Approach
My Approach as a Trauma Coach
As an experienced trauma coach, I have a series of accreditations that allow me to use a blend of different approaches. I am a CPD accredited Narcissistic Trauma Informed Coach, Certified Hypnotherapist (American Board of Hypnotherapy), and I’m trained to Level 2 in Brainspotting. I’m also currently working towards becoming an ICF accredited Somatic Trauma Informed Coach.
When we start working together on a 121-coaching basis, you will be given a confidential questionnaire. By completing this before we meet, you can give me an overview of your life, including any traumatic or triggering experiences. It is entirely up to you how much or how little you wish to share. Your questionnaire allows me to spot any missing connections with self and with others that may have led to unwanted trauma responses in your daily life.
Through active listening, positive psychology, brainspotting, hypnotherapy, polyvagal theory and internal family systems, I can help you connect the dots and shift your perspective. Brainspotting is a safe way to allow you to connect with your body. It slowly releases feelings
that have been stuck and suppressed in your body relating to what happened to you. Behaviours can then be observed through a trauma informed lens. And with this approach, you don’t need to talk about what has happened.
Together, we will explore the autonomic nervous system, and how we all perceive the threat of danger differently. Once we have identified the roots of your difficulties, we can start working on shifting your responses to what is triggering you, allowing for more fulfilling connections.
If you are an organisation, I can deliver workshops and webinars on ways to support colleagues who want to change unhelpful behaviours that stem from childhood. My trauma-informed approach can also form part of your Mental Health First Aider support sessions and other wellbeing initiatives.