The Breath Collective
The past is not the problem. It’s the way it’s still being held in the body and mind.
EMDR THERAPY
EMDR supports your brain to do what it naturally knows how to do — process, integrate, and move forward.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is one of the most well-respected therapies for working with trauma, triggers, and stuck emotional patterns.
When something overwhelming happens, it isn’t always fully processed at the time. Instead, it can remain stored in the nervous system, showing up later as anxiety, reactivity, or emotional overwhelm.
Rather than only talking about what’s happened, we work with how the experience is held in your body and nervous system. This allows the intensity to reduce, so the memory no longer feels as charged or present.
EMDR works with specific memories that are still carrying emotional charge. Rather than analysing them, we use a structured process to help your system process and integrate the experience so it no longer feels as present or activating.
People often notice:
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a reduction in emotional reactivity
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fewer triggers in day-to-day life
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a shift in how they see themselves and the past
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a greater sense of calm and clarity
Sessions are structured, focused, and designed to support meaningful change.
SCHEMA THERAPY
If you keep ending up in the same painful patterns, it’s not bad luck—it’s a schema.
Schema therapy focuses on the deeper patterns that shape how you think, feel, and relate to yourself and others.
These patterns often develop early in life as a way of adapting to your environment. While they once made sense, they can become repetitive or limiting over time.
They often show up as:
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recurring relationship dynamics
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strong emotional reactions that feel hard to shift
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self-criticism or feelings of not being “enough”
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difficulty with trust, boundaries, or closeness
Even when you understand the pattern, it can still keep playing out.
Schema therapy works by identifying these patterns and how they formed, then shifting how you respond — not just in insight, but in how you relate, feel, and act.
Over time, this creates more flexibility, stronger boundaries, and a greater sense of stability in yourself and your relationships.