EMDR Association UK

What EMDR Association UK does

EMDR Association UK is the professional membership body for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) clinicians and researchers in the United Kingdom, founded in 1997 and registered as a charity in Liverpool with operational correspondence handled from Swindon. It serves individual EMDR practitioners, trainers, and researchers, providing professional membership, an accreditation pathway for clinicians, a continuing professional development (CPD) programme of workshops and conferences, and a public-facing Find a Therapist directory that connects therapy seekers with accredited practitioners.

The core product surface is membership-based rather than technology-based: the underlying "platform" is the association's accreditation standards, regional group structure (including Yorkshire, Kent, and Near West groups), and CPD catalogue covering topics such as Functional Neurological Disorder, Personality Disorder, and Grief and Loss. Content distribution extends to podcasts ("Past, Present and Future" and the 2024-launched "EMDR Extraordinary Stories") and educational resources. The association's authority is reinforced by endorsements and partnerships with the World Health Organization (WHO), the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), EMDR Europe, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), UNHCR, and the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Revenue is generated through three streams: professional membership subscriptions, CPD events and conferences (with workshops priced at £80–£118 per session), and accreditation services. The organisation employs approximately 20 staff and operates as a non-profit charity, with no disclosed financials, no external funding rounds, and no M&A activity in the input data. A 30th Anniversary Conference is announced for 2027, and an Ecologi sustainability partnership has been added operationally.

Name

EMDR Association UK

Legal name

EMDR Association UK

Website

https://emdrassociation.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EMDR Association UK is the UK professional membership body for EMDR clinicians and researchers, providing accreditation, continuing professional development events, and a public Find a Therapist directory serving trauma therapy practitioners across the United Kingdom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE) (EDAAALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

Keywords

• Trauma therapy services
• Professional accreditation
• Therapist directory
• Continuing professional development
• Psychotherapy membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Membership: Annual membership fees for EMDR clinicians and researchers providing professional support, accreditation, newsletter, journal subscription, reduced event fees, access to peer supervision and online member area.
2. CPD Events and Conferences: Continuing Professional Development events including workshops, regional events, annual conferences, and webinars that generate revenue through attendance fees at varying price points for members and non-members.
3. Accreditation Services: Professional accreditation for EMDR therapists ensuring proven levels of experience and competency.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EMDR Association UK is the UK professional body for EMDR clinicians and researchers, delivering professional membership and accreditation, continuing professional development (CPD) events, and an online Find a Therapist directory. The association also publishes the ETQ journal, runs podcasts, and provides educational resources and webinars supporting both practitioners and the wider public.

Product overview

EMDR Association UK operates as the professional body for EMDR clinicians and researchers in the United Kingdom, offering a unified service portfolio centered on therapist finder technology, professional membership/accreditation, and continuing education. The core offerings include a map-based Find a Therapist search service, membership with accreditation pathways, and CPD events/training programs. Additional offerings include two podcast series (Past, Present and Future, and EMDR Extraordinary Stories), educational resources for adults and children about EMDR therapy, and research resources. The organization connects therapy seekers with accredited practitioners while providing professional development resources for clinicians.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Find a Therapist Service

Quantifiable outcome

• EMDR can significantly decrease PTSD symptoms in just two or three sessions with long-lasting effects

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EMDR EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean-level professional body for EMDR. EMDR Association UK is affiliated with EMDR Europe, maintaining alignment with European standards for EMDR training and practice.
• World Health Organisation (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO has recognised EMDR as an effective treatment for PTSD and for children. The association prominently displays the WHO endorsement on its website.
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNICE has recognised EMDR as a recommended treatment for PTSD. The association references this endorsement as evidence of EMDR's clinical effectiveness.
• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional society for trauma researchers and clinicians. Listed as a resource partner on the EMDR UK website.
• UNHCRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Refugee Agency. Listed as a resource partner providing information about trauma treatment for displaced populations.
• Veterans Affairs (VA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS Department of Veterans Affairs. Listed as a resource partner providing EMDR information for military veterans with PTSD.
• EcologiminorOthersEnvironmental organisation. EMDR UK partners with Ecologi for sustainability initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP): UK regulator and professional body for psychotherapists with accreditation, public register, and member resources. Comparable in offering a national register plus accreditation framework that competes for the same therapy-seeking public and clinician members as EMDR UK.
• British Psychological Society (BPS): UK chartered body for psychologists with member accreditation, journals, regional networks, and events. Comparable as a broader mental-health professional membership organisation whose chartership and CPD infrastructure competes for the same psychological-trauma clinician cohort.
• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS): Global professional society for trauma researchers and clinicians with annual conference, journal (Journal of Traumatic Stress), and member resources. Already listed as a resource partner on EMDR UK's site; comparable as a wider-net, research-led professional body that serves trauma therapists across modalities.
• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP): The largest UK counselling and psychotherapy professional body, offering accreditation, a public therapist directory, CPD events, and member services. A broader incumbent that overlaps with EMDR UK on therapist-directory and accreditation services, though it covers all modalities rather than specialising in EMDR.

Direct peers

• EMDR International Association (EMDRIA): The largest EMDR professional body in the world, based in the US. Directly comparable to EMDR Association UK in mission and offering — accreditation, conferences, journal, approved training — but operates at international scale, providing a benchmark for what an EMDR association can scale into.
• EMDR Europe: European umbrella body for EMDR clinicians and researchers. Directly comparable as the parent/affiliated professional association that EMDR Association UK belongs to, providing the same accreditation, training standards, and conference programming at a continental level.
• National Counselling Society (NCS): UK professional register for counsellors and psychotherapists with membership tiers, CPD programme, and accredited-register status. Directly comparable as a competing small/mid-sized therapy professional body chasing the same membership and accreditation revenue as EMDR UK.
• BABCP (British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies): UK professional body for CBT clinicians with accreditation, journal, regional groups, and annual conference. Competes with EMDR UK for the same mental-health clinician membership wallet and CPD spend, but for a different evidence-based therapy modality.

Regional players

• Charlie Waller Trust: UK mental-health charity focused on therapist training and public awareness. Comparable in being a UK-based mental-health training charity with CPD-adjacent programming, but with a broader mental-health remit rather than EMDR specialisation.

Emerging players

• Anna Freud Centre / Anna Freud Network: UK mental-health charity focused on children and young people, with training, schools programmes, and a therapist directory. Comparable as a UK mental-health charity running therapist-facing training and resources relevant to the same paediatric mental-health community EMDR UK serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emdr-association-uk
• Instagraminstagram.com/emdr_uk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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