A multidisciplinary clinical recovery team

A new path out of
survival mode.

Helping ambitious people with Long Covid and nervous system dysregulation get their life back.

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We work with
Long CovidME/CFSPOTS BurnoutChronic painNS dysregulationFNDTrauma
Fiona
Samantha
Tamsin
Sarah
Led by specialists in somatic therapy & EMDR
Wake up without dread or crushing fatigue
Actually switch off — without guilt or restlessness
Feel clear-headed and calm
Perform from genuine energy, not adrenaline
Stop the constant hum of threat underneath everything
Feel safe in your body again
Enjoy coffee, walks, friends, travel again
Feel like yourself — not the managed version
Real results

People are
getting their lives back.

Their own words, their own tracker data, and their own reviews. Nothing here is reconstructed.

Zach
Fatigue and brain fog

Stuck in the stop-start cycle of crashing every time he pushed. By the end of the programme he was walking 10,000 steps a day, working out several times a week, and back in the water.

Zach's story, in his words
Overall wellbeing, weekly5 → 8
Self rated out of 10 · higher is better
Validated clinical measures
Standard instruments used in ME/CFS, long Covid and mental health research, scored at intake and at the end. Each scale is plotted so that further right is always better, which makes the bars comparable.
Where he started Where he finished
FatigueFSS
22 → 18-4
Work & socialWSAS
21 → 6-15
AnxietyGAD-7
17 → 7-10
MoodPHQ-9
9 → 5-4
Physical symptomsPHQ-15
7 → 4-3
Self-rated healthEQ VAS
65 → 79+14
Emotion regulationDERS-SF
61 → 35-26
Worse→Better
Every bar moves right, so every measure improved. Raw scores on the right move up or down depending on the scale, since most count symptoms while self-rated health counts wellbeing. On the WSAS, above 20 indicates moderately severe impairment: Zach started at 21 and finished at 6. One person's scores, not a prediction of anyone else's.
Five star Trustpilot review from Zach
Jess Sedman
Long Covid and ME/CFS

From exhausted and unable to function, to dancing in a nightclub in York and doing 20,000 steps on a trip to Barcelona.

Jess's story, in her words
In her own words
"In York for the weekend and managed to go to a club for an hour and do a bit of dancing. Not been to a night club since before getting ill. I was overstimulated and overwhelmed normally from the noise, but I was in good company and it wasn't an issue."
"First proper trip away to Barcelona since getting ill. On one of the days I did 20,000 steps. I haven't done that many steps in years. I'm so happy with what my body has been able to achieve recently."
Milly and Nancy
Long Covid · fatigue, POTS and gut symptoms

Two more sets of weekly tracker scores, shown exactly as recorded. The dips are in there, because recovery is not a straight line.

Milly · energy3 → 8
Self rated out of 10 · higher is better
Nancy · emotional regulation1 → 8
Self rated out of 10 · higher is better
Five star Trustpilot review from Milly Lazell
Five star Trustpilot review from Matt
Five star Trustpilot review from Karen Rennie
Five star Trustpilot review from Tommaso Livraghi
Five star Trustpilot review from Ania
Five star Trustpilot review from Julie Gannon
See all results & live tracking →
Your team

You won't do this alone.
You'll have a whole team.

Three people, yours for the whole six months.

You 🤲 Somatic practitioner 🧠 EMDR therapist 🧭 Clinical coordinator
🤲
Somatic practitioner
Individual work with your own somatic practitioner, addressing the bracing patterns held in the body after months or years in survival mode. Sequenced around what is happening in your therapy
🧠
EMDR therapist
An accredited therapist, matched to you, working 1:1 with you through the processing phase and staying with you to the end. Why our EMDR is different
🧭
Clinical coordinator
You are not left on your own between sessions. There is always someone to reach directly when you need a pacing decision made, when something flares, or when a week goes badly
🌿 And around the three of them
🌿
Live group sessions
Several a week, led by our clinical team. Movement, Hanna Somatics and Somatic Experiencing
💬
Live group Q&As
Bring your questions on pacing, setbacks and what to do when a week goes badly
👥
Private member community
People who genuinely understand what you're going through, without you having to explain
📊
Tracking & recordings
Weekly validated clinical measures, and every live session recorded so you can catch up
See how the six months works →
Why On the Mend exists

Built by someone who
found a way through.

