About us...

Here at Therapy Solutions in Mind, we offer specialist individual EMDR therapy and CBT psychotherapy, for people experiencing dissociative and attachment difficulty, trauma, traumatic bereavement, OCD, panic attacks, eating disorders, grief, phobias, pain disorders, performance anxiety, stress, and historic sexual abuse.



Meet our Owner & Lead Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist & EMDR Therapist specializing in PTSD, OCD and trauma. 

Jacqueline is a highly experienced accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP ) and registered with the EMDR Association UK with over 20 years of clinical experience within the NHS, private sector, and charity organisations. She has had the privilege of working with individuals from all walks of life, to support them with emotional and psychological difficulties. Jacqueline is an experienced and confident supervisor and lecturer who has supported many students to qualify in Counselling & Psychotherapy, as well as previously offering supervision to qualified and trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP) in IAPT.

Jacqueline has lectured at various local universities and colleges on the BSC (Hons) & FdA Counselling & Psychotherapy in CBT, research methodologies, social psychology, and therapeutic interventions. She has taught specifically at Undergraduate (Level 5 & 6) as well as in general education for young adults offering communication skills and core curriculum teaching. Jacqueline has also previously been selected to be part of the UKCP Professional Conduct Committee. The Professional Conduct Committee oversees UKCP's Complaints and Conduct Process, and professional conduct issues, ensuring due process is followed and determining the most appropriate response to new situations. It also reviews the outcome of all Panels to discuss complaints relating to UKCP Members Professional Conduct, Fitness to Practice or Breaches of UKCP polices and make informed decisions relating to complaints.

Jacqueline currently works both for the NHS and in private clinical practice offering therapy for adults on an individual basis. She accepts referrals from individual members of the public, organisations, EAPs, and referrals from other practitioners or NHS providers.

 

‘I believe we are all unique and therefore adopt a personalized,

collaborative approach to therapy. In our work together,

I aim to ensure a warm, compassionate and client focused approach to

enable you to understand your individual experiences.

Using some specific therapeutic tools and techniques and/or often

exploring past experiences can promote significant change. This may

support you to manage and make life-long meaningful changes independently

which you can continue to adopt long after our work together is ended.’

Jacqueline Sawkins

Within her extensive clinical roles and teaching, Jacqueline has demonstrated the importance of adopting a holistic approach, using evidence-based psychological therapies of both integrative and CBT modalities as well as incorporating, where necessary, Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR is mainly used to help with traumatic feelings that have come about due to traumatic experiences. These include car crashes/road accidents, physical violation/assault, early childhood trauma or the loss of a loved one to name a few. It is a popular therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder, but it is increasingly being used for other issues too.

Jacqueline has a specialist interest complex trauma and specifically OCD. She also has a dedicated personal curiosity in moving towards equine assisted psychotherapy and expanding her knowledge and training towards incorporating EMDR for animals. She enjoys her retired rescue racehorse and therapy dog connecting with nature and long walks.

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