EMDR Association UK

EMDR Association UK Presents EMDR Extraordinary Stories

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"EMDR Extraordinary Stories," is the second podcast series from the EMDR UK association, exploring the transformative power of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. In each episode, we delve into the remarkable journeys of individuals who have seen or experienced profound healing through EMDR. Join Russell Hurn as he uncovers their extraordinary accounts of resilience, recovery, and triumph over trauma. #emdr

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Victoria Walford's inspiring account of transformation and post traumatic growth after receiving EMDR Therapy for severe PTSD when nothing else worked. 22.07.2025 29:00

This episode takes us to the bustling streets of London, where a sunny morning bike ride changed everything for Victoria Walford. What began as a routine training session for a London-to-Paris charity ride turned into a life-altering event when she was struck by a car. In the aftermath, Victoria faced a cascade of challenges — Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain — and a...

Chartered Psychologist Yesim Arikut-Treece gives us an incredible account of delivering EMDR therapy using interpreters in a Yazidi IDP Camp in Iraq 20.11.2024 32:13

In Episode 2, we meet Yesim Arikut-Treece, who worked as an EMDR therapist for the Free Yazidi Foundation in the Kurdish region of Iraq, helping Yazidi survivors of genocide. She was drawn to this opportunity because of her desire to work in crisis and emergency situations. In 2018, despite facing some political unrest that required her to travel by land in a taxi, Yesim arrived at the women and c...

Shelley Bradley Scholley tells her extraordinary story of being in active service and delivering EMDR therapy in a combat zone. 17.07.2024 35:45

In the first episode of EMDR UK's new podcast series, "Extraordinary Stories," Shelley Bradley Scholey shares her 14-year military service experience, including her posting to Afghanistan and how she utilised EMDR therapy on the front line in the middle of a combat zone. She aims to encourage other therapists to recognise their own humanity and acknowledge that clients' experie...