Trauma Therapy
Trauma can leave you feeling isolated and alone with it all. Therapy breaks isolation.
There are many many therapies out there. Traditional talking therapy has been found not to be that effective at treating trauma and trauma memories. This is because the more you talk about the trauma the more you embed it into your embed into your mind.
It's like a wheel stuck that's stuck in mud, the more it spins in the same direction, and goes over the same ground, the deeper into the mud it goes. Something different is required.
The trauma therapies that I use are known as psychotherapy & neurotherapies - they work with the wiring of the brain and nervous system They all work by helping the Brain, Body & Mind to work together to heal itself. The therapist assists a person in this, they do not do it for them.
Trauma therapies I'm trained and qualified in:
So which is best for you?
I really don't know without seeing you for a session. Most people have a unique blend of therapies, which you can only get if a therapist is trained in many therapies. I'm trained and qualified in all the above therapies though, so we will find a way that suits you!
It's like a wheel stuck that's stuck in mud, the more it spins in the same direction, and goes over the same ground, the deeper into the mud it goes. Something different is required.
The trauma therapies that I use are known as psychotherapy & neurotherapies - they work with the wiring of the brain and nervous system They all work by helping the Brain, Body & Mind to work together to heal itself. The therapist assists a person in this, they do not do it for them.
Trauma therapies I'm trained and qualified in:
- BSP - Brainspotting - This approach was developed by Dr. David Grand one of the original therapists to working with EMDR therapy. Grand discovered that there were correlations in a person's 'eye positions' and physical or somatic sensations. When a traumatic incident or movement happens it it leaves a imprint on your brain. Like a trauma memory, Grand called these trauma imprints - 'Brainspots' . Grand used his expert knowledge in neuroscience & psychotherapy to develop a powerful therapy that can process these Brainspots - Initially he called it Free Flow EMDR as his method was born out of EMDR. He made it his own, with an update theory using neuroscience and called it 'Brainspotting'. Brainspotting is therapy that is now used globally - it has caused a lot of excitement amongst therapist as many therapists find it compliments their original way of working. Brainspotting basically helps process trauma at a somatic and cognitive level without the need to talk about the trauma. Brainspotting can work with many physical problems, that talking therapy alone would not be of benefit to. There are over 13,000 therapist that are using Brainspotting, and many more clients that have benefitted from this approach.
- EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing - This approach was developed by Dr. Francine Shapiro and was the first of its' kind. She really stumbled upon the phenomenon in 1987, and then developed a therapy around it. She discovered that bilateral eye movements could help us feel differently. EMDR was well researched for the treatment of PTSD, clinical trial were conducted, and it quickly became the treatment of choice for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. EMDR is more than eye movements alone. There are 8 phases to EMDR, so even though it is known to be a quick therapy - it sometimes is no shorter than any other therapy. If someone came to me with a simple car crash trauma, I think that it could be processed pretty quickly.
- EMI - Eye Movement Integration - This approach was developed about the same time as EMDR in 1989 by Connirae and Steve Andreas. Dr. Danie Beaulieu, really took this approach to therapy forwards. Although, it is probably not as well known as EMDR, it is just as effective. EMI like EMDR, also makes use of eye movements, but EMI employs 24 different ones! The 24 different eye movements are said to connect more areas of the brain to help process trauma than EMDR. I have used this approach a lot and have found it to be more effective to the treatment of trauma for people that have tried EMDR in the past. It is best thought of as a EMDR hybrid. I have helped people get past traumas such as road traffic incidents in two sessions of EMI.
- IFS - Internal Family Systems - This approach developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz in the 1980's. He theorised that we are made up of 'Parts' just like a system or computer. Each part has it's role, and all parts have our best intentions. Sometimes parts may conflict, or cause other parts distress. For example we sometimes feel torn in two, three or many other ways. You may want to do one thing, and also want to do another.. This would be two parts - parts that hold different beliefs. Dr Richards Scwartz postulated that many Parts are protecting something deeper. For example you may have a part that binges on something as a way of protecting you from feeling upset or alone. In IFS therapy the therapist will guide you to be your own therapist to your Parts, which will give you a feeling of more what Schwarz called Self energy - a positive state of being - the phenomenon of not being consumed by anything - a feeling of confidence and peace.
So which is best for you?
I really don't know without seeing you for a session. Most people have a unique blend of therapies, which you can only get if a therapist is trained in many therapies. I'm trained and qualified in all the above therapies though, so we will find a way that suits you!
