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Specialises in
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
- Counselling
- Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness based CBT
- Psychotherapy
- Schema focused therapy
- Trauma focused CBT
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
I am an HCPC registered and BPS-chartered Senior Counselling Psychologist and EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner with a background in secondary care in the NHS and over 20 years' experience offering psychological therapy to clients presenting with a range of issues. Clients come to me for an initial assessment or to gain insight into what troubles them and why, to work on specific issues or to achieve particular goals and therapy outcomes.
My core training was in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), person-centred therapy and psychodynamic therapy. I am also trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Schema Therapy, DBT, ACT and mindfulness-based approaches, Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Meaning Reconstruction Therapy for grief. For each client, the approach is tailored to the individual's situation and client's goals and jointly agreed.
For a confidential assessment, you can contact me for an initial appointment where we can discuss how therapy might be helpful to you at this time.
Areas of interest
I work with adults presenting with a range of problems including anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD and Complex PTSD, dissociative disorders, grief and bereavement, adjustment and identity issues, relationship problems, difficulties with emotion regulation, low self-esteem, existential concerns such as mortality, meaning in life, religion/spirituality, decision-making.
About me
Current NHS consultant posts held
Senior Counselling Psychologist
Woking Community Mental Health Recovery Service
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Research interests
Grief and bereavement, especially continuing bonds in bereavement, sense of presence experiences in bereavement, meaning-oriented grief therapy
(Additional) Languages spoken
Publications
Neimeyer, R.A., & Steffen, E.M. (2026). Working with Continuing Bonds in Grief Therapy. Routledge.
Steffen, E.M., Milman, E., & Neimeyer, R.A. (2023). The Handbook of Grief Therapies. Sage.
Klass, D. & Steffen, E.M. (2019). Continuing Bonds in Bereavement: New Directions for Research and Practice. Routledge.
I have also published a large number of journal articles and book chapters in this field.
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My qualifications & training
Qualifications
- PsychD in Psychotherapeutic and Counselling Psychology
University of Surrey 2011
- Dipl-Uebers English and Dutch
University of Heidelberg, Germany 1993
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology
University of Roehampton 2007
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
Open University 2005
- EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner
EMDR Europe Association 2024
Additional training
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy
Richman EMDR Training Parts 1-3 2014
- CBT for Psychosis
Association for Psychological Therapies (APT) 2009
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 2011
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Mindfulness Training Ltd 2013
- New Supervisors Training
University of Surrey 2014
- Emotion-Focused Therapy Level 1
Robert Elliott, Solomons Centre for Applied Psychology 2018
- Focusing
Greg Madison 2018
- Meaning Reconstruction Therapy in Loss
Prof Robert Neimeyer 2019
- Schema Therapy (ISST certified)
Schematherapyworks 2021
- Advanced Flash Technique
Philip Manfield 2024
Details of entry to specialist register
- EMDR UK
, 2024
- Flash Technique
, 2024
Affiliations / memberships
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
British Psychological Society
EMDR Association UK & Ireland
Higher Education Authority
European Federation of Psychologists Association
University of Plymouth (Honorary Associate Professor in Counselling Psychology)
My private practice
Post treatment communication
Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs
in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies
guidelines.