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Specialist Trauma, Attachment and EMDR Therapy in Corsham and Online Across the UK

Compassionate, Specialist Psychotherapy

I’m Philip Bruce, an accredited psychotherapist registered with the BABCP and EMDR UK. I offer specialist trauma and attachment therapy, including EMDR, for adults and adolescents experiencing the effects of difficult, overwhelming or distressing experiences.

You may be struggling with trauma, anxiety, difficult relationships, attachment wounds, emotional overwhelm, neurodivergence or patterns that you understand intellectually but still find difficult to change. My approach is collaborative and tailored to you, with face-to-face sessions at Hartham Park, Corsham, Wiltshire, and online therapy across the UK.

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Philip Bruce beside his therapy room at Hartham Park in Corsham, Wiltshire

In-person therapy in Corsham

Therapy at Hartham Park

In-person appointments take place at Hartham Park, set among lawns and trees in the Wiltshire countryside.

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How Trauma, Attachment and EMDR Therapy Can Help

Past experiences can continue to affect how you feel, respond and relate to others, even when the immediate situation has passed. You may feel constantly alert, emotionally disconnected, caught in repeating patterns or unsure why certain situations affect you so strongly.

Therapy offers a space to make sense of these responses without treating them as personal failings. Depending on your needs, sessions may focus on building stability, understanding patterns, strengthening emotional regulation or carefully processing distressing memories and experiences.

My work is focused on trauma, attachment and the lasting impact of difficult experiences. Depending on what is happening for you, I may draw on approaches including EMDR therapy, Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems informed therapy, Schema Therapy and broader trauma therapy. The aim is not to fit you into one therapy model. We will agree together what feels appropriate and review what is most helpful as the work develops.

What I Can Support You With

People seek therapy for many different reasons. You may have a clear idea of what is troubling you, or simply know that something does not feel right. Areas I commonly support include:

Trauma, PTSD and complex trauma
Anxiety, panic and persistent worry
Betrayal, abandonment or emotionally harmful relationships
Overwhelm, burnout and workplace stress
Grief, loss and significant life changes
Difficult childhood experiences, attachment wounds and relational trauma

Difficulties with trust, boundaries or relationships
Self-criticism, shame or low confidence
Emotional numbness or disconnection
Anger or difficulty managing emotions
Fears, phobias and avoidance
ADHD, autism and neurodivergence

When Past Experiences Still Affect the Present

You may have experienced a difficult childhood, bullying, loss, workplace pressure, relationship difficulties or another situation that left you feeling unsafe, powerless or alone.

Even if you would not describe the experience as trauma, its effects may continue to appear through:

overthinking and self-doubt
difficulty relaxing or feeling safe
emotional numbness or disconnection
people-pleasing or difficulty saying no
strong reactions to reminders, rejection or conflict
self-criticism, shame or repeating relationship patterns

Woman reflecting on how past experiences affect the present in online session with Philp Bruce

These responses can be understood as ways your mind and body adapted to difficult circumstances. You do not need to have PTSD, or even describe what happened as trauma, for these patterns to be worth understanding. You may already know why you react as you do yet still find that your emotional or physical response takes over. That is often where specialist trauma therapy can be useful. You can also read more about how different experiences may be understood as trauma.

Ways We Can Work

Different experiences may need different treatment approaches. I consider what has happened, what continues to trigger distress, how attachment and relationships may be involved, whether trauma processing is appropriate yet, and what pace and format may suit you. EMDR is among the treatments included in NICE guidance for PTSD in appropriate circumstances.

EMDR Therapy

EMDR is one of the main trauma therapies I use. It can help where distressing memories, experiences or triggers continue to feel emotionally unresolved, and is available face-to-face or online where clinically appropriate.

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Neurodivergence-Informed Therapy

Therapy adapted for autistic and ADHD clients, recognising how trauma, sensory differences, masking, burnout, emotional regulation and relationship experiences can overlap.

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Trauma & Attachment Therapy

Specialist psychotherapy for trauma, attachment difficulties, relational trauma and the lasting effects of difficult experiences, shaped around your needs rather than a fixed formula. Intensive Trauma Therapy sessions are also available.

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Schema Therapy

Schema Therapy can help identify and gently reshape long-standing beliefs and relationship patterns that may have developed earlier in life.

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Internal Family Systems (IFS)

An IFS-informed approach can help you understand protective parts of yourself with compassion and develop greater inner balance.

