Our practitioners

The people who will
walk with you.

On the Mend is built around a network of over twenty qualified therapists and somatic practitioners. Harry — who founded the programme after his own years of nervous system dysregulation and recovery — is here for support and guidance. The clinical work is done by the specialists below.

20+ specialist practitioners
100+ years combined experience
NHS · Priory clinical backgrounds
The team

Everyone who may
work with you

We work with over twenty accredited practitioners, and you are matched with the ones who fit your presentation. A selection of them are below. Their careers span NHS psychological services, secure and charity settings, private psychiatric hospitals including The Priory, and specialist private practice. Between them they have decades of experience with chronic pain, persistent physical symptoms, long Covid and the psychological impact of long-term health conditions, which is the specific ground this programme works on. Harry, who went through his own years of dysregulation and recovery, is present throughout for coaching and support, but is clear that the professional team are the heart of what makes this work.

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Fiona G.
Psychotherapist · EMDR Specialist
EMDR Trauma NS dysregulation Persistent symptoms & fatigue

Fiona combines EMDR with somatic and neurobiological approaches to resolve persistent symptoms, chronic pain, fatigue, and emotional imprints stored in the nervous system. She holds a Master's in psychotherapy and specialises in trauma and nervous system dysregulation.

Trained in multiple EMDR modalities — including Recent Traumatic Events protocols, Parts/ego-state EMDR, and Attachment-Informed EMDR — with advanced expertise in dissociation, depersonalisation, and derealisation. She brings both clinical depth and lived experience of chronic illness.

Her role in On the Mend
Guides members through evidence-based, titrated emotional processing — fitting into our phased model of stabilisation → gentle processing → integration and long-term resilience.
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Victoria H.
EMDR Psychotherapist
Attachment-Focused EMDR PTSD Anxiety Shapiro lineage

Trained in EMDR and Attachment-Focused EMDR by senior clinicians directly in Dr Francine Shapiro's lineage. Victoria works gently and non-judgementally, helping clients feel seen, safe, and understood — integrating EMDR with practical calming and grounding strategies clients can use between sessions.

Experienced with adults, adolescents, children, and babies. She offers both short-term EMDR and longer-term integrative psychotherapy, using play and arts-based tools where helpful.

Her role in On the Mend
Brings a warm, stabilising presence that aligns with our phased model — helping members regulate and feel safe first, before moving into deeper emotional processing.
Janine E.
Janine E.
Accredited Psychotherapist · EMDR · 11 years NHS, 7 in private practice
EMDR Complex trauma Chronic pain & persistent symptoms 11 years NHS

Accredited psychotherapist with over 18 years' clinical experience, including 11 years within NHS psychological services and seven years in private practice. Janine specialises in trauma, complex trauma, childhood emotional neglect, and the emotional impact of prolonged stress and difficult life experiences.

She has extensive experience supporting people whose emotional wellbeing has been affected by chronic pain, persistent symptoms and long-term health conditions. She understands that physical symptoms and emotional experiences can influence one another, and that living with ongoing health challenges can affect a person's confidence, sense of safety, identity and day-to-day quality of life.

Her approach is integrative, collaborative and trauma-informed, with careful attention to pacing, readiness and emotional safety.

Janine is trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and also draws on CBT, trauma-focused CBT, Compassion-Focused Therapy, ACT, EFT and IFS-informed approaches to provide thoughtful, evidence-informed and individually tailored support.

Lelanie
Lelanie
Counselling Psychologist · 10+ years · psychological impact of long-term physical health conditions
Trauma ADHD Anxiety & depression Long-term health conditions

Counselling Psychologist with over ten years of experience supporting adults through a wide range of emotional, psychological and health-related challenges. She brings a thoughtful, compassionate and collaborative approach, helping people better understand their experiences and develop practical strategies for lasting change.

Her clinical 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, tailoring therapy to their needs, strengths and goals.

Particularly suited to adults seeking specialist support for trauma, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and the emotional impact of long-term health conditions. She combines evidence-based therapy with a warm, collaborative approach to help people build resilience and move towards meaningful, sustainable change.

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Samantha H.
Somatic Educator & SE Practitioner
Essential Somatics® Somatic Experiencing® Chronic pain Lived experience

Certified Clinical Somatic Educator, Essential Somatics® Movement Teacher, and Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner. Samantha specialises in releasing chronic tension, pain, and emotional holding through Thomas Hanna's neuromuscular somatic work — and personally overcame a decade of chronic pain after discovering clinical somatics.

Works with both clients and therapists to create lasting, body-based change that complements trauma therapy and emotional processing.

Her role in On the Mend
Delivers specialist somatic movement sessions and 1:1 SE work, particularly for members whose presentation centres on physical symptoms and chronic pain.
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Tamsin C.
Psychotherapist · 22+ years across secure settings, charities & private hospitals
The Priory The Kusnacht Practice Trauma Somatic processing

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, and relational therapy.

Her breadth of clinical experience means she's worked with some of the most complex cases in the field — and brings that depth to every session.

Her role in On the Mend
Works with members who have complex trauma histories, providing the deep relational and somatic processing work that this level of experience makes possible.
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Sarah R.
Psychotherapist · 26+ years in NHS settings
Complex PTSD NHS EMDR Trauma & physical symptoms

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.

Her integrative approach draws on whichever combination of methods best serves each individual — with particular depth in the intersection of complex trauma and physical symptoms.

Her role in On the Mend
Provides specialist support for members with complex PTSD and dissociation, where her depth of NHS and integrative experience is particularly valuable.
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Deborah H.
Integrative Psychotherapist · 20+ years
EMDR Psychodynamic Trauma Life transitions

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.

She draws on psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural, humanistic, and EMDR approaches — using whatever serves the person in front of her rather than a fixed model.

Her role in On the Mend
Works with members who need a flexible, relational approach — particularly those navigating the identity and life-disruption aspects of chronic illness alongside the physiological work.
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Valentina D.
Clinical Psychologist · 10+ years · long Covid & long-term health conditions
Long Covid Chronic pain EMDR English & Italian

Valentina works holistically, addressing both the emotional and physical aspects of distress accompanying long-term health challenges. With over 10 years of clinical experience, she specialises specifically in Long Covid, chronic pain, IBS, and autoimmune conditions — bringing rare expertise in the psychological dimensions of physical illness.

Trained in CBT, ACT, EFT, and EMDR. She provides therapy in English and Italian.

Her role in On the Mend
Particularly suited to members whose Long Covid or chronic illness has created a complex psychological relationship with symptoms — the fear, hypervigilance, and identity disruption that often runs alongside the physical.

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