Sometimes things happen to us which feel too big to share, but too big to contain. When a trauma occurs, it can feel really difficult to know how and where to begin. Sometimes clients worry that what they’ve been through doesn’t ‘qualify’ as trauma. However, trauma is defined as how it’s left you feeling, rather than being related to specific events. The experiences you’ve had matter, and you deserve the space to talk about them.
At my therapy clinic in Haywards Heath, we will work together to unpack the events that have brought you to therapy. The pace at which we do this will be different for everybody. What’s important is that we build a relationship between us, so you feel safe to talk and to share. There is no expectation that you tell me everything immediately, or that we move chronologically. In working with traumatic experiences, we need to make sure you feel equipped and comfortable to share the details. We may need to go through things in manageable chunks or even spend some time at first talking about what it’s been like to carry this burden, without talking about the events specifically. We can work to manage the psychological effects of what’s happened, the events themselves, and a sense of resilience to move forward.
A Deeper Way of Working
We will work together to understand not only what’s happening for you now, but where it comes from and how to make sense of it. By exploring your patterns, experiences and relationships, you gain a better understanding of what’s happening beneath the surface.
A Warm, Human Therapeutic Relationship
It’s normal for therapy to feel strange at first, opening up to a stranger is a difficult thing to do. I offer a space where you don’t have to perform, know the right thing to say, or even know where to start.
Experience with Grief, Illness and Identity Change
I work with people who have experienced grief, cancer and other long-term illnesses, along with people who have lost a sense of who they are. These experiences impact the way you relate to yourself and others. Therapy gives you the space to share your feelings honestly, without pressure to say or do what others may want you to.
Face-to-Face Therapy in Haywards Heath
I offer face-to-face trauma therapy from a private consulting room in central Haywards Heath, providing a calm, confidential space to explore difficult experiences, their lasting emotional impact and the ways trauma can affect relationships, identity and everyday life.
My Haywards Heath practice is accessible for people travelling from Lindfield, Cuckfield, Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Hurstpierpoint and the wider Mid Sussex area. You can also find out more about my wider approach to therapy in Haywards Heath, including the other issues I support clients with.
Online trauma therapy is also available for clients across the UK, offering a flexible alternative if travelling to the practice is not convenient.
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