Lorraine Bygrave
Founder & Clinical Lead
EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner | Trauma Specialist
Works with Adults, Children and Teenagers
Available Monday – Thursday 10.30am – 7.00pm
Lorraine is the Founder and Clinical Lead of The Water Tower Therapy Centre in Benfleet, Essex. With over 12 years in private practice, she is an EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner, BACP registered, and NCPS Accredited.
She specialises in trauma and PTSD, adoption and attachment, and supporting people living with life-changing injuries. Alongside EMDR, she draws on IFS-informed approaches and IADC, is trained in EMDR for children and adolescents, and offers EMDR Intensives for clients looking to do focused work over a shorter period.
Lorraine believes everyone deserves the chance to live free from suffering. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can feel safe enough to explore what’s holding them back, working at whatever pace feels right for them. Her aim goes beyond easing distress — she wants clients to leave with a self-understanding they carry with them long after therapy ends.
Lorraine founded her own practice in 2014, which has since grown into a team of associate therapists. She’s proud of the team she’s built, and committed to ongoing training so clients always benefit from current, evidence-based approaches.
Our mental health shapes so much of our lives — our relationships, our work, our physical health and our sense of self. Lorraine’s experience spans a wide range of psychological difficulties, and she’s committed to helping each client find their way back to a life that feels like their own.