On the Mend was created because the approach that actually works didn't exist as a programme. So Harry built it — with the practitioners who helped him recover.

Harry, founder
Harry, Founder
Former GB Judo athlete · Long Covid survivor

From running on empty to feeling like myself again.

Before 2020, I was a fit, healthy 22-year-old competing as a GB judo athlete. Then I caught Covid — and my world turned upside down. Paranoia, fatigue, brain fog, food intolerances. Doctors told me nothing was wrong.

I made gradual progress, but unresolved issues came to a head when I was hospitalised after a silent meditation retreat. Strange neurological symptoms, OCD flares, constant pain.

"Today I love my life again. I work, I travel, I connect with people I love. I drink coffee and go for runs. It's beautiful."

I went from exhausted and unlike myself, to hospitalised, and back again — and I learned that recovery isn't about hacks or brain training. It's about the right support, in the right order, addressing what's actually driving your symptoms.

On the Mend is the programme I wish I'd had four years ago.

Read Harry's full story →
The approach

We are only trying to do
two things.

Everything in the programme serves one of these. They run alongside each other, because calming the system without rebuilding leaves you calm and still stuck.

Lower activation
Treat the cause
Somatics, EMDR

Rebuild capacity
Rehab, alongside
Ladders, step by step
Over time

Like a sprained ankle: let the guarding settle, and rebuild strength alongside.

One · reducing the activation

Your body isn't broken.
It's stuck in a knot.

Whether the trigger was a virus, a traumatic event, a period of extreme stress, or something you've never been able to fully explain — the nervous system can become locked in a survival response — like a rope pulled so tight it cannot release on its own. Most treatments pull harder. We do something different.

1
Phase one · Stabilise
Stop pulling the knot tighter.
The first thing any knot needs is for the pulling to stop. We build stability and safety — helping your nervous system come out of constant high alert. Without this foundation, deeper work isn't just ineffective; it can overwhelm and set you back.
Pacing · regulation · somatic awareness foundations
2
Phase two · Process
Loosen the knot at the body level.
Once stable, we work somatically to release the deep physical patterns holding the stress response in place — chronic tension, bracing, breath-holding, shutdown. Through Hanna Somatics and neuromuscular work, we help your physiology complete what it couldn't during illness.
Hanna Somatics · neuromuscular release · gentle bilateral stimulation
3
Phase three · Untie
Finally untie the knot.
With the body loose and the system regulated, we do the deeper processing work that completes recovery: somatic-based EMDR and Somatic Experiencing to resolve the survival energy still held in your system. With that done, the activation is settled and the rebuilding can begin.
Somatic EMDR · Somatic Experiencing
300%
sleep improvement
in one member's first month
3–4×
live somatic sessions
every single week
20+
specialist practitioners
nervous system-informed
Two · rebuilding capacity

Widening your life
back out.

Feeling better is not the same as getting your life back. This is the half that gets left out almost everywhere else, and it runs alongside the clinical work rather than after it.

01
Find your real baseline
From your tracking, not from how a good day feels.
02
Add one thing
Small enough that it does not cost you the following week.
03
Review fortnightly
Too much is information, not failure. The plan changes.
04
Then the harder things
Work, exercise, travel, the social life you dropped.
05
Hold it when it wobbles
So a setback costs you days rather than months.
See the full six months → The science behind it → Conditions we treat →
Is this right for you?

We're selective —
intentionally.

On the Mend works best for people who are ready to do real work. Not harder work — the right work.

This is for you if...

✓You've been told there's nothing wrong — but you know something is
✓You're exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't fix
✓You feel unlike yourself — disconnected, anxious, unable to perform the way you know you can
✓You've been through the medical system and come out the other side without real answers
✓You're still functioning — but running on fumes behind a capable exterior
✓Symptoms flare when you're stressed, overloaded, or unsafe — and you're beginning to wonder if what's happening is deeper than any diagnosis has captured

This probably isn't for you if...

