The aim of this article is to help you to understand the mind’s reaction to trauma. The reactions can be upsetting in themselves and you can find you…

In working with emotionally intense, sensitive and gifted individuals, it is important to be cautious of the confines of categories and diagnoses. Fa…

Clients can indicate that they are approaching difficult memories in a session by throwing out clues. They may say something like ‘my mother worked,…

A large number of clients who seek counselling or psychotherapy have experienced trauma in some shape or form; most of the time their trauma has been…

We frequently talk about being ‘stressed out’ or even ‘traumatised’ by our everyday experiences. But what distinguishes manageable ‘stress’ from some…

What is trauma? The term trauma refers to an overwhelming level of stress created through particularly distressing, painful or difficult experiences…

Mindfulness is a way of calming your mind and reducing anxiety. It also reduces the ‘fight or flight’ responses to remembered traumatic experiences.…

Trauma occurs when horrendous events happen and victims of those atrocities are left with unspeakable memories that they can’t forget, yet can’t quit…

The quick and easy guide to trauma related anxiety and how to deal with it Ok – so this is not an academic explanation of what trauma and anxiety is…

The idea of speaking about what has happened to you might be overwhelming. You might be afraid that if you do start talking that you simply will not…

Trauma is an experience of being completely overwhelmed, of being out of control. Trauma can be the result of a one-off event like a road accident, b…

Trauma as an individual experience There can be a huge gap between an external event and internal experience when it comes to trauma, considering th…