The Laura Place Clinic
Local and friendly complementary health clinic with structural and cranial osteopathy, specialisations in baby, child, fertility and pregnancy pains and dysfunctions, acupuncture and TCM, counselling, EMDR and young persons’ mental health support and psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, classical homeopathy and nutrition therapy all available as treatments.
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Osteopathy appointments available Monday to Friday in Laura Place, Bath and on Mondays and Wednesdays in Batheaston
Mel Phillips
MSc BACP (Accred.)
I offer Psychotherapy and EMDR to adults, children and young people.
I am qualified in both child and adult EMDR and a registered member of The EMDR Association.
My Story
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR). This is an evidence-based treatment for trauma and other mental health difficulties including depression, anxiety, phobias, OCD and complex bereavement, and has found to be very helpful in addressing the impact of a wide range adverse life experiences on emotional health and well-being generally.
For further information about how EMDR may help you see www.emdrassociation.org.uk/
Family Therapy:
I am also a family therapy practitioner and meet with parents and their young people with wide ranging difficulties where exploring them together in a safe, supportive way can help gain greater shared understanding and strategies to work together more effectively.
About Me:
I have over 12 years' experience of working in NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, as a Senior CAMHS Mental Health Specialist, with Children and Young People aged between 5 - 18 years and their families, presenting with wide-ranging emotional and behavioural difficulties. I have extensive experience of supporting family relationships within CAMHS Family Therapy Teams. My experience also includes work within specialist clinical pathways assessing and supporting children and young people presenting with neurodiverse conditions (ADHD, Autism) alongside mental health difficulties. My training and background also includes integrative psychotherapy and CBT therapies used for the treatment of many mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression difficulties regulating emotions and OCD.