Trauma Therapy
Trauma therapy refers to evidence-based approaches designed to help people process and recover from distressing experiences.
What is it?
Trauma therapy supports people who have experienced overwhelming or frightening events. This may include single-event traumas (such as accidents, assaults, or medical emergencies) or complex, repeated experiences (such as childhood abuse, neglect, or birth trauma). The focus is on understanding how these experiences have affected your mind and body, and helping you find ways to heal.
When it helps
Trauma-focused approaches are helpful for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex trauma, and difficulties such as flashbacks, nightmares, intrusive memories, hypervigilance, and emotional dysregulation. Therapy can also address how past experiences continue to shape relationships, self-esteem, trust, and a sense of safety in the present.
What to expect
Your psychologist will begin by prioritising safety and stabilisation. This includes building coping strategies, grounding techniques, and ways to manage triggers so that you feel secure before working directly with traumatic memories. Depending on your needs, therapy may then involve narrative work, body-based strategies, or specialist trauma approaches such as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing). The pace is always tailored to what feels safe for you.
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