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Trauma Intensives

Longer, focused trauma and EMDR sessions provide more sustained therapeutic time and may suit a clearly defined treatment focus or clients travelling for specialist work.

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Philip Bruce, accredited psychotherapist and EMDR therapist

About Philip

An Accredited Psychotherapist with a Specialist Trauma Focus

I am an accredited psychotherapist registered with the BABCP and EMDR UK, with more than a decade of experience supporting people through trauma, attachment difficulties, anxiety and significant life transitions.

My original professional training was in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. My subsequent training has increasingly focused on trauma and includes EMDR, Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems informed therapy and Schema Therapy. Having several approaches means we can formulate what may be maintaining the problem and choose treatment accordingly, rather than assuming one therapy will suit everyone.

The purpose is not to use as many techniques as possible. It is to understand the problem properly and offer different ways of working with different kinds of difficulty, while helping you feel understood, safe and supported.

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Working Together

A Collaborative and Individual Approach

Therapy should feel safe, collaborative and responsive to you. We can explore present-day difficulties and the experiences that may be contributing to them, without losing sight of your strengths, needs and wider circumstances.

You will be actively involved in shaping the work. We can regularly review what feels helpful and adjust the approach as your needs, priorities and pace develop.

Balanced and formulation-led
Collaborative and non-judgemental
Adapted to you

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Balance

We can explore both present-day difficulties and the experiences that may be contributing to them, without losing sight of your strengths, needs and wider circumstances.

Collaborative

You will be actively involved in shaping the work. We can regularly review what feels helpful and adjust our approach as your needs and priorities develop.

Non-judgemental

You can speak openly about difficult thoughts, feelings and experiences without pressure or judgement. You will not be expected to share more than feels safe.

Support

Therapy is not a fixed formula. Sessions can draw from different evidence-informed approaches and will be adapted to your goals, preferences and pace.

Online and Face-to-Face Therapy

I offer face-to-face trauma and attachment therapy at Hartham Park, Corsham, Wiltshire, alongside secure online sessions for adults and adolescents across the UK. Corsham is within reach of Chippenham, Bath, Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham and surrounding areas.

Online therapy can be particularly useful when you are looking for a specific trauma specialism rather than simply the nearest therapist. Online work can include EMDR therapy, where clinically appropriate, as well as broader trauma and attachment therapy.

Anonymised Examples of Client Progress

The following anonymised examples illustrate some of the difficulties people may bring to therapy and the types of changes that can sometimes occur. Individual experiences and outcomes vary, and identifying details have been changed to protect privacy.

Online Trauma Therapy client progress report by Philip Bruce

“I’m no longer expecting bad things to happen.”

Before
A client in their 30s arrived feeling chronically on edge, struggling with sleep, and avoiding conflict at all costs.
Therapy
We worked with EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to process unresolved traumatic memories and strengthen their sense of inner safety.
After
They reported being able to relax for the first time in years, sleeping through the night, expressing their needs without fear, and looking to the future.

EMDR client progress report by Philip Bruce

“I finally understand why I react the way I do.”

Before
A high-achieving professional felt burned out, anxious, and trapped by perfectionism.
Therapy
Through Schema Therapy and DBT, we identified long-standing patterns rooted in early experiences and began reshaping their self-expectations.
After
They described feeling lighter, more confident in setting boundaries, able to recognise old patterns, and able to enjoy self-care and rest without guilt.

in-person IFS and Schema client progress report by Philip Bruce

“I can be kinder to myself now.”

Before
An adolescent client struggled with intense self-criticism, and emotional shutdown following past trauma.
Therapy
Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) and DBT-informed grounding techniques, we gradually built internal trust and reduced shame-driven patterns.
After
They developed a more compassionate relationship with themselves, experienced fewer panic episodes, and became more open with loved ones.

Fees and Next Steps

Individual specialist psychotherapy is £100 for a 60-minute session. Extended specialist sessions and trauma-intensive formats are also available where clinically appropriate.

My fees reflect the specialist nature of the work, ongoing clinical training and supervision, the time involved in assessment and formulation, and the range of trauma-focused approaches available.

If you are considering trauma therapy or EMDR, you are welcome to arrange a free 15-minute consultation. Face-to-face sessions are at Hartham Park, Corsham, Wiltshire, with online therapy across the UK.

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You are not alone

If life feels heavier or more exhausting than it should, therapy can help you better understand what is happening and begin to work towards feeling more at ease, more connected and less controlled by old patterns.