top of page
Dr Yvonne L Waft BSc (Hons), DClinPsychol, HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist, EMDR Consultant, Author.
Welcome to my blog
The Power of Sport
By Dr Yvonne Waft - 29th August 2024 In case anyone hadn’t noticed, the Paralympics just started in Paris! Following on, as always, a...
Racism in the UK today
In planning my next blog post I had thought I would discuss something around race, equality, and diversity. In connection with this I was...
2024 UK General Election
New beginnings, new hope? The votes are in and the UK has a new Government. After 14 years of Conservative rule we have an...
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) was originally...
Knife by Salman Rushdie
A psychologist’s view of a very personal account of trauma - by Dr Yvonne Waft I am a Clinical Psychologist and trauma therapist in the...
Birth Trauma - A Special Kind of Trauma
This blog post was prompted by reading an article recently by Hannah Barnes in the New Statesman on birth trauma. The article can be...
The UK Post Office Scandal
Like the majority of the UK population this week, I have been deeply moved by the ITV mini-series, “Mr Bates vs the Post Office”...
Coping with Trauma
By Dr Yvonne Waft 28th November 2023 Here is a very brief foretaste of what is to come in this groundbreaking new book, launching 12th...
Growing Pains
Applying a Growth Mindset to Personal Development I’ve been thinking a lot about personal and professional growth just lately. It’s so...
bottom of page