Hannah Raine-Smith

Overview

The practice is led by Hannah Raine-Smith, an integrative psychotherapist specialising in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. The clinic emphasises neuroscience-informed approaches to therapy and aims to help clients form new neural connections through corrective emotional experiences. Hannah combines evidence-based EMDR protocols with an integrative therapeutic orientation and a focus on complex trauma.

The practitioner also writes and researches on the interface between EMDR and psychedelic-assisted therapies, and offers harm-reduction-informed guidance related to psychedelic experiences. The practice offers sessions remotely using a data-compliant video platform designed for online EMDR work.

Best for

This provider is best suited for adults seeking targeted treatment for trauma-related difficulties and related mood and anxiety disorders. Typical clients include people with complex trauma histories, clients experiencing persistent anxiety or depressive symptoms, and those seeking support with obsessive thoughts or addictive behaviours. The practitioner also supports clients interested in psychedelic harm-reduction and integration.

• Individuals with traumatic stress, complex trauma or PTSD-related symptoms
• People experiencing depression, anxiety or OCD
• Clients wanting evidence-informed psychedelic harm-reduction and integration support

Approach

The practice centres on EMDR as a time-limited, empirically supported intervention that targets pathologically encoded memories through bilateral stimulation and memory reconsolidation. Treatment typically involves formulation, preparation, targeted EMDR processing sessions and integration work. The practitioner emphasises safety, a clear therapeutic frame and neuroscience-informed formulation.

Sessions are delivered online using a secure, data-compliant video application tailored for EMDR, and Hannah has refined methods specific to remote bilateral stimulation and online EMDR delivery. Treatment plans are individualised and may include preparatory work, skills training for emotional regulation, and integration-focused sessions following memory processing.

Where relevant, the practitioner incorporates harm-reduction principles when discussing psychedelic experiences and can provide integration support and protocol-informed perspectives linking EMDR and psychedelic-assisted therapeutic frameworks.

Support

Clients receive preparation and integration support as part of the therapeutic pathway. The practice uses clear safety protocols, confidential data-compliant video systems for online sessions and offers clinical supervision for complex cases. The practitioner emphasises ethical boundaries, safeguarding training and a trauma-informed stance throughout the therapeutic process.

Support includes an initial consultation to discuss treatment options, ongoing clinical review, and referrals or signposting where specialist services are required. The practice explicitly does not offer or endorse unsafe or illegal treatments and will consult legal advisors when cross-border legal questions arise about service delivery.

Practical details

Sessions are offered online using a secure video platform; the practitioner indicates experience delivering EMDR remotely. Fees are listed on the site as £90 for a 1-hour psychotherapy session. Booking and enquiries are managed by email. The site is presented in English.

• Format: Online EMDR and psychotherapy
• Session length: 1 hour
• Fee: £90 per session 

This description was generated based on information from the official website and other materials provided by the provider.

Education and Training

• MSc EMDR Therapy, University of Worcester
• Postgraduate Diploma in Neuroimaging, Cardiff University
• PG Cert Clinical Supervision, University of Derby
• Attachment focused EMDR training – Laurel Parnell
• Levels 1-4 EMDR training, University of Worcester – Derek Farrell
• EMDR with complex clinical populations
• EMDR wider scripted protocols
• BSc Hons Integrative Counselling, Middlesex University
• BA Music and Visual Art, University of Brighton
• Current issues in EMDR practice and research (Distinction)
• G-TEP- Group trauma intervention
• R-TEP- Recent traumatic events protocol
• Working with Ego States – Dr. Micheal Patterson
• Safe-guarding training
• Psychedelic-assisted therapy training- Integrative Psychiatry Institute, Colorado
• Foundation in Medical Herbalism- Heartwood Institute