Eva Maiwald

Eva Maiwald is an HCPC-registered clinical psychologist and highly experienced psychotherapist with over 25 years of clinical practice. She trained in Germany and the UK and has worked in specialised clinics in both countries, including within the NHS. She is the founder of Emotion Clinic Notting Hill and has also taught psychology and psychotherapy at universities in the UK and internationally.

Eva specialises in trauma, anxiety and relationship difficulties. She works with individuals and couples using evidence-based approaches including CBT, EMDR, emotion-focused therapy and Relational Life Therapy (RLT). She is accredited to the high standards of the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) and has particular expertise in the Flash Technique for working with trauma and difficult-to-shift emotional states. She is also trained in Prof. Marting Bohus’ innovative DBT-programme for C-PTSD.

Eva works with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, PTSD, complex trauma and long-standing emotional or relational difficulties. She also helps couples recognise patterns of conflict or disconnection and develop more constructive ways of relating

Her style is open, thoughtful and engaged. In addition to EMDR and CBT, she often incorporates experiential methods such as chair work and body-focused techniques to help clients move beyond purely intellectual understanding and connect more directly with their emotional experience. Alongside her clinical work, she has taught at the Munich Film School and continues to work with writers on the emotional depth of characters.

She is a member of esteemed professional organisations including EMDR Europe, the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and the International Society of Emotion Focused Therapy (ISEFT). She is an HCPC-registered clinical psychologist in the UK and is also licensed in Germany.