EMDR & CBT Therapy in Epsom, Surrey
Evidence-based therapy for anxiety, trauma, and burnout.
In-person in Epsom | Online across the UK Serving Banstead, Sutton, Ashtead, Kingston, and across Surrey
What EMDR & CBT Can Help You With
Therapy can help you process difficult experiences, transform anxiety, and break free from patterns that keep you stuck. My clients have found relief from:
Burnout & Work Stress
Occupational stress overwhelm
Toxic workplace dynamics
Signed off sick
Leadership pressure
High-functioning anxiety
Imposter syndrome
Trauma & PTSD
Childhood trauma
Sexual assault
Workplace trauma
PTSD & complex PTSD
Disturbing memories
Relationship trauma
Relationship Difficulties
Low self-esteem
Difficulty setting boundaries
People-pleasing
Recurring patterns
Toxic relationships
Perfectionism
Anxiety & Panic
Social anxiety
Panic attacks
Worry
Public speaking and presentation anxiety
OCD & 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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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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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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Therapy for Professionals
Specialist therapy for professionals, executives and business owners dealing with burnout, workplace trauma, or high-functioning anxiety. Combining EMDR and CBT with deep understanding of high-pressure environments.
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, business owners, senior leaders 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.”
Session Fees
Individual Therapy
Sessions are 50 minutes, taking place weekly
Sessions are available in-person at my practice in Epsom, or online across the UK.
Your first step is a free 15-minute consultation — a brief, no-obligation conversation to discuss what you're experiencing and whether we're a good fit. There's no commitment involved.
Online or in-person. EMDR and CBT. Weekly sessions to build your resilience and psychological toolkit.
£125 | Get started
Getting Started is Simpler Than You Think
Taking the first step towards therapy can feel daunting. Here's what happens when you reach out:
Get in touch
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Send me a short message via the contact form or email. There's no right or wrong way to do this — just tell me a little about what's brought you here.
We have a free 15-minute call
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I'll be in touch personally, usually within 24 hours, to arrange a brief introductory call. This is a chance for us to speak, for me to understand what you're looking for, and for you to get a sense of whether I feel like the right fit. No commitment, no pressure.
We begin
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If we both feel it's right, we'll agree a regular weekly time to meet — either in person at my practice in Epsom, or online.
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.