Trauma-Informed Therapy

Trauma work can take different forms, and there is no fixed sequence that everyone needs to follow. For some people, it is important to begin by developing a greater sense of safety and stability. For others, understanding patterns or relationships may be the natural starting point.

As the work develops, we can draw on different approaches where they feel relevant. The pace is guided by your capacity and by what feels useful, rather than by a predetermined timetable.

We may begin by developing ways of understanding and responding to what happens when you feel overwhelmed, activated or shut down. This can include exploring triggers, emotional responses and nervous-system patterns, and finding approaches that help you feel more grounded. 

When it feels appropriate, we can explore experiences that may still be affecting you in the present. This might include EMDR, relational exploration or parts-based work. We take care not to move faster than feels manageable. 

As you develop a deeper understanding of yourself and your patterns, there may be opportunities to make different choices in the present, recognise what belongs to the past, and develop a stronger sense of what feels right for you now. 

I draw on a range of therapeutic approaches, bringing them together according to what feels relevant to the person and the work we are doing. You don't need to arrive knowing which approach you need — we can explore that together. 

EMDR can be used to help process experiences that continue to feel emotionally or physically present. Through bilateral stimulation and careful pacing, we can explore memories and experiences that may still be affecting the present. 

Our relationships can shape the ways we understand ourselves and others. Relational work gives us an opportunity to explore patterns, boundaries, expectations and emotional responses, including what emerges within the therapeutic relationship itself. 

Parts-based work offers a way of becoming curious about the different responses, feelings and perspectives we can carry within us. We might explore protective parts, younger or more vulnerable parts, or parts that seem to want different things.

Rather than judging or trying to get rid of these responses, we can become curious about what they may be trying to communicate or protect.

I offer one-to-one, trauma-informed therapy for adults, drawing on EMDR, relational therapy and parts-based work where these approaches feel relevant to what you are experiencing.

Sessions are tailored to the individual rather than following a fixed formula. We can explore what brings you to InnerLight and allow the work to develop from there.

EMDR can be offered as part of a wider therapeutic process, or as a more focused approach where that feels appropriate.

Some people come to InnerLight specifically because they are interested in EMDR. For others, it becomes one part of a broader exploration of trauma, relationships, patterns and their impact on the present.

Depending on what feels relevant, our work may include:

• exploring the impact of trauma and difficult experiences
• EMDR
• relational and parts-based work
• understanding patterns, emotions and responses
• psychoeducation where it is useful
• grounding and regulation approaches
• exploring relationships, boundaries and choices in the present

We don't need to decide in advance which of these you will use. They are resources I can draw upon as the work develops.

An initial 30-minute consultation is available for £30. This gives us an opportunity to talk about what brings you to InnerLight, discuss any questions you may have, and consider whether the work I offer is appropriate for what you are looking for. 

Therapy — 60 minutes: £60

Sessions may draw on EMDR, relational therapy, parts-based work and other therapeutic approaches according to what is relevant to your work together.  

 If you are accessing therapy through private health insurance, fees and arrangements are agreed with your insurer. Insurer-funded therapy can differ from standard private-pay sessions because of additional administration, reporting and liaison requirements.

Your insurer will confirm the number of sessions authorised, the fee they will cover and any reporting requirements. Once authorisation is in place, sessions can be invoiced directly to your insurer where applicable.

For clients using private health insurance, please see the dedicated page for details on authorisation and fees.

 Sessions are available online or in person in Wincanton.

A limited number of reduced-fee spaces may be available depending on capacity.