Therapy for Trauma in Brighton, Hove and Online
Heal at your own pace in a safe, supportive space with compassionate, holistic care.
Therapy for Trauma
Trauma can be defined as an overwhelming experience or series of experiences that exceed a person’s ability to cope, disrupting their sense of safety, connection, and control. This may arise from events such as physical or sexual abuse, neglect, witnessing violence, natural disasters, or combat.
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Trauma impacts people on many levels — physical, emotional, cognitive, and social. It can leave you feeling unsafe in your own body, disconnected from others, or trapped in cycles of hypervigilance, anxiety, or dissociation.
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Therapy of trauma provides a gentle, relational space where healing can begin.
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My Approach to Therapy for Trauma
I treat trauma using a holistic approach. My work is informed by leading experts such as Dr. Dan Siegel, Dr. Gabor Maté, Judith Herman, Janina Fisher, John Bowlby, and Dr. Bruce Perry, who highlight trauma as a complex interplay between neurobiology, psychology, attachment theory, and social context.
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Some of the key principles that guide my work include:
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Establishing Safety – Creating a supportive environment where trust can grow, your experiences are validated, and both emotional and physical safety are prioritised.
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Stabilisation – Trauma often dysregulates the nervous system. I draw on grounding, mindfulness, and breathwork techniques to help restore stability and calm.
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Processing Memories – Trauma memories are often fragmented and stored in nonverbal ways. Together, we approach them gradually and safely, reducing emotional intensity over time.
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Rebuilding Relationships – Trauma can affect trust and connection. Therapy can support you in rebuilding secure, healthy relationships and strengthening your social support networks.
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Meaning-Making & Integration – Healing also involves making sense of your experiences and reclaiming your identity. Using approaches such as EMDR and mindfulness, I support you in reframing your story and finding resilience.
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Therapy Tailored to Meet Your Needs
Every client is unique, and I tailor therapy to meet your needs. Cultural, developmental, and personal factors are always considered so that your healing journey feels collaborative and aligned with your goals.
I use a soft, empathetic approach, drawing on research while creating a compassionate environment where you can begin to feel safe, connected, and supported.
Why Therapy for Trauma Matters
Trauma is not just a memory — it lives in the body and nervous system. This is why you may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or “stuck” even years after the original experience.
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While tools like self-help strategies or even AI chatbots can offer temporary support, true recovery happens within safe, attuned relationships. Therapy offers a consistent, relational space where your system can begin to regulate, your experiences can be honoured, and healing can unfold.
What Clients Often Ask
“Will I feel worse when I start therapy?”
The truth is, sometimes therapy can lead to remembering long-repressed feelings and memories—and feeling those feelings can be uncomfortable. But here's what's important to know: those feelings of discomfort and overwhelm are temporary.
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Trauma has a sneaky way of showing up in other parts of our everyday lives. Irritation, impatience, sadness, numbness, lack of self-worth—these can all be trauma in disguise. Once we uncover and understand the root causes, the discomfort begins to ease. Therapy helps you build the tolerance needed to move through these feelings and heal.
What You Might Experience Over Time​
When you commit to the therapeutic process and give yourself the time you need to heal, you'll likely start meeting your goals. This can look like feeling safer in your body, experiencing fewer flashbacks or triggers, regulating your emotions more easily, building stronger relationships, increasing your sense of self-worth, reaching personal and professional goals, and developing a clearer sense of who you are.
Beginning Therapy for Trauma
You do not need to be “therapy ready” to begin. Many people come to trauma therapy unsure, nervous, or without the words to explain what happened. That is completely okay.
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We begin where you are, at a pace that feels safe and manageable.
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If you would like to explore whether trauma therapy could support you, I warmly welcome you to reach out. No commitment is required — just curiosity and the possibility of beginning your healing journey.