You may appear to be coping on the outside, while internally feeling constantly overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode.

Trauma can affect the way we think, feel, relate to others, and experience safety in the world.

Sometimes the effects are linked to a single distressing event. For others, trauma may develop gradually through ongoing stress, emotional neglect, difficult relationships, childhood experiences, workplace incidents, accidents, or repeated experiences of feeling unsafe or powerless.

At Psychology with Heart, we provide trauma-informed psychological support tailored to your individual needs, pace, and sense of safety.

You do not need to navigate trauma alone.

If you would like to learn more or book an appointment with one of our psychologists, please contact our team.

  • Trauma can affect people in very different ways. Some people experience intense emotions, while others feel emotionally numb or disconnected from themselves and others.

    You may experience:

    • Constant anxiety or hypervigilance

    • Feeling emotionally overwhelmed or shut down

    • Difficulty trusting others

    • Nightmares or intrusive memories

    • Avoiding reminders of difficult experiences

    • Panic attacks or strong emotional reactions

    • Feeling detached, numb, or dissociated

    • Shame, guilt, or self-blame

    • Difficulty feeling safe, calm, or settled

    • Relationship difficulties or emotional withdrawal

    Not everyone who experiences trauma will identify with PTSD, and trauma responses can sometimes emerge months or years after difficult experiences.

  • Trauma therapy is not about forcing you to relive painful experiences before you are ready.

    A trauma-informed approach focuses on helping you develop emotional safety, stability, and a greater understanding of how trauma may be affecting your nervous system, emotions, relationships, and daily life.

    Therapy may support you to:

    • Better understand trauma responses

    • Reduce emotional overwhelm and hypervigilance

    • Improve emotional regulation

    • Rebuild a sense of safety and trust

    • Process difficult experiences at a manageable pace

    • Strengthen self-understanding and self-compassion

    • Reconnect with your values, identity, and relationships

  • Depending on your needs and goals, our psychologists may draw from a range of evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches, including:

    • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

    • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

    • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

    • Schema Therapy

    • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

    • Compassion-focused and attachment-informed approaches

  • We support adults, adolescents, and individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds who may be experiencing:

    • Complex trauma

    • Childhood trauma

    • Workplace trauma

    • Family or relationship trauma

    • Emotional neglect

    • Interpersonal difficulties

    • Trauma related to accidents or injury

    • Stress related to migration or cultural adjustment

    • Dissociation and emotional disconnection

  • At Psychology with Heart, our experienced psychologists work on a personalised and trauma-informed appraoch and therapy moves at a pace that feels manageable and emotionally safe for you

  • The number of sessions varies from person to person and depends on a range of factors, including the nature of your experiences, current stressors, your goals for therapy, and the pace that feels manageable and safe for you.

    Some people attend therapy for a shorter period focused on a specific difficulty, while others may benefit from longer-term support, particularly when working through complex or longstanding trauma. Your psychologist will regularly review progress with you and work collaboratively to determine what approach best meets your needs.

  • Click here to see the list of independent psychologists at Psychology with Heart