✕You're just looking for a quick fix or guarantee of overnight results
✕You only want more information, but don't intend to apply it
✕You're not open to exploring the emotional and somatic side of healing
✕You're not ready to invest in recovery
✕You're currently in an acute mental health crisis — please seek immediate professional help first

This presents differently for different people. For some it looks like Long Covid, ME/CFS, chronic fatigue, or chronic pain. For others it looks like burnout, perfectionism, anxiety, or trauma showing up in work and relationships. The nervous system mechanism underneath is often the same — and so is the approach.

Our team

Specialists who understand
your kind of suffering.

We work with over twenty accredited practitioners across NHS, hospital and specialist private settings, and match you with the ones who fit your presentation. A few of them are below.

Fiona G.
Fiona G.
Psychotherapist
Master's in psychotherapy · Specialist trauma & NS dysregulation
Read more ▾
Fiona combines EMDR with somatic and neurobiological approaches to resolve persistent symptoms, chronic pain, and emotional imprints stored in the nervous system. Trained in multiple EMDR modalities including Recent Traumatic Events protocols, Parts/ego-state EMDR, and Attachment-Informed EMDR. Advanced expertise in dissociation, depersonalisation, and derealisation.
EMDRTraumaNS dysregulationChronic illness
Janine E.
Janine E.
Accredited Psychotherapist
18+ years clinical · 11 years NHS psychological services · EMDR trained
Read more ▾
Specialises in trauma, complex trauma, childhood emotional neglect and the emotional impact of prolonged stress. Extensive experience supporting people whose emotional wellbeing has been affected by chronic pain, persistent symptoms and long-term health conditions. Her approach is integrative, collaborative and trauma-informed, with careful attention to pacing, readiness and emotional safety. Trained in EMDR and also draws on CBT, trauma-focused CBT, Compassion-Focused Therapy, ACT, EFT and IFS-informed approaches.
EMDRComplex traumaChronic painNHS background
Lelanie
Lelanie
Counselling Psychologist
10+ years · Trauma, ADHD & long-term health conditions
Read more ▾
Over ten years supporting adults through emotional, psychological and health-related challenges. Her practice spans general adult mental health, trauma, ADHD, and the psychological impact of long-term physical health conditions. Lelanie works with each person as an individual, combining evidence-based therapy with a warm, collaborative approach to help people build resilience and move towards meaningful, sustainable change.
TraumaADHDAnxiety & depressionChronic illness
Samantha H.
Samantha H.
Somatic Educator
Certified Clinical Somatic Educator · Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner
Read more ▾
Samantha specialises in releasing chronic tension, pain, and emotional holding through Thomas Hanna's neuromuscular somatic work. She personally overcame a decade of chronic pain after discovering clinical somatics, and now helps clients achieve deep, lasting shifts.
Hanna SomaticsSomatic ExperiencingChronic painNeuromuscular
Victoria H.
Victoria H.
Psychotherapist
EMDR & Attachment-Focused EMDR · Francine Shapiro lineage
Read more ▾
Victoria works gently and non-judgementally, helping clients feel seen, safe, and understood. She integrates EMDR with practical calming and grounding strategies, supporting PTSD, anxiety, depression, and nervous system overwhelm.
EMDRPTSDAnxietyStabilisation
Tamsin C.
Tamsin C.
Psychotherapist
22+ years · The Priory · The Kusnacht Practice
Read more ▾
With over 22 years across prisons, charities, private psychiatric hospitals, and elite clinics including The Priory and The Kusnacht Practice, Tamsin brings sophisticated somatic-focused trauma work integrating somatic processing, trauma-informed psychotherapy, emotional regulation, and relational therapy.
TraumaSomatic processingRelational therapyComplex cases
Sarah R.
Sarah R.
Psychotherapist
26+ years NHS · EMDR · CBT · DBT · IFS · CAT
Read more ▾
Sarah brings over 26 years of experience in NHS settings, specialising in complex PTSD, dissociation, and trauma-related symptoms. Accredited in EMDR and CBT, with additional training in DBT, Compassion Focused Therapy, IFS-informed work, and Cognitive Analytic Therapy.
Complex PTSDDissociationEMDRIntegrative
Deborah H.
Deborah H.
Psychotherapist
20+ years · Psychodynamic · CBT · Humanistic · EMDR
Read more ▾
Deborah brings over 20 years of integrative psychotherapy practice, tailoring each session to the individual. Experienced with depression, anxiety, bereavement, major life transitions, trauma and PTSD-related symptoms.
EMDRPsychodynamicTraumaOnline
Valentina D.
Valentina D.
Clinical Psychologist
10+ years · CBT · ACT · EFT · EMDR · English & Italian
Read more ▾
Valentina works holistically, addressing both the emotional and physical aspects of distress accompanying long-term health challenges. Experienced with Long Covid, chronic pain, IBS, and autoimmune conditions.
Long CovidChronic illnessEMDREnglish & Italian
Dr Anna Maciak
Dr Anna Maciak
Counselling Psychologist
HCPC Registered · BPS Chartered · English & Polish
Read more ▾
HCPC-registered, BPS-chartered counselling psychologist experienced in the emotional impact of chronic illness. Drawing on Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, CBT, DBT, CFT, ACT and EMDR approaches to create a safe, collaborative space for nervous system stabilisation.
HCPC RegisteredChronic illnessEMDREnglish & Polish
Member reviews

