What We Offer
Our mission is to provide a safe, supportive and sustainable therapeutic service with a robust foundation of research and evidence based practice. To do this the SAFE framework underpins Trauma Recovery.
The SAFE framework is based on our organisational values: Honesty, Accountability, Respect and Giving back
Safety
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A safe and confidential environment
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Trauma informed therapy
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Trauma focused therapy
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Information to help you understand your emotional and psychological responses to what you have experienced
Accessibility
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Flexibility around how you access therapy (online or in person)
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Funded and self funded therapy
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Short term therapy
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Open ended therapy
Freedom
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Work towards gaining a sense of freedom from the traumatic experiences
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Understand your responses in context
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Create your own future
Education
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Education and knowledge sharing around the impact of trauma
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Support to understand yourself in the contact of your experiences
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Understand your own patterns and make informed choices
Trauma areas explained...
Sexual Trauma
Responses to childhood and adulthood sexual violence are complex and highly individualised. Some survivors experience severe and chronic psychological symptoms, whereas others experience little or no distress. The wide range of consequences may be attributed to assault characteristics, environmental conditions, survivor attributes, and availability of social support and resources.
Domestic Trauma
When we experience trauma at the hands of someone we love and trust, it often impacts us profoundly and in many areas of our lives. Domestic violence involves a pattern of coercive and controlling behaviour that your partner uses against you to obtain power and control over you and your life.
Relational Trauma
Relational trauma is the experience of repeated neglect, abuse, bullying, or other types of behavior that causes lasting psychological harm. In most cases, it is usually perpetrated by a family member or close relatives and the repercussions are very serious, causing long-term trauma and distress.
Our Services
Our services are constantly evaluated and we pride ourselves on being a dynamic, responsive organisation. We work closely with our community to understand gaps in need and develop services in partnership to meet current need.
Peer Support
Our new peer support service is in the final stages of development and plans to launch in September 2024.
The service has been developed from feedback from clients and partner organisations.
Initially our team will offer groups with the focus on supporting victim/survivors of sexual violence, and the people supporting them.
For more details, please click below.
Partnership Working
We work with partner organisations to offer one off, short and long term projects.
Projects we have developed so far include:
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Therapeutic creative based peer groups
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Individual trauma focused therapy
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Workshops for schools
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One off therapeutic retreat day
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Placements for counselling students
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Clinical supervision and support for frontline workers