Trauma Therapy

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Trauma is not just something that happened to you.
It’s what your nervous system learned to do in order to survive.

You might feel constantly on edge. Or numb. Or stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand. You may know the past is over, but your body still reacts as if it isn’t. Trauma therapy with Chloe helps you gently process what happened, understand how it shaped you, and build a life that feels safe, connected, and meaningful again.

At our practice, trauma therapy is grounded in evidence-based approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Schema Therapy. Each approach offers something different and together, they create a compassionate, structured pathway toward healing.

 Trauma therapy may be right for you if you:

• Have experienced childhood trauma, neglect, abuse, or family violence
• Feel triggered by situations that seem small but evoke big emotional reaction
• Struggle with anxiety, panic, or chronic hypervigilance
• Feel emotionally numb, disconnected, or dissociated
• Notice repeating relationship patterns you can’t seem to break
• Carry shame, self-blame, or a harsh inner critic
• Live with complex trauma (C-PTSD)
• Have experienced medical trauma, birth trauma, or chronic illness-related trauma
• Feel stuck in survival mode
   

You do not need to have a single “big event” to seek trauma therapy. Ongoing emotional invalidation, unpredictability, or relational wounds can shape the nervous system just as powerfully.

 Trauma therapy is not about reliving everything in overwhelming detail. It is about creating safety first - both in the therapy room and within your body.

EMDR helps the brain reprocess traumatic memories so they no longer feel current or overwhelming. Instead of just talking about trauma, EMDR works with the brain’s natural processing systems to reduce emotional intensity and shift deeply held negative beliefs.

ACT supports you to relate differently to painful memories and thoughts. Rather than fighting your internal experience, you learn skills to make room for it while still moving toward what matters to you. Trauma may be part of your story — but it does not have to define your future.

DBT builds practical skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, boundaries, and relationship effectiveness. If trauma has left you feeling reactive, overwhelmed, or unsure how to manage intense emotions, DBT offers structured, empowering tools.

Schema Therapy explores long-standing patterns formed in childhood — such as abandonment, defectiveness, mistrust, or emotional deprivation. These patterns often develop as protective strategies but can limit adult relationships and self-worth. Schema work helps heal those deeper relational wounds.

Trauma therapy helps you:

• Regulate your nervous system
• Reduce triggers and emotional reactivity
• Process traumatic memories safely
• Understand your protective coping strategies
• Strengthen self-compassion
• Break repeating relational patterns
• Build emotional resilience
• Feel more present and grounded
   

Over time, the goal is not to erase the past - but to reduce its grip on your present.

The end goal of trauma therapy is integration.

It’s waking up without feeling constantly braced.
It’s being able to talk about your story without your body going into survival mode.
It’s responding rather than reacting.
It’s building relationships from security rather than fear.
It’s living in alignment with your values instead of being driven by old wounds.

Healing does not mean you forget what happened.
It means what happened no longer controls how you live.

Trauma therapy moves at your pace. Safety and consent guide every step. We prioritise stabilisation before processing, ensuring you have grounding skills and emotional regulation tools before exploring difficult material.

You are not broken.
Your nervous system adapted to survive.
Now, we help it learn that survival is no longer the only option.

If you’re ready to begin healing in a supportive, trauma-informed space, we’re here to walk alongside you.