Emily Mercer

Social Worker and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist

Emily Mercer is a Social Worker and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist who joined the Tavistock Trauma Service in 2020. She is a Senior Psychotherapist in the service and the Course Lead for
Complex Trauma: The Tavistock Model (D19). She is a member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and is trained in Sandplay Therapy and Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT). Emily has been working in the field of Trauma for over 20 years in a variety of settings, including Community Agencies, Mental Health Hospitals, the NHS and Private Practice in Canada and the United Kingdom. She also has extensive experience in program and service development within these settings. Emily has a special interest in trauma and addiction after spending several years working as an addictions therapist alongside developing and leading a program for women with addiction issues and complex trauma who experienced sexual abuse.