What members
say about us.

Real reviews from real people on the programme.

Read more member stories →
"I've been a part of On The Mend for the past month and it's made an incredible difference to my recovery already. Harry provides amazing 1:1 support, we have regular group somatics sessions, and a wonderful community. I've noticed big shifts in my ability to allow sensations and experience emotional releases."
ML
Milly Lazell
Oct 2025
"The programme provides a safe container and structure in which recovery takes place. I really appreciate its practical approach, with regular sessions held multiple times a week. I have experienced slow and steady progress in my energy levels — I would recommend On the Mend to anyone who resonates with its approach."
AN
Ania
Jan 2026
"Being part of On The Mend + with Harry has been such a valuable experience. He really knows how to create a space where everyone feels seen, supported, and motivated. The expert conversations are a real highlight."
JG
Julie G
Jul 2025
Member story

Jess's recovery in her own words.

From exhausted and unable to function to dancing in a nightclub in York. Watch Jess share her experience of On the Mend.

Jess testimonial video
Jess · On the Mend member · Long Covid & ME/CFS
From the community

Real wins,
shared in real time.

Genuine messages from our WhatsApp community. This is what progress actually looks like — not overnight transformation, but real shifts accumulating week by week.

Jess Sedman
"In York for the weekend and managed to go to a club for an hour and do a bit of dancing! Not been to a night club since before getting ill — I was overstimulated and overwhelmed normally from the noise, but I was in good company and it wasn't an issue. Really pleased with another sign of progress."
Jess Sedman
"First proper trip away to Barcelona since getting ill. On one of the days I did 20,000 steps. I haven't done that many steps in years. I did pay for it a bit the following day, but was able to get my two flights home the day after my recovery day without too much hassle. I'm so happy with what my body has been able to achieve recently."
Nancy Saul
"I go to London for work twice a month — 5 hours of trains plus a full day of work — and it normally wipes me out for a good few days after. This time around I didn't get wiped out and was able to be productive the next day, which is a big shift and really exciting."
Johanna
"I managed to travel and visit some friends, and I had such a good time. For a couple of days I almost felt normal again, which gave me a lot of hope for the future. I did have a flare after getting home, but it was still completely worth it."
Zach
"My doom loop spirals have been cut short from their normal length by recognising them, not being afraid of everything and continuing on. Things that would last days to weeks at some points — the ability to make peace and move forward is my win."
Anonymous member
"I got curious about a wave of intense fatigue instead of distracting myself. I noticed a deep sadness underneath and started sobbing. When the sadness lifted, some of the fatigue did too. This stuff really works!!!!"
Member progress

This is what real
recovery looks like.

