Trauma You're in the middle of the trauma, your heart is beating, the adrenaline is pumping around your body. Everything feels like it has slowed do…

Examining the cause and effect of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and disassociation.  This comparison is an effective way to talk about topic…

The definition of containment according to the English Oxford Dictionary, is ‘the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.…

Trauma is an emotional response to a distressing event in our lives. We all have experienced trauma in different ways. In many situations, we process…

Phase orientated approaches to trauma can help demystify the process of trauma therapy. In this vein, they can help you feel as if you have some sens…

Everyone was shocked by the atrocities experienced as a result of the horrific bombing at a concert in Manchester. Many innocent lives were lost and…

Emotionally abusive parents are manipulative, cunning and toxic. Brilliant impersonators, these narcissistic fakes create a world of 'alternative fac…

You may have heard about EMDR as a therapy for trauma and want to know more. If you have two days to spare, read Bessel Van der Kolk’s wonderful book…

The first part of this article explained how traumatic memory gets stored in the brain and body (http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellor-a…

As a trauma psychotherapist and with personal experience of medical trauma, the lack of knowledge surrounding this specialist area has always baffled…

Whatever heights you scale or accomplishments you make, it feels like there is an emptiness inside. There’s that lingering question - what’s wrong wi…

Trauma affects many people in unique and individual ways. You may be a survivor of sexual abuse, sustained violence, sexual violence or domestic abus…