I am a therapist with a unique first-hand experience of my specialisations.
My personal journey means people in similar situations can relate to me, particularly in subjects that often remain hidden in the shadows of society, such as childhood trauma, coercive relationships and domestic abuse, challenging childbirth experiences, dysfunctional family relationships, single parenthood, perimenopause and feeling lost in mid-life, and issues around sexuality. I have experienced all of these. I am passionate about helping others who have been through these experiences to heal and free themselves from the trap of trauma.
My dedication doesn’t end there. I am also a passionate advocate for and member of the LGBTQ+ community, offering therapeutic services specifically tailored to their unique needs.
Please click on Emma’s Journey to discover more about me.
If I had led a picture-perfect life, where everything was hunky-dory, my journey might have taken a different turn. Instead, I am proud to have turned my own trauma into triumph by using it to help others.
Emma Oldershaw
QUALIFICATIONS
I am a fully qualified hypnotherapy practitioner, having trained comprehensively with eminent hypnotherapists and psychotherapists in Norwich. My qualification covers not only clinical hypnotherapy, but also psychotherapy, counselling skills, NLP (neuro-linguistic programming), coaching, TFT (thought field therapy), regression, guided affective imagery, psycho-imaginative therapy, timeline therapy and Transactional Analysis hypnotherapy.
The course is fully accredited by the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council and is highly regarded by fellow therapy professionals. You are in safe hands.
The course provided both theory and practical assessments in matters ranging from treatment of anxiety and panic attacks, to confidence and self-esteem building, pain management, treatment of OCD, working with depression, and much more.
Since qualification, I have continued to invest heavily in further training, believing that this will offer my clients the very highest standards of care and access to a range of pioneering techniques all under one roof. My further training has included anger management, addiction, self-harm, anxiety and PTSD, creative therapy using art and drawing, Gestalt training, the effects of anxiety and anti-depressant medication on the brain, and much more.
I am proud to now hold a TFT Practitioner Diploma at diagnostic level, completed in 2026.
I have also recently gained accreditation as both a VirtueBand Practitioner for holistic weight loss, and a HypnoMenopause Practitioner.