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Trauma Therapy
Trauma often refers to the negative impact of lived experiences, and how difficult it is to move on with everyday life thereafter. The impact of trauma can feel worse when it is the result of being harmed, disempowered, and oppressed.
Trauma can include feeling stuck in the past, possibly including re-living what happened in a way that feels out of control. Trauma affects our ability to comfortably live in the present including managing everyday life and relationships.
My work with people affected by trauma is firmly based in relational, humanistic, and empowerment perspectives to facilitate the changes people want to make. I am also a trained Rewind practitioner.
Frequently Asked Questions
What ‘trauma’ means differs from person to person. I understand using this term
means that you have been through something that has been impactful and difficult to
process.
My working experience primarily includes working with people of all genders affected
by sexual abuse and domestic abuse. I also work with relational and developmental
trauma, where people have been harmed by others in the context of a relationship.
I am a trained Rewind practitioner (created by Dr. David Muss). This is a trauma re-processing technique that seeks to alleviate involuntary recall of traumatic experiences. Involuntary recall can include: nightmares, flashbacks, physical sensations, and/or intrusive memories.
More information on the Rewind technique can be found here https://www.iartt.com/the-rewind/
As a psychotherapist I am unable to provide any assessment nor diagnosis for different types of trauma.
I have a working knowledge of the subtle but important differences between PTSD and cPTSD.
If you use these terms in our work, I will understand what diagnostic criteria you are referring to.
Trauma has a ripple effect in our lives, relationships, and communities. It is normal to be affected by caring for someone who is living with the impact of a traumatic experience.
If you need support as a carer, partner, friend, or family member of a person who is affected by trauma, please get in touch.
Attending to the impact of vicarious trauma at work is important. Its impact can be as
real as those of others we are exposed to via our jobs.
If you need support for vicarious or secondary trauma, please get in touch.