Dr Karen Leeson

Karen is a highly experienced Clinical Psychologist who has worked in the psychology profession since 2004. She has over 14 years’ experience as a qualified Clinical Psychologist, primarily within secondary care services, supporting adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.

Karen specialises in trauma-focused psychological therapy and has a particular interest in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). She is passionate about the benefits of EMDR and is committed to providing evidence-based, high-quality therapy that is compassionate, collaborative and tailored to each individual.

Karen works with Evolve Practice to offer online EMDR therapy. She completed her basic EMDR training in 2016 and achieved EMDR Accredited Practitioner status in 2022. She is currently working towards EMDR Consultant accreditation, having completed further advanced training in 2024. Each level of EMDR training requires extensive supervised clinical experience with a wide range of client presentations and levels of complexity, and is overseen and regulated by the EMDR Association (UK).