Do Any of These Sound Like You?

"I've never really talked about what happened — but I know it's still affecting me."

"I don't have flashbacks or nightmares. But I seem to keep ending up in the same situations, with the same feelings, no matter what I do."

"I spent years holding it together. Now I don't know why I feel like I'm falling apart."

"I've done a lot of work on myself. But there's something underneath I haven't been able to reach."

"I know intellectually that I'm safe now. My body doesn't seem to believe it."

"The thing I went through — I'm not sure anyone would understand it, or take it seriously."

Trauma doesn't always look the way people expect.

It isn't always a single dramatic event. More often, it's the accumulation of experiences that taught you the world wasn't safe, that your feelings were too much — or not enough — or simply didn't matter.

It's the childhood where you learned to read the room before you walked into it.

The relationship that slowly convinced you your perceptions couldn't be trusted.

The thing that happened that you've never told anyone, because you're not sure it "counts."

It counts.

What Trauma-Informed Counselling Looks Like Here

Trauma work is not about re-living what happened. It's about gently building the conditions in which your nervous system no longer needs to protect you from the past.

The pace is yours. Nothing is pushed. The therapeutic relationship itself — consistent, boundaried, non-judgmental — is part of the healing.

Approaches used in trauma work at this practice include:

IFS-informed principles — exploring the parts of you that carry pain, and the parts that have been working hard to protect you from it.

Somatic awareness — noticing how trauma lives in the body, and learning to work with physical experience as part of the healing process.

Window of Tolerance work — understanding your nervous system's responses and gradually expanding what feels manageable.

Attachment-informed approaches — exploring how early relational experiences shaped your sense of safety, worthiness, and connection.

Who This Work Is For

This work is for all genders. Clients present with a wide range of trauma histories, including:

• Childhood trauma, neglect, or abuse — including childhood sexual abuse (CSA)

• Domestic and family violence — past or current

• Workplace trauma and vicarious trauma

• Relational trauma — coercive control, emotional abuse, betrayal

• Medical or procedural trauma

• Disenfranchised trauma — experiences that were minimised, denied, or never acknowledged

You do not need a formal diagnosis. You do not need to be certain that what happened to you qualifies. If something is affecting how you live, how you relate, or how you feel about yourself — that is enough.

A Note on Safety

Trauma work requires a foundation of safety — in the room, in the relationship, and in your nervous system. Before any deeper processing begins, time is taken to establish that foundation.

If you are currently in an unsafe situation — including a relationship involving coercive control or domestic violence — this practice can also provide safety planning and support as a first step.

You've carried this long enough. Book a session to get started.