expert experienced services
Trauma Therapy
I specialise in working with adults who are experiencing the longer-term effects of trauma and difficult life experiences.
This can include childhood trauma, sexual abuse, relationship trauma, PTSD and CPTSD, as well as distress following accidents, loss, significant life events and experiences that have left you feeling overwhelmed or unsafe.
My approach is trauma-informed and integrative. This means I don't believe that one way of working is right for everyone.
We'll work together to understand what you need and find an approach that feels appropriate for you.
Sometimes that means developing a greater understanding of what's happening in your mind and body.
Sometimes it means working with patterns that have developed over many years.
And sometimes it means carefully processing experiences that still feel emotionally present.
The pace is yours. You don't have to tell me everything in your first session, and you don't have to be ready to talk about things you're not ready to talk about.
EMDR Therapy
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a trauma-focused therapy that can help people process distressing experiences that continue to affect them in the present.
EMDR is widely recognised as an effective treatment for PTSD and can also be helpful when difficult experiences continue to affect your emotions, beliefs, relationships or sense of safety.
It can be used following single traumatic events, as well as experiences that have happened repeatedly over time, including childhood trauma and abuse.
You don't necessarily need to have one obvious traumatic event.
Sometimes what brings someone to therapy is a collection of experiences that have gradually shaped how they see themselves and the world.
EMDR isn't about simply talking about what happened over and over again.
The aim is to help your brain process experiences that remain distressing so that memories can become less emotionally charged and you can feel more connected to the present.
Before any trauma processing begins, we'll make sure you have the understanding, resources and stability needed to work safely.