I have specialised training to work with trauma, including women and men who have experienced domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault. I work with people who have left difficult, controlling, or toxic relationships to help them trust their judgement and find authentic connections. I also work with neurodiversity and trauma.
After experiencing truama, people can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, fear, shame, a loss of self and hopelessness are some of the emotions that can remain, even many years after traumatic events. Trauma can really shatter our sense of who we are.
A three-stage approach:
Trauma recovery occurs in three stages, which are based on Judith Herman’s stages of recovery.
The first stage involves establishing safety in your body. The second stage involves remembrance and mourning. The third stage is reconnection with ordinary life, a process of finding yourself again. Working with this model, I can help you understand the connection between mind and body and guide you through the process of grief and healing. Using talking, somatic work and creative work where this is safe and helpful.
I am trained in the Rewind technique, which I can offer as part of other therapeutic work or as a stand-alone trauma technique. I’m also trained in the Flash Technique.
Please contact me to book a first assessment session.