Process. Heal. Integrate.
Online trauma and EMDR therapy across the UK
Welcome to Philip Bruce Psychotherapy
I offer online trauma therapy and EMDR therapy for children, adolescents and adults across the UK, with in-person sessions available in Wiltshire.
My work supports anxiety, trauma recovery, and neurodivergence through evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches.
How Therapy Can Help
Feel overwhelmed, stuck, or weighed down by experiences you can’t seem to shake?
You’re not alone, and you don’t have to keep carrying this on your own.
I’m Philip Bruce, and I support adolescents and adults who want to feel calmer, more confident, and more at ease within themselves.
Many of the difficulties people bring to therapy are not signs that something is wrong with them, but natural responses to past experiences.
Therapy can help you understand where these patterns come from, gently work through them, and move forward with greater clarity and steadiness.
Online trauma therapy provides a safe and flexible way to explore these experiences at your own pace, wherever you are in the UK.
What I Can Help With
You don’t need to fit into a specific category to begin therapy. However, people often come for support with things like (but not limited to):
- Anxiety and ongoing worry
- Depression and low mood
- Trauma and PTSD
- Stress and feeling overwhelmed
- Feeling stuck or not coping
- Anger and emotional regulation
- Relationship difficulties
- Low self-confidence and self-doubt
- Fears, phobias and insecurities
- Obsessive compulsive patterns (OCD)
- Mood-related difficulties
- Life transitions and feeling directionless
- Grief and loss
- Burnout and emotional exhaustion
- Difficult or dysfunctional relationship patterns
- Building resilience and coping strategies
- Improving focus and concentration
- Teenage and adolescent challenges
- Support for children and young people
- Personality-related difficulties, including borderline patterns
- Complex trauma and complex PTSD
- Unhelpful or destructive habits, such as emotional eating, overspending or gambling
When Past Experiences Still Affect the Present
You may have experienced a difficult childhood, bullying, a stressful job, a relationship breakdown, or something that left you feeling powerless.
Even if you wouldn’t describe it as trauma, something may still feel unsettled. This can show up as:
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Overthinking and self-doubt
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Difficulty relaxing, even when things seem calm
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Feeling emotionally numb or disconnected
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Burnout and ongoing exhaustion
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Avoiding conflict or struggling to say no
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Feeling self-critical or never “good enough”
Types of Therapy I Offer
Supporting trauma recovery, anxiety, and neurodivergence through evidence-based, compassionate approaches for adolescents and adults
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EMDR Therapy
A structured, evidence-based therapy approach that helps process difficult experiences so they feel less overwhelming over time.
ADHD, Autism & Neurodivergence
Support to better understand your experiences and build self-acceptance in a way that works for you.
Trauma Therapy
A supportive space to explore how past experiences may still be affecting how you think, feel, and relate to others.
Schema Therapy
Helps identify and gently reshape long-standing patterns that may have developed earlier in life.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
A compassionate approach that helps you understand different parts of yourself and develop greater inner balance.
Intensive EMDR
Extended sessions that allow for more focused therapeutic work over a shorter period of time.
About me
I’m a professionally qualified and accredited psychotherapist…
committed to trauma-informed, compassionate, and relational work.
My practice is shaped by a core belief:
Everyone has the capacity to heal when they feel understood, safe, and supported.
Why me
What Working With Me Looks Like
Whether we meet online or in person, therapy is paced carefully and guided by your needs.
My approach is guided by a few core principles:
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Holistic approach
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Ethical practitioner
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Accredited & insured
Balance
Change happens when you feel safe enough to explore what’s going on, not when you’re pushed or rushed. Sessions are paced carefully, with attention to how your nervous system responds.
Collaborative
We decide together what feels most helpful. Whether that’s short-term support, deeper trauma-focused work, or a more intensive approach.
Non-judgemental
You don’t need to have the right words. All parts of you are welcome, including the parts that feel unsure, protective or hard to understand.
Support
Some sessions focus on grounding and regulation. Others may involve EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Schema Therapy or equine-informed approaches to shift long-standing patterns.
Anonymised Examples of Client Progress
The following examples reflect common themes clients bring to therapy. Details have been changed to protect privacy.
“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.
“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.
“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.
Online and Face-to-Face Therapy
I offer therapy in person in Wiltshire two days per week, alongside online sessions for adolescents and adults across the UK.
Online EMDR therapy is delivered in line with professional guidelines and provides a structured approach to processing difficult experiences.
What clients say
Working with Philip helped me feel steadier and less overwhelmed. I finally feel like the past isn’t running my life anymore.
K. P.
Ready to begin
I offer online trauma therapy across the UK, alongside in-person sessions in Wiltshire.
If you would like to arrange a free 15 minute consultation, you are welcome to book the next available appointment using the link below.
You are not alone
If life feels heavier or more exhausting than it should, therapy can help you feel more at ease and more connected to yourself.