Meet the Clinical Team
David Blore is a Consultant Psychotherapist accredited in EMDR since 2001 and CBT since 1994. He is the
company's Clinical and Research Director. David is our York therapist and a visiting lecturer on EMDR at
Teesside University. He has recently completed a PhD at Birmingham University and has been using EMDR
for 18 years. He was originally trained by the discoverer of EMDR, Dr. Francine Shapiro. David has numerous
publications on the treatment of psychological trauma. David's CV is available here.
Fokkina McDonnell is our Manchester therapist. Following a career as an
Occupational Psychologist Fokkina became a UKCP registered Psychotherapist
in 1998. She is an EMDR Consultant and Training Facilitator and has
qualifications in Hypnotherapy, Coaching and Supervision. She runs a
private therapy and supervision practice in Stretford, Manchester. Fokkina
has been using EMDR, one of the treatments of choice for psychological
trauma, for over 10 years.
Sally Standart is our Newcastle therapist. Sally is a Consultant Psychiatrist and BABCP accredited
Cognitive Therapist since 1994. She is head of the North East Traumatic Stress centre in her NHS
post and runs a private practice in Newcastle doing both Cognitive Therapy and EMDR which she
has been using for 4 years.
Charles Burdett is a British Psychological Society Chartered Clinical Psychologist and is
registered with the Health Professions Council. He is the company's expert on psychological
assessments and reports for the Courts. Charles worked for many years as a
Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the NHS, specialising in Adult Psychology, Trauma and
Neuropsychology and nowadays works full time in private practice, combining work as an
Expert Witness with clinical practice. He is also a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist and a
Consultant in EMDR.