EMDR & CBT Therapy in Epsom, Surrey
Evidence-based therapy for trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and workplace trauma.
In-person in Epsom | Online across the UK Serving Banstead, Sutton, Ashtead, Kingston, and across Surrey
Is This You?
You Are Carrying Unprocessed Trauma
"Something happened—childhood abuse, a relationship that crossed boundaries, sexual trauma, a traumatic incident—and even though time has passed, it still affects me. I'm ready to process it so I can finally move forward."
You Are A Business Owner or Senior Leader Facing Burnout
The pressure of leadership or running your own business—responsibility for decisions, outcomes, people's livelihoods—has become relentless. You can't switch off, you second-guess yourself constantly, and the weight sits on your chest. People see a confident leader. Inside you're barely holding it together.
You Are Managing On The Outside But Struggling Internally
“"People think I'm fine. I can function at work and in social situations. But inside, there's constant turmoil—anxiety, low mood, memories I can't shake—that I've been ignoring for years."
Your Physical Feelings Have Become Overwhelming
"“My anxiety isn't just in my head. My heart races, I can't breathe properly, I get tension headaches or stomach issues. Sometimes I worry something is seriously wrong with me physically."
You’ve Experienced Multiple Life Changes - Positive And Negative
"I'm working all the time to provide for my family. We’ve had a new baby. I should be happy but I'm more irritable, withdrawn, and exhausted than ever. My partner says I'm not myself. I don't have 'issues' - I just feel like something's not right, and I can't put my finger on it."
Workplace Stress Has Become Overwhelming
"I used to love my job, but now I dread it. My manager undermines me constantly, or I witnessed something traumatic at work, or I just hit a wall with burnout. My GP signed me off, and I don't know how to find my way back."
How I Can Help You
EMDR, CBT and Business Therapy can help you process difficult experiences, transform anxiety, and break free from patterns that keep you stuck. My clients have found relief from:
Business & Executive Therapy
Business owner burnout
Executive stress
Leadership pressure
Toxic workplace dynamics
Signed off sick
High-functioning anxiety
Imposter syndrome
Trauma & PTSD
Childhood trauma
Sexual assault
Workplace trauma
PTSD
Disturbing memories
Relationship trauma
Relationship Patterns
Difficulty setting boundaries
People-pleasing
Recurring patterns
Toxic relationships
Perfectionism
Anxiety & Panic
Generalised anxiety
Panic attacks
Social anxiety
Public speaking and presentation anxiety
Intrusive thoughts
From Coping to Thriving
Relief From Physical Symptoms
Many clients come to therapy distressed by physical manifestations—tight chest, difficulty breathing, hypervigilance, flashbacks, and nightmares. Learn to understand these body responses and develop techniques to regulate your nervous system when it feels threatening or overwhelming.
Strengthen Your Mental Resilience
Develop robust mental strategies that help you respond effectively to challenges rather than reacting automatically. Build internal strength that enables you to face difficulties with confidence and clarity.
Master Your Emotional Responses
Transform your relationship with strong emotions that once felt overwhelming or uncontrollable. Develop the ability to experience feelings without being overtaken by them, maintaining your composure and effectiveness even in challenging situations.
Break Free From Limiting Patterns
Identify and release recurring thought and behavior patterns that keep you stuck. Experience the liberation that comes when you're no longer controlled by automatic responses to triggers.
Feel Like Yourself Again
When psychological distress manifests physically and emotionally, the mind-body connection becomes fragmented. Learn powerful techniques to reintegrate this connection, helping you feel like yourself once again.
And there’s a lot more…
Those are just few of the benefits you’ll experience by building a psychological toolkit. It will become your lifelong companion, and you can keep adding to it as you grow and evolve.
Our Services - Therapy Approaches
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Evidence-based approach that transforms problems by changing the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Using structured techniques and practical exercises, you'll identify and reshape the thinking patterns that drive emotional distress and unhelpful responses.
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EMDR Therapy
Brain-based trauma treatment that processes distressing memories through bilateral stimulation while recalling experiences. This unique methodology helps the brain reprocess stuck memories, reducing their emotional charge and transforming how they impact your daily life.
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Business & Executive Therapy
Specialised therapy for business owners, executives, and senior leaders facing burnout, workplace trauma, and leadership pressures. Combining clinical EMDR and CBT with business psychology expertise—I understand both the psychological impact and the organisational context. For when you're still performing on the outside but struggling internally, or when workplace stress has reached crisis point.
Our Services - Speciality Areas
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For both single-incident trauma and complex/childhood trauma, using trauma-informed approaches.
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From general anxiety to specific phobias, panic disorders, and work-related stress.
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Support for burnout, workplace stress, difficult transitions, and professional relationship issues.
Session Fees
Individual Therapy
Online or in-person, EMDR & CBT therapy with weekly sessions to build your resilience and psychological toolkit.
£125 | Get started
Meet Thulasi
Thulasi is a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, EMDR UK Accredited Therapist, a Business Psychologist and EMCC Accredited Executive Coach with over 16,000 clinical hours delivered across 20 years in the NHS and 8 years in private practice.
What sets her apart: Before focusing on private practice, Thulasi worked at leadership level across complex NHS settings, including as a specialist trauma clinician for the Grenfell NHS response service and as Clinical Lead for NHS Workforce Wellbeing & Resilience during the pandemic. She understands both the clinical and organisational dimensions of workplace stress, trauma, and burnout.
She specialises in helping professionals and adults with trauma (childhood trauma, relationship trauma, workplace trauma), anxiety, PTSD, and occupational health difficulties—particularly those who appear fine on the outside but are struggling internally, or who've reached crisis point and been signed off sick.
What My Clients Say
Business Owner, Creative Services
“What I found most incredible was the space Thulasi created for me to transform past traumas with EMDR. This form of treatment is unquestionably the most effective and healing experience I've ever had.”
CBT Client
“The whole process has been truly educational, strengthening and enlightening. Our sessions developed from dealing with social anxiety and low self-esteem to making positive changes within my life.”
Get started with Mind Oyster, today.
Book a free 15-minute consultation to discuss how Mind Oyster can help you transform your challenges into strength.