H M Child & Adult Therapy Service - Wirral

samuel B.

I have been working with Helen for a few months now, primarily working with EMDR therapy which was proposed to me by a friend in France, where I live. Given the language barrier I thought it better to work with someone remotely in my native language so I looked through the official EMDR therapy governing body website which recommended Helen to me.

Personally I was a bit skeptical about EMDR at first, especially after I looked at a basic overview of it. However, when I spoke to another good friend - she said it was really helpful for her. Then I looked at accounts and discussions from people on Reddit and other online forums to get a feel of how people who had been through it would describe it and generally it seemed to me like people found it to be a very powerful tool.

Generally speaking I am hesitant about these things and wanted to make sure I was using my time and money effectively so I researched for a few months and decided to go ahead with EMDR with Helen remotely.

Now, it has been about 4 months or so I have been seeing her and the difference is like night and day. Honestly, my only regret is not doing it sooner and wasting so much of my time dealing with really terrible symptoms of PTSD which have plagued me for over 15 years.

If you are reading this then you are clearly researching like I was a few months ago, and there is nothing wrong with that - but please do check out the places which I have suggested and consider booking a consultation to talk it through with Helen - the consultation was free.

Also, if you are suffering from symptoms of PTSD - please know there is a cure - after 4 months I am not getting any symptoms, and I can call Helen anytime if I think they are coming back. You do not have to put up with them, the cost is nothing compared to the feeling when they are gone, it’s Feb and this is still probably going to be my best purchase for the year.