Nik & Eva Speakman

Nik & Eva Speakman
BornNik Speakman
(1961-12-07) 7 December 1961 (age 63)
England
Eva Speakman
(1969-04-30) 30 April 1969 (age 55)
England
Occupation(s)Authors, Television presenters and Schema Conditioning Therapists[1]
Websitewww.nikandeva.com

Nik & Eva Speakman are UK based authors, therapists, philanthropists and TV presenters, living in Greater Manchester.[2]

Professional career

They are resident therapists on ITV This Morning. In 2014, they hosted their own ITV show of their own entitled The Speakmans.[2]

The therapy method employed by the Speakmans is called Visual Schema Displacement Therapy (VSDT). The NHS recommends eye movement desensitization and reprocessing as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, and a non-clinical examination of the technique suggested VSDT was more effective than this therapy.[3][4][5][6]A randomised clinical trail using VSDT for treatment of PTSD confirmed the same.[7]

As an author

  • Conquering Anxiety (2019)[8]
  • Winning at Weight Loss (2019)[9][10]
  • Everyday Confidence (2020)[11]
  • Upgrade Your Life: Break Your Unconscious Barriers and Live the Life You Deserve (2022)[12]

Charity

In 2023, the couple took part in series five of Celebrity Hunted for charity ‘Stand Up To Cancer’. [13][14][15]

Nik & Eva are both ambassadors of children’s charity.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ Marsh, Stefanie. "The Speakmans: speedy shrinks for the TV age - The Speakmans". ITV.com. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "How This Morning therapists Nik and Eva Speakman cure celebs of their phobias". The Sun. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  3. ↑ "What is VSDT?". VSDT, Visual Schema Displacement Therapy. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Matthijsse, Suzy J.M.A; Lucinda M. van Beerschoton; Ad de Jongh; Irene G Klugkist; Marcel A. van den Hout (2019). "Effects of "Visual Schema Displacement Therapy" (VSDT), an abbreviated EMDR protocol and a control condition on emotionality and vividness of aversive memories: Two critical analogue studies". Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 63: 48–56. doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2018.11.006. PMID 30514434. S2CID 54483471 – via Elsevier Science Direct.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Miller, Adam (2016-11-16). "Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield in tears over man cured of PTSD". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  6. ↑ "Treatment, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)". NHS. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Matthijssen, Suzy J. M. A.; Brouwers, Thomas C.; de Jongh, Ad (2024-03-26). "Visual Schema Displacement Therapy versus Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy versus waitlist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: results of a randomized clinical trial". Frontiers in Psychiatry. 15. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1377108. ISSN 1664-0640.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  8. ↑ Conquering Anxiety. 2019-02-05. ISBN 978-1-84188-321-2.
  9. ↑ Winning at Weight Loss. 2019-06-25. ISBN 978-1-84188-324-3.
  10. ↑ Speakman, Nik; Speakman, Eva (2019-12-26). Winning at Weight Loss: Achieve your slimming goals, enjoy food and feel great again. Orion. ISBN 978-1-84188-324-3.
  11. ↑ Everyday Confidence. 2020-09-30. ISBN 978-1-84188-326-7.
  12. ↑ Speakman, Nik; Speakman, Eva (2022-07-07). Upgrade Your Life: Break your unconscious barriers and live the life you deserve. Orion. ISBN 978-1-84188-328-1.
  13. ↑ "Famous Fugitives confirmed for new series of Celebrity Hunted for Stand Up To Cancer". Channel 4. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Stand Up To Cancer | Speed Up Life-Saving Research". standuptocancer.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-21.[permanent dead link]
  15. ↑ "Famous Fugitives confirmed for new series of Celebrity Hunted for Stand Up To Cancer | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  16. ↑ "Stand Up To Cancer | Speed Up Life-Saving Research". standuptocancer.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-21.[permanent dead link]
  17. ↑ "Meet The Team". Trauma Research UK. Retrieved 2024-07-22.