Clare Burke

My theoretical learning has been consistently guided by keeping up with developments within psychotherapy, alongside what I have found to be beneficial in my own therapy journey. My personal life experiences led me to experience both EMDR and IFS therapy as a client, which I have found to be extremely effective, transformative and inspiring models.

I have been working alongside trained therapists since 2010 and providing therapy as a qualified practitioner since 2016, for a wide variety of clients including those in palliative care, children in care, adults with learning difficulties, and adults with both PTSD and Complex PTSD, as well as those who are neurodivergent. For the last six years I have worked within the NHS in secondary care with adults who have ‘severe and enduring mental health difficulties’.

While a list of difficulties gives an indication of the experiences the people I work with have been facing, it says nothing of the creativity, resourcefulness and uniqueness that I have had the immense privilege to work alongside. I continue my own art practice alongside a playful exploration of the world.

My training and registration

I hold an MA in Art Psychotherapy and am a member of the Health and Care Professions Council, whose standards of proficiency I meet and whose code of ethics I abide by. I am also a member of the British Association of Art Therapists. I am additionally trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, with further training in attachment-informed (ai) EMDR, and I am a member of EMDR UK. I am trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS).

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