work together. I've engaged in many therapies to work on other issues but I hadn't been able to address my childhood trauma before which I felt was crucial to finally move forward. I went into this therapy knowing it would be tough and it was, some sessions I cried as it felt like opening Pandora's boxed after being closed for so many years; it was tiring and some nights all I wanted was to close off. However, using appropriate coping skills between sessions and reaching out to him helped immensely. Once we'd finished the last stages of reprocessing each memory, it honestly felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders and life has been inexplicably better since. I'm no longer as reactive, it doesn't feel like my nervous system is continuously activated like it was before, I'm not in fight/flight mode as much, my sleep is better, I'm able to seek comfort in other ways and provide more compassion toward myself, trust myself and others; every part of my life is better and I'm so much happier. It's always within you, but sometimes you need a guiding hand to help you reach the other side and fully know in your heart that the experiences you endured were not your fault. EMDR is tough but absolutely worth it, thank you for helping change my life Ashley. I cannot recommend you enough :-)
​ - Lucy 2021
I had EMDR therapy from Ashley over six weeks at the start of 2021. From the outset I was impressed by his professionalism and he offered a free telephone consultation to help establish whether EMDR was the right option. As soon as we began sessions over Zoom (because of lockdown restrictions), Ashley put me at ease with the process and ensured that my experience of EMDR was a very positive one. Highly recommended.
 - Mike 2021
Ashley made me feel at ease and I felt safe and contained during our work together and started to feel benefit from our sessions almost straight away. Since our sessions have ended I have been able to access memories that were once blocked and I have not been disturbed by them.
But more importantly I have felt a sense of resolve and acceptance around past events that I had experienced as disturbing and had been unable to process prior to completing therapy with Ashley. I would highly recommend Ashley for EMDR therapy!
-  Lisa 2021
I found Ashley really warm and supportive in his approach and I felt confident in his expertise and knowledge for me to work through some of my traumas in life. I feel free of these now and have begun to enjoy life without the burdens I felt I was carrying. Thank you Ashley, you come recommended by me! 
​-Lisa 2021
"Ashley created a safe space where I felt comfortable enough to revisit my past trauma. 
Over the years I had developed some ritualistic behaviours as a coping mechanism - these behaviours were having a negative impact on my life and in particular my current relationship. 
After a few sessions with Ashley my rituals were happening less and less and I can now say they have stopped completely. 
I feel so much stronger after having EMDR with Ashley and have developed the skills to accept what had happened in my past and no longer blame myself.
I kept my trauma hidden for many years and I now feel so much lighter and able to let go. 
Ashley was professional throughout and I will forever be grateful.​"
- Jennifer 2020
 "I met Ashley when I decided to try EMDR. I suffer from panic attacks and I had heard that EMDR can be extremely effective in treating them. Right from the start I found Ashley to be extremely clear, informative, well - paced and thorough. I always felt he had my best interests in mind and I felt totally safe and supported at all times. He also took time to help me develop practical tools to be able to deal with my panic which have proven to be very effective and which I continue to use. His approach is attentive, empowering  and professional and I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending him."
​ - Leonora 2019

Information

EMAIL:
ashley@ashleyrussell.org.uk
LOCATION:
Online or at Stapleton Village, Bristol, UK.

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