Dr Omar Cummins

I am Dr Omar Cummins, a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, accredited CBT therapist and EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner with more than 26 years’ experience working in mental health and psychological services. Through Amwell Spring Psychology, I provide specialist psychological therapy and EMDR-informed coaching for adults. My approach is collaborative, thoughtful and tailored to the individual, with a focus on meaningful and lasting change. The two parts of the Amwell Spring name reflect the different strands of my work. Amwell represents psychological therapy: supporting people to heal from difficult experiences, improve emotional wellbeing and change longstanding patterns. Spring represents coaching: helping professionals move forward, develop greater confidence and create more sustainable and fulfilling ways of working. EMDR is central to my clinical practice. I work with adults experiencing trauma, anxiety, bereavement, shame, low self-worth, perfectionism, people-pleasing, attachment difficulties and the effects of adverse childhood experiences. I also have particular experience supporting people following accidents, medical events and other distressing life experiences. I often work with capable, high-functioning adults who may appear successful externally but feel anxious, exhausted, disconnected or driven internally. They may struggle with imposter feelings, relentless standards, over-responsibility, difficulty setting boundaries or a tendency to prioritise other people’s needs at the expense of their own. My work is integrative. Alongside EMDR, I draw on Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This enables us to address both the experiences underlying a difficulty and the patterns that continue to maintain it in the present. Through the Spring strand of my practice, I offer EMDR-informed coaching for professionals, leaders and executives. Coaching is distinct from psychological therapy and is intended for people seeking support with professional development, confidence, performance or transition rather than treatment for a mental health condition. Coaching may focus on leadership confidence, imposter feelings, presentation anxiety, perfectionism, professional identity, difficult workplace relationships, transitions into senior roles, burnout prevention and developing a more sustainable approach to work. Where relevant, we may explore how earlier experiences, emotional triggers and deeply held beliefs influence professional behaviour. The emphasis remains on helping clients move forward towards their professional goals, while maintaining clear boundaries between coaching and therapy. Sessions are available online across the UK and in person in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. I work with adults on a self-funding basis and through selected private medical insurers. My aim is to help people reduce the hold of difficult experiences and longstanding patterns so they can live and work with greater confidence, flexibility and authenticity.