Trauma and Abuse

We can assist individuals responding to:

Trauma or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are terms used for understanding the complex mind/body response to unpredictable/traumatic experiences that may create difficulties with:

We also identify that trauma needs to be located within a larger sociopolitical context so that experiences of oppression and abuse are not disregarded. Moreover, individuals do many things (helpful and unhelpful) to resist the influence of trauma, to cope and to survive. We are interested in exploring all of these facets with you, if trauma has impacted your life.

We will:

You decide what you are willing to share, when, and with whom. Your emotional and physical boundaries will be respected and exploration will be at a level that you experience as tolerable.

You do not have to repeat a traumatic story over and over.

We will also work with you to find ways of restoring safety outside of counselling, including emotional safety and connection with others.

We have therapists trained in:

• Trauma Counselling
• Somatic Experiencing Therapy
• EMDR
• Holistic Expressive Play Therapy
• Trauma Focused – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

all of which have been evidenced as helpful to trauma and incorporate a mind/body approach.