About us

The Trauma Recovery Centre has one director, and several consultants and advisers. The Centre covers a broad geographical area. The director of The Trauma Recovery Centre is highly qualified and experienced in EMDR and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

The director is Sue Thorogood.

Professional background of the director

Sue Thorogood
EMDR Europe Approved Practitioner, Member of EMDR UK & Ireland Association

BAHons.CQSW.PG.Dip.MBACP

Sue qualified as a children and families social worker and worked as a Systemic Family Therapist and Gestalt Play therapist with children who had been physically, sexually or emotionally abused. She retrained in psychological therapies over 9 years ago and has worked in private practice. Sue has contracts with a number institutions and with The Centre, a private clinic in Hereford.

Sue has over 20years experience of working therapeutically with children, adolescents and adults. She has practiced as a therapist in a variety of settings including social services departments, adult mental health, Family Services Units in London, voluntary sector, Colleges and with police authority staff. Sue specializes in the therapeutic treatment of childhood and adult trauma, child sexual abuse and stress management. Sue works extensively with the police and members of the armed services. Sue has provided consultancy and training for professionals and students on domestic violence, child sexual abuse and stress management. She has completed all 3 levels of EMDR training and specifically EMDR for working with children. Sue is an EMDR Europe Approved Practitioner and member of EMDR UK & Ireland Association.

Consultants

The Trauma Recovery Centre is fortunate in having access to a number of Consultants, who are specialized in particular aspects of trauma recovery, and who act in an advisory capacity to enhance the quality of the clinical work. These Consultants include:

Dr Derek Farrell

Originally President of EMDR UK & Ireland Association. Chair of EMDR Accreditation Committee.
Practitioner, Consultant, Facilitator and Trainer in EMDR
Lecturer in Mental Health. University of Birmingham
Derek acts as a consultant to the director

Sally Worthing-Davies

EMDR Europe Approved Practitioner
Systemic psychotherapist/family therapist.
EMDR Training Consultant/Supervisor
Sally is responsible for the supervision of the director's clinical work.

Philip Nottingham

EMDR Consultant UK & Ireland
Phil is a Consultant in EMDR who continues to support the director from his base in New Zealand.

 

 

 

 

 


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