🌿 Exploring the 5-4-3-2-1 Technique: Grounding Through the Senses - with Clinical Psychologist Dr Emily Haythornthwaite #senses #clinicalpsychologist
This video explores how the 5-4-3-2-1 technique can help regulate the nervous system, anchor attention, and support emotional balance—especially during moments of overwhelm or anxiety.
Featuring Dr Emily Haythornthwaite
Dr Emily Haythornthwaite is an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist and a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS). She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and a Master’s in Forensic Psychology.
With extensive experience working with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and complex relational patterns, Dr Haythornthwaite supports individuals using an integrative, trauma-informed approach. Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), and Polyvagal Theory to help clients build emotional regulation and deepen self-awareness.
👉🏼 In this video, you can discover how avoidance might be serving a short-term purpose, and when it might be time to ground yourself in the present and reconnect with your body.
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