Dr Abi Methley completed her EMDR standard accredited training with adults, congratulations Abi! EMDR is an advanced psychotherapy requiring a high level of skill. Training consists of three levels, regular supervision and a required number of cases to ensure competence of the practitioner. EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing - is used to treat a range issues including phobias, anxiety and traumatic experiences. Sessions can either be in the standard 50 minut

The use of animals (especially Dogs) as therapy is not a new idea - dogs have been used in the care sector for over 40 years. The benefits of Animal Assisted Therapies (AAT) have been extensively studied and the results range from improvement in general health and wellbeing to increased confidence levels, improved and controlled movement to improved communication skills. Therapy Dogs Nationwide is a national Charity where visiting volunteers take their own dogs into establis