CBT and EMDR Therapy in Omagh
I’m BACP and BABCP accredited in Counselling and CBT, and I’m also a Consultant EMDR specialist for adults and children 6+.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply not like yourself, you don’t have to face it alone. We’ll work together, at your pace, to help you feel calmer, more grounded, and closer to the version of yourself you want to be.
Reach out at
075 709 270 98
Understanding CBT
I utilize Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help you identify and transform negative thought patterns into constructive habits. By addressing the symptoms of anxiety and depression, we work together to help you to reclaim your mental clarity and emotional resilience at your best pace.
Understanding EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful therapeutic approach designed to help you process and heal from traumatic memories and distressing life experiences. By utilizing guided eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation such a tapping EMDR helps your brain reprocess difficult events, reducing their emotional charge and enabling you to move forward with greater peace and resilience.
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What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Animation to explain EMDR therapy to Children
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CBT Therapy
CBT is based on the idea that the way we think about situations can deeply affect how we feel and how we respond. For example, if you interpret a situation in a harsh or negative way, you’re more likely to feel low, anxious or overwhelmed. Those difficult feelings can then lead you to act in ways that keep you feeling stuck.
CBT gently helps you notice and understand these patterns, so you can respond with more kindness and balance towards yourself.
CBT brings together two types of therapy to support you:
• Cognitive therapy – exploring the thoughts and beliefs that shape how you feel
• Behaviour therapy – looking at the things you do and finding small, manageable changes that can help you feel better
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EMDR Therapy
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. It is a structured therapy that can help you recover from distressing or traumatic experiences and the problems they may have left behind, such as flashbacks, upsetting thoughts or images, low mood or anxiety.
EMDR helps your brain process these memories in a safer, more manageable way, so they feel less overwhelming and have less impact on your day-to-day life.
EMDR is recognised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which also recognises it as an effective treatment for children.
Mark Colhoun-CBT Omagh
Mark Colhoun has over 16 years of experience providing counselling and psychotherapy. He is a BACP-accredited counsellor and therapist, a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT), and an EMDR Consultant and Supervisor working with both adults and children. His experience includes bereavement work with Cruse Bereavement Care, supporting people affected by sexual trauma at Nexus Institute NI, working within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), and providing trauma-focused therapy with organisations such as Ascenti Mental Health and Onebright.