Trauma Counselling
Process Stressful Life Events and Experiences Easily With Trauma Counselling
Are you struggling with an experience that now troubles you? Trauma is a natural, biological response to distressing situations that can cause a person to feel disconnected from others. It negatively affects life and relationships, including family, upbringing, and later life experiences.
Another Hope Counselling and Psychotherapy Service offers you a secure base with the understanding that dealing with traumatic experiences and stress can be challenging, sometimes manifesting as unresolved health issues, unexplained pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, bowel issues, and more linked to the mind and body. I offer Trauma counselling in Leeds, Greater Manchester, West Midland, Yorkshire, and the Humber.
My approach towards Trauma Counselling
I offer Trauma-informed service, PTSD, and CPTSD counselling with a deepened awareness of the impact of traumatic experiences on a person’s psychological, biological, neurological and social development. Several clients have reported significant improvement through working together in therapeutic relationship.
Working with you seeks to help you discover solutions to your challenges, problems, and mental health issues that might have arisen or hindered your goals.
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As Dr Gabor Mate puts it, Trauma is not the physical events that happen, but it is the wound sustained inside as a result of what happened to you. I offer compassionate Trauma and PTSD therapy services to support individuals working through their healing journey.
What is Trauma Counselling?
Trauma counselling is a longer-term psychotherapy designed to help individuals who have been through Traumatic experiences, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), CPTSD and adverse childhood experiences (ACE). Trauma therapy can help individuals process their experiences, manage their symptoms and develop coping strategies to help them move on from their Trauma towards healing.
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As a trauma-informed, integrative counsellor and therapist, I draw on resources and knowledge from various therapeutic approaches, including Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Relational therapy. These help provide a safe and supportive therapeutic and emotional space for individuals to process their experiences and work towards healing.
Signs that may indicate the need for Trauma Therapy include:
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Flashbacks or intrusive memories of the traumatic events including physical abuse, sexual violence and rape.
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Avoidance of places, people, or activities that remind you of the trauma
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Feeling anxious, depressed, or irritable
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Difficulty sleeping or having nightmares
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Feeling numb or disconnected from others with unpredictable feelings and emotions
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A strong urge and need to do something to numb emotional pain
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Struggling with substance abuse or other harmful coping strategies
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If any of these symptoms are issues you are experiencing or have experienced trauma, some of which may be unseen and internal, Trauma counselling may be a helpful resource
Trauma and PTSD counselling is a journey; healing from it is not always easy for everyone, but recovery from these experiences is possible. As a Trauma-informed counsellor, I can assist you in advancing the process with interventions that support you, offering you a positive and safe space to help you feel empowered and in control of your healing process.
I understand that looking for trauma support can feel uneasy and I offer a space to work collaboratively with you. It means working with you believing in your journey towards a solution to understand the emotions, memories and experiences related to the trauma. You are welcome to reach out if this resonates with you.