Does coming to EFT therapy mean we are weak people?
No. EFT isn’t about weakness. It’s about choosing support—an investment in you, and in the relationships that matter.
When dementia is in the picture, people often have a lot to carry: fear, grief, anger, tenderness, relief, and the ongoing work of adapting. LGBTQ+ people can have an extra layer too—worrying you’ll be misunderstood, unseen, or expected to translate your life.
There isn’t much space, in most services, to explore all of this in a genuinely dementia-affirming and LGBTQ+-affirming way. Working with me offers that space: to make sense of what’s happening, stay connected, and find a way of living that still includes love, meaning, and belonging.
When dementia is in the picture, people often have a lot to carry: fear, grief, anger, tenderness, relief, and the ongoing work of adapting. LGBTQ+ people can have an extra layer too—worrying you’ll be misunderstood, unseen, or expected to translate your life.
There isn’t much space, in most services, to explore all of this in a genuinely dementia-affirming and LGBTQ+-affirming way. Working with me offers that space: to make sense of what’s happening, stay connected, and find a way of living that still includes love, meaning, and belonging.
I don't find it easy to talk about feelings so will EFT therapy be any use?
Yes. You don’t need to be “good at feelings” for EFT to help.
EFT is about emotions, but it’s also clear and logical: we work with a map and we go step by step. My job is to help you slow things down, make sense of what’s happening, and put words to what’s hard—at a pace that fits you.
EFT is about emotions, but it’s also clear and logical: we work with a map and we go step by step. My job is to help you slow things down, make sense of what’s happening, and put words to what’s hard—at a pace that fits you.
Where would we see you?
Sessions are usually online via Zoom.
In some situations, we may also be able to meet at your home or nearby—especially if you’d like an extended session (or a day with different constellations of people). If we work online, you’ll need a computer or tablet with a camera and a stable internet connection. I’ll email you a link; you just click to join.
In some situations, we may also be able to meet at your home or nearby—especially if you’d like an extended session (or a day with different constellations of people). If we work online, you’ll need a computer or tablet with a camera and a stable internet connection. I’ll email you a link; you just click to join.
Do you only see couples?
No.
You can come as an individual, as partners, with chosen family, biological family, and/or other important people. There is usually one main client, and we can involve different people at different points if that’s what best supports you.
You can come as an individual, as partners, with chosen family, biological family, and/or other important people. There is usually one main client, and we can involve different people at different points if that’s what best supports you.
How long are the sessions?
Traditionally sessions are 60 minutes, but we’ll choose what works best for you.
That might mean shorter sessions, longer sessions, or (occasionally) an intensive of several hours with breaks. Intensives can sometimes include different groupings of people.
That might mean shorter sessions, longer sessions, or (occasionally) an intensive of several hours with breaks. Intensives can sometimes include different groupings of people.
When can we see you?
I usually see clients on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday in the daytime.
If we plan an intensive, it would be at a mutually convenient time.
If we plan an intensive, it would be at a mutually convenient time.
How much do sessions cost?
My standard fee is £200 for a 60-minute Zoom session and this is negotiable.
If cost would stop you accessing therapy, let’s talk about it—together we can see what’s manageable.
If travel is involved, we would agree an appropriate fee for time, travel, and any accommodation costs.
Payment is by bank transfer; clients outside the UK can also pay via PayPal.
If cost would stop you accessing therapy, let’s talk about it—together we can see what’s manageable.
If travel is involved, we would agree an appropriate fee for time, travel, and any accommodation costs.
Payment is by bank transfer; clients outside the UK can also pay via PayPal.
Do I have to be an LGBTQ+ person with dementia or mild cognitive impairment to see you?
You don’t have to be the person with dementia.
You can work with me if LGBTQ+ identity is part of your life and dementia or mild cognitive impairment is part of what you’re dealing with—your own, or someone close to you.
Sometimes the person living with dementia is LGBTQ+ and you aren't; you are welcome too.
You can work with me if LGBTQ+ identity is part of your life and dementia or mild cognitive impairment is part of what you’re dealing with—your own, or someone close to you.
Sometimes the person living with dementia is LGBTQ+ and you aren't; you are welcome too.
Would we focus on dementia or mild cognitive impairment all the time?
Dementia (or the worry of it) may be what brings you to therapy, but it won’t be our focus all the time.
We’ll work with what’s most important to you right now. When we do focus on dementia or mild cognitive impairment, we’ll include fear and loss—and also adjustment, self-esteem, planning, connection, and joy.
Underneath it all, we’ll keep coming back to the heart of it: how to help you feel less alone, more supported, and more connected to the people who matter most
I work with an affirming, intersectional lens, attentive to the ways identity and context shape experience (for example: sexuality, gender, relationship configuration, race and ethnicity, disability, health, age, faith, and class). Together we can explore how the different aspects of your identity intersect and impact your experience through dementia or mild cognitive impairment.
We’ll work with what’s most important to you right now. When we do focus on dementia or mild cognitive impairment, we’ll include fear and loss—and also adjustment, self-esteem, planning, connection, and joy.
Underneath it all, we’ll keep coming back to the heart of it: how to help you feel less alone, more supported, and more connected to the people who matter most
I work with an affirming, intersectional lens, attentive to the ways identity and context shape experience (for example: sexuality, gender, relationship configuration, race and ethnicity, disability, health, age, faith, and class). Together we can explore how the different aspects of your identity intersect and impact your experience through dementia or mild cognitive impairment.
Who am I to be doing this work?
I’m an experienced EFT therapist, supervisor, and trainer, and this work is also personal for me.
From 2016–2024 I lived alongside my partner Hazel’s dementia journey (logopenic aphasia). It shaped me profoundly, and it clarified what people most need: steadiness, emotional depth, and support that fits real life.
Alongside EFT, my earlier background as an Occupational Therapist in mental health settings also informs how I think about support, adaptation, and quality of life.
I’m an experienced EFT therapist, supervisor, and trainer, and this work is also personal for me.
From 2016–2024 I lived alongside my partner Hazel’s dementia journey (logopenic aphasia). It shaped me profoundly, and it clarified what people most need: steadiness, emotional depth, and support that fits real life.
Alongside EFT, my earlier background as an Occupational Therapist in mental health settings also informs how I think about support, adaptation, and quality of life.
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I’ve focused clinically on LGBTQ+ partners for years, and I completed the Advanced Specialist Diploma in Gender, Sex and Relationship Diverse Psychotherapy (Pink Therapy). My final assignment developed DA-GSRD therapy (Dementia-Affirmative Gender, Sex and Relationship Diverse therapy), which I presented on at the 2025 Pink Therapy Conference. I’m a white, British, cisgender, middle-aged disabled woman; I’m lesbian/queer—and I’m also, like all of us, so much more than any list can capture. These identities shape what I notice, what I can easily miss, and how I work: with humility, curiosity, and attention to power, context and difference
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Tell me more about Sandra Taylor - her qualifications, etc.
You can read more about my background and qualifications here, and you’re welcome to contact me with any question that isn’t covered.
You can read more about my background and qualifications here, and you’re welcome to contact me with any question that isn’t covered.
