Does coming to EFT therapy mean we are weak people?
It takes courage, not weakness, to seek help.
Coming to EFT therapy is about investing in yourself and your relationship(s).
There isn't much support for LGBTQ+ people impacted by dementia to really explore in a dementia affirming way all their feelings, fears, worries, and ways of adapting and getting the most out of life and working with me would give you that.
Coming to EFT therapy is about investing in yourself and your relationship(s).
There isn't much support for LGBTQ+ people impacted by dementia to really explore in a dementia affirming way all their feelings, fears, worries, and ways of adapting and getting the most out of life and working with me would give you that.
I don't find it easy to talk about feelings so will EFT therapy be any use?
While EFT is about emotions and feelings it is also about logic and understanding, the approach has a clear map of steps and stages that we would work through together. Together we will explore your relationship with your feelings and I'll help you to stay with them and explore them more.
Where would we see you?
Sessions are usually online via Zoom but we may also be able to have sessions at your own home or nearby, especially if you want me to work over a day or two with different constellations of people.
To work on Zoom you will need a computer with a webcam and a good internet connection. I'd send you a link by email and you would click on it to join me in the Zoom room.
To work on Zoom you will need a computer with a webcam and a good internet connection. I'd send you a link by email and you would click on it to join me in the Zoom room.
Do you only see couples?
No, you can come as an individual, two or more partners, friends, chosen or biological families, and other important people. As long as there are one or two central people I can work with different combinations of people as seems most helpful to us.
How long are the sessions?
Session frequency can be varied according to what is most helpful and mutual availability.
Sessions are traditionally for one hour but we would work out what works best for you - whether that be the hour or a shorter or longer time.
There is also the possibility of an intensive of several hours which may be broken up into shorter sessions with different groupings of people. This may be possible face to face.
Sessions are traditionally for one hour but we would work out what works best for you - whether that be the hour or a shorter or longer time.
There is also the possibility of an intensive of several hours which may be broken up into shorter sessions with different groupings of people. This may be possible face to face.
When can we see you?
I usually see clients on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday in the day time.
An intensive may take place over the weekend.
An intensive may take place over the weekend.
How much do sessions cost?
I have a standard fee for a therapy session - £200 for a one hour Zoom session and this can be negotiated as much as we agree is necessary. The cost should not be a deterrent to receiving therapy. If any travel is involved we would need to negotiate an appropriate fee for time, travel and any accommodation expenses.
You can pay by bank transfer. People outside the UK can also pay by Paypal.
You can pay by bank transfer. People outside the UK can also pay by Paypal.
Do I have to be an LGBTQ+ person with dementia or mild cognitive impairment to see you?
Prospective clients will identify as one or more of LGBTQ+ and be impacted by dementia or mild cognitive impairment. Or the person with dementia or mild cognitive impairment identifies as LGBTQ+ and you don't.
Dementia or mild cognitive impairment may be concerns or a diagnosis that you have or that a person important to you has - a partner, friend, parent, child, chosen and biological family member, person you are caring for, etc.
Therapy may be 1-1, partners, or any other constellation of people. There will be at least one main client but the constellation of people attending sessions may change as needed.
Dementia or mild cognitive impairment may be concerns or a diagnosis that you have or that a person important to you has - a partner, friend, parent, child, chosen and biological family member, person you are caring for, etc.
Therapy may be 1-1, partners, or any other constellation of people. There will be at least one main client but the constellation of people attending sessions may change as needed.
Would we focus on dementia or mild cognitive impairment all the time?
While the impact of worries or a diagnosis of dementia or mild cognitive impairment of you, or someone important to you, is what is bringing you to therapy it won't be the focus all the time. I'll work with what is important to you. And when we are focusing on dementia we'll be working across a range of themes and emotions - yes it will include fear and loss but it will also include adjusting, self-esteem, planning, joy, and so much more.
I work affirmatively with clients in your, and my, diversity - gender, sexual orientation, relationship configuration, race, ethnicity, illness, dis/ability, religion, spirituality, age, etc. Together we can explore how the different aspects of your identity intersect and impact your experience through dementia or mild cognitive impairment.
I work affirmatively with clients in your, and my, diversity - gender, sexual orientation, relationship configuration, race, ethnicity, illness, dis/ability, religion, spirituality, age, etc. 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?
2016 to 2024 have been the most challenging and transformative of my life so far as I journeyed with my beloved partner Hazel following her diagnosis with a rare form of dementia - logopenic aphasia. Throughout that time I knew that at some point my work would come to focus on LGBTQ+ people impacted by dementia and I am now in an informed and emotionally resilient state to start this work with clients.
I am an experienced and qualified emotionally focused therapist, supervisor and trainer. This, and previously having been an Occupational Therapist in mental health settings, helped me to support us in living our best life within its developing limitations, and to stay lovingly connected with Hazel and our relationship as well as dealing with our fears, intense pain, distress and losses.
Over the last few years my therapy practise has focused on working primarily with LGBTQ+ couples and I regularly run, with a colleague, LGBTQ+ centred EFT couples trainings for therapists.
During 2022 - 2025 I undertook the Advanced Specialist Diploma in Gender, Sex and Relationship Diverse Psychotherapy run by Pink Therapy. My final assignment was on the development of DA-GSRD therapy - Dementia Affirmative Gender, Sex and Relationship Diverse Therapy. I presented on this at the 2025 Pink Therapy Conference and you can watch it here. It gives you some idea of who I am and how I understand some of the nuances of the specific experience of being LGBTQ+ and impacted by dementia.
I am a white, British, cisgender woman, lesbian / queer, disabled, middle-aged and so much more.
2016 to 2024 have been the most challenging and transformative of my life so far as I journeyed with my beloved partner Hazel following her diagnosis with a rare form of dementia - logopenic aphasia. Throughout that time I knew that at some point my work would come to focus on LGBTQ+ people impacted by dementia and I am now in an informed and emotionally resilient state to start this work with clients.
I am an experienced and qualified emotionally focused therapist, supervisor and trainer. This, and previously having been an Occupational Therapist in mental health settings, helped me to support us in living our best life within its developing limitations, and to stay lovingly connected with Hazel and our relationship as well as dealing with our fears, intense pain, distress and losses.
Over the last few years my therapy practise has focused on working primarily with LGBTQ+ couples and I regularly run, with a colleague, LGBTQ+ centred EFT couples trainings for therapists.
During 2022 - 2025 I undertook the Advanced Specialist Diploma in Gender, Sex and Relationship Diverse Psychotherapy run by Pink Therapy. My final assignment was on the development of DA-GSRD therapy - Dementia Affirmative Gender, Sex and Relationship Diverse Therapy. I presented on this at the 2025 Pink Therapy Conference and you can watch it here. It gives you some idea of who I am and how I understand some of the nuances of the specific experience of being LGBTQ+ and impacted by dementia.
I am a white, British, cisgender woman, lesbian / queer, disabled, middle-aged and so much more.
Tell me more about Sandra Taylor - her qualifications, etc.
You can find more information here and you can contact me to ask something not covered there.
You can find more information here and you can contact me to ask something not covered there.
