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Trauma Counselling

Some events are so traumatic that they can shatter lives, making even the strongest person feel helpless and vulnerable. Emotional and psychological trauma is the result of extraordinarily stressful events that can destroy your sense of security and make the world seem like a dark and dangerous place.

Trauma Counselling

Some events are so traumatic that they can shatter lives, making even the strongest person feel helpless and vulnerable. Emotional and psychological trauma is the result of extraordinarily stressful events that can destroy your sense of security and make the world seem like a dark and dangerous place.

If you have gone through a trauma, you may be struggling with difficult emotions, frightening memories, or even flashbacks to the traumatic event. Coping with trauma and its effects can be a lonely and isolating experience, leaving most people feeling numb, disconnected and unable to trust others.

Our trauma counselling can help you on your path to recovery. Our counsellors will design a treatment plan specific to your needs, give you strategies to overcome negative thinking patterns, and help you develop your own coping mechanisms to deal with the trauma.

Testimonial

After years of struggling with my mental health, I eventually sought outside help and couldn’t have landed in better hands than with Daffy.  Within eight months, Daffy had enabled me to not only be honest with myself about the feelings and emotions that I hadn’t been able to handle after childhood and teenage trauma but equipped me with coping mechanisms for moving forward in my life too.  Daffy’s kind personality and honesty provided me with a truly safe space to be vulnerable and made me feel supported throughout my journey to healing decades-old wounds.

Trauma Counselling

Trauma Counselling – Dealing with Trauma

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the most effective model of counselling when dealing with trauma, anxiety disorders, panic attacks, compulsive disorders and stress. This approach helps clients to alleviate the symptoms which are causing them to feel anxious or low. Every CBT therapist at Nightingale Counselling is qualified to Diploma level in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy from the University of Dundee. As well as CBT therapy, our counsellors are highly trained in a wide range of therapy models, enabling every client to recover and regain control, with a treatment plan suited to your needs. In some cases, we will refer clients to our Counselling Psychologist.

The Nightingale counsellors who deliver trauma counselling will provide you with the right treatment, self-help strategies, and support that will aid your recovery. Whether the traumatic event happened years ago or yesterday, we can help you to heal and move on.

The emotional and psychological symptoms of trauma include:

Shock, denial or disbelief
Anger, irritability, mood swings
Guilt, shame, self-blame
Feeling sad or hopeless
Confusion, difficulty concentrating
Anxiety and fear
Withdrawing from others
Feeling disconnected or numb

People can also show physical signs of trauma including:

Insomnia or nightmares
Being startled easily
Racing heartbeat
Aches and pains
Fatigue
Difficulty concentrating
Edginess and agitation
Muscle tension

Male and Female counsellors available.

If you have gone through a trauma, you may be struggling with difficult emotions, frightening memories, or even flashbacks to the traumatic event. Coping with trauma and its effects can be a lonely and isolating experience, leaving most people feeling numb, disconnected and unable to trust others.

Our trauma counselling can help you on your path to recovery. Our counsellors will design a treatment plan specific to your needs, give you strategies to overcome negative thinking patterns, and help you develop your own coping mechanisms to deal with the trauma.

Testimonial

After years of struggling with my mental health, I eventually sought outside help and couldn’t have landed in better hands than with Daffy.  Within eight months, Daffy had enabled me to not only be honest with myself about the feelings and emotions that I hadn’t been able to handle after childhood and teenage trauma but equipped me with coping mechanisms for moving forward in my life too.  Daffy’s kind personality and honesty provided me with a truly safe space to be vulnerable and made me feel supported throughout my journey to healing decades-old wounds.

Trauma Counselling

Trauma Counselling – Dealing with Trauma

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the most effective model of counselling when dealing with trauma, anxiety disorders, panic attacks, compulsive disorders and stress. This approach helps clients to alleviate the symptoms which are causing them to feel anxious or low. Every CBT therapist at Nightingale Counselling is qualified to Diploma level in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy from the University of Dundee. As well as CBT therapy, our counsellors are highly trained in a wide range of therapy models, enabling every client to recover and regain control, with a treatment plan suited to your needs. In some cases, we will refer clients to our Counselling Psychologist.

The Nightingale counsellors who deliver trauma counselling will provide you with the right treatment, self-help strategies, and support that will aid your recovery. Whether the traumatic event happened years ago or yesterday, we can help you to heal and move on.

The emotional and psychological symptoms of trauma include:

Shock, denial or disbelief
Anger, irritability, mood swings
Guilt, shame, self-blame
Feeling sad or hopeless
Confusion, difficulty concentrating
Anxiety and fear
Withdrawing from others
Feeling disconnected or numb

People can also show physical signs of trauma including:

Insomnia or nightmares
Being startled easily
Racing heartbeat
Aches and pains
Fatigue
Difficulty concentrating
Edginess and agitation
Muscle tension

Male and Female counsellors available.

“Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls our lives.”
“The essence of tramua is a disconnect from the self. Therefore the essence of healing is not just uncovering one’s past, but reconnecting with oneself in the present.”
“I couldn’t heal because I kept pretending I wasn’t hurt.”