Alice Vine (Hucker), forensic psychologist and director of our Lincoln clinic, has been supporting both adults and children with a range of mental health difficulties through several treatments since launching six years ago. In February 2024, Alice became one of only three individuals in the UK to qualify as a child and adolescent Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Europe trainer – an innovative treatment endorsed by many public figures such as Prince Harry and Miley Cyrus. Since then, Alice has been utilising her knowledge to spread the word and revolutionise the world of psychology – and has just trained her 50th clinician to deliver this form of treatment.
“I’m thrilled to be able to provide accessible training that empowers professionals to incorporate EMDR into the lives of children and adolescence as quickly as possible to help them overcome trauma. Being able to offer this revolutionary programme from my own stomping ground of Lincoln fills me with immense pride – it’s an opportunity to make a real difference, right from the heart of the community I call home,” explained Alice.
EMDR is a type of therapy that utilises specific eye movements, accessing where trauma memories are held in the body, combined with talk therapy, in a particular and structured format to help an individual process and recover from past experiences that are affecting their mental health and wellbeing. The aim of this is to help people to see their experiences from a different perspective, relieving the symptoms they were suffering.
