Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) & Complex Trauma In Manchester, Cheshire or Online

Do you want to explore your emotional and physical reactions to the event and whilst finding ways of helping you to process what has happened to you, and cope with any reactions that you may be having?

PTSD is used widely to describe the symptoms that can be experienced when you either witness, or are involved in a terrifying, stressful or distressing event.

It may be that these trauma symptoms appear soon after the event, or it may be that you start to develop the symptoms much later afterwards.

Complex Trauma like the name suggests is much more complex and is usually developed as a result of a prolonged combination of experiences rather than one identifiable event here is important that we process the feelings associated to these experiences rather than just focusing on one particular event. This may involve addressing things from our past to make a connection to our current behaviour patterns.

What Causes PTSD?

There are lots of different events that can cause PTSD.

Some common scenarios that give rise to trauma symptoms are:

  • An accident such as a crash

  • Being attacked in some way

  • A bereavement

  • Personal assaults such as; sexual assault, rape, mugging, bullying, robbery

  • Prolonged abuse

  • Surviving or being witness to a terrorist attack

  • Seeing someone else hurt or killed

  • Returning from a conflict zone, experiencing war or violence

  • Being kidnapped or held hostage

  • Going through a traumatic birth or witnessing a traumatic birth

  • Being a part of a natural disaster such as an earthquake, tsunami or avalanche

What are the symptoms of PTSD?

No two people will ever react in the same way, even if they have witnessed or experienced the same terrifying or distressing event … we all process our experiences differently and uniquely and so our responses and reactions will be unique too.

There are almost unlimited responses both emotional and physical, when you are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder however:

You may experience some or all the following:

  • Vivid flashbacks (where you feel as though the trauma is happening again)

  • Nightmares, that may be related to the event or seemingly completely unrelated

  • Intrusive thoughts and images

  • Disturbed Sleep

  • Anger, irritability, outbursts, aggressive behaviours

  • Extreme alertness, constantly feeling “ready for anything”, being easily startled

  • Or the opposite to this, feeling extremely detached and numb

  • Avoiding things that remind you of the trauma, tying to keep busy to avoid it, repressing memories

  • Self-destructive behaviours

  • Intense distress at any real or imagined memory or reminder of the trauma

  • Physical symptoms such as sweating, dizziness, pain

  • Experience depression and / or anxiety

  • Have suicidal thoughts and feelings

Please understand that:

I will never rush you.

You will explore the traumatic event(s) in your own time.

You will work at a speed that feels comfortable for you.

My techniques are not processes that seeks to re-traumatise you in fact in most of my techniques as we use the subconscious mind unless you want to share your experiences, I will not know the detail of the event.

I will also make sure you are not left with feelings that you do not know how to manage or cope with.

How Can Therapy Help with PTSD and Complex Trauma?

Therapy provides a safe, soothing, and confidential space where you can begin to discuss and understand the trauma experience or experiences you have had.

It is also a space where you can begin to explore the physical / bodily reactions that the trauma may be causing you.

The reality is that, in your attempt to try to forget what happened, the trauma continues to be a presence in your life. The symptoms you are experiencing are a way of your body and mind telling you that you have not processed what has happened.

Therapy has a way of approaching the Complex Trauma or the PTSD symptoms that will gently explore what is going on for you and work on how you respond to your emotional and physical responses enabling you to ultimately let go and release the feelings.

If this sounds familiar contact me for more information on how my unique programme can support, you. Therapy for PTSD and Complex Trauma helps you to process your experiences and understand your feelings and triggers.

My unique blend of scientifically proven Psychotherapy and Coaching works with both the Conscious and Subconscious Mind.

I work with a wide variety of different types of PTSD and complex trauma cases and each person’s experience of this will be unique to them which is why each client’s requirements will be different.

I believe that my blend of techniques enables me to quickly get to the root of the issue and with guidance and learning different strategies you can overcome the feelings that you have been feeling.

I pride myself on being able to deliver a bespoke service to each of my clients after all you are an individual so your needs are individual to you therefore the techniques used will differ from client to client.

Techniques Used Include

Counselling

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Hypnotherapy

Life/ Executive Coaching

Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)

Emotional Freedom Technique/ Tapping (EFT)

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Timeline & Inner Child

Integral Eye Movement Therapy (IEMT)

Mindfulness & Somatic Therapy