Not without dips, but slow, steady, and sustainable. Tracked results from members on the programme.

See all member results →>
Milly L.
Long Covid · back to work
300%
Sleep improvement
167%
Energy increase
167%
Emotional health
Sophie B.
Long Covid sufferer
200%
Energy increase
67%
Overall improvement
Nancy S.
Fatigue · Anxiety · POTS · Gut issues
167%
Gut improvement
600%
Emotional health

Not sure if this is
right for you?

The assessment is a free, no-pressure conversation. We'll listen to where you are, explain how we work, and tell you honestly whether we think On the Mend is the right fit — even if that answer is not yet.

✓ Free, no obligation
✓ 30–45 minutes, via video call
✓ With someone who has been through it
✓ Honest about whether it's the right fit
Book your free assessment
Usually available within 1–2 weeks
Common questions

Frequently asked
questions.

I've already tried everything — how is this different?
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I hear this all the time — and I get it. You've probably tried supplements, diets, nervous system hacks, and various brain training programs. The difference here is we address what most approaches miss: the nervous system and unresolved survival energy stored in the body. We don't just give you information or another course — we guide you step by step through the actual work of processing the root emotional patterns that keep you stuck. This is why even people who've tried everything finally see results here.
How long will it take me to feel better?
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If you've watched my stuff, you'll know that I'm not going to tell you you'll be right as rain next week. This stuff is hard, physical, but my god is it worth it. Everyone's journey is unique, but most people feel small but meaningful shifts within the first few weeks — like improved sleep, fewer crashes, or feeling calmer in their body. Deeper, longer-term changes come as we move through the phases together, typically over several months.
What if I have trauma or don't like talking about feelings?
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You don't have to spill your life story or relive your trauma for this to work. The emotional and somatic work we do is gentle, guided, and focused on helping your nervous system feel safe enough to integrate — not digging up memories. Many people are surprised how much shifts without needing to talk through things. Processing like this is physical, not cognitive.
What if I've already done DNRS / Gupta / similar programs?
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Those programs can be helpful for some people — me included. But they're often rigid, impersonal, and don't address the deeper emotional and somatic processing needed for full recovery. What we do here is highly personalised, more advanced, and includes the physical, embodied emotional work those programs leave out.
I've already done EMDR — is this different?
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Most EMDR is memory-focused — meaning you bring up a past event, follow the bilateral stimulation, and process the emotional content of the memory. But what you're experiencing now isn't just memory-based. It's physiology-based. Our EMDR is built specifically for nervous system dysregulation, long Covid and post-viral sensitivity, chronic stress physiology, incomplete defensive responses, and somatic symptoms that feel physical because they are. We don't just process memories — we process the body's survival response that never completed.
Clinical measurement

We measure what
actually changes.

On the Mend uses a validated clinical measurement framework — the same tools used in peer-reviewed research — to track real change across the dimensions that matter most. You'll see your own data at intake, midpoint, and completion.

Perceived stress
PSS-10
Burnout & cognitive impairment
BAT-12
Sleep quality
PSQI
Anxiety & NS activation
GAD-7
Daily functioning
WSAS
Resilience & bounce-back
CD-RISC-10
Body awareness & interoception
MAIA-2
Self-compassion
SCS-SF
Cognitive clarity
CFQ

This level of clinical measurement doesn't exist in coaching or wellness programmes. It exists here because this is clinical work — and you deserve to see the evidence of what changes.

Ready to start
untying the knot?

The first step is a free assessment — no pressure, no commitment. Just an honest conversation about where you are and whether this is right for you.

Start your assessment
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6–12
Month programme
8
Expert practitioners
3
Phases of recovery
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Results
Member outcomes & Jess's story
Charts, video testimonial, community wins
Conditions
Long Covid, ME/CFS, FND & more
What we treat and why it works
The science
Why somatic therapy works
Polyvagal theory, the knot, real data
Harry's story
From Long Covid to loving life
The full story behind On the Mend