You may know that something has affected you, but find it hard to explain exactly what — or to talk about it at all. You might feel on edge, disconnected, easily overwhelmed, or emotionally shut down. Sometimes the idea of counselling itself feels unsafe, exposing, or exhausting.

Trauma-informed counselling starts from an important understanding: your responses make sense in the context of what you have lived through. Trauma is not only about single events. It can also develop through ongoing stress, instability, neglect, discrimination, displacement, or situations where you had little control.

This approach is not about pushing you to relive experiences. It is about creating the conditions where talking becomes possible — at your pace, in your way.

What this counselling focuses on

• emotional and psychological safety

• choice and control over pace, boundaries, and focus

• building trust gradually

• supporting emotional and physical regulation

• working collaboratively, without pressure or direction

Who this may be helpful for
This may be helpful if you feel constantly alert or shut down, struggle with trust or boundaries, find it hard to speak freely, or have tried counselling before and felt it moved too fast. A diagnosis is not required.

When this may not be the right support
This counselling does not replace crisis services, emergency mental health care, or specialist trauma treatment. If another service would better meet your needs, this will be discussed openly.

What working with our service looks like
Weekly 50-minute sessions, online or face-to-face, delivered within our ethical and clinical governance framework. Counsellors receive regular clinical supervision.

If talking has felt difficult or unsafe in the past, trauma-informed counselling may offer a different starting point.

We are not a crisis or emergency service and cannot provide urgent or intensive mental health care. Counselling is offered within clearly defined ethical and clinical boundaries.