Condition · Trauma & PTSD
Trauma therapy — safe, specialist, and always at your pace.
Trauma can shape how you sleep, trust, relate and feel in your own body — sometimes years after the event. Therapy is a slow, careful process of helping your system learn the danger has passed.
You'll never be pushed to share more than feels safe. Every step is paced with you.
Understanding it
What trauma looks like
Trauma is the impact of an overwhelming experience — a single event, ongoing harm, or something witnessed. PTSD and complex trauma are recognised responses to that impact.
- Flashbacks, nightmares or intrusive memories
- Feeling on edge, jumpy or constantly alert
- Avoiding people, places or reminders
- Feeling numb, disconnected or unreal
- Difficulty trusting yourself or others
- Shame, guilt or self-blame around what happened
- Strong physical reactions to triggers
- Difficulty sleeping or relaxing
Trauma responses aren't weakness — they're a nervous system that has been doing its best to keep you safe.
Signals
When to consider therapy
Any of these landing regularly is a signal that support could help.
- You re-live a past event through flashbacks or nightmares
- You feel unsafe even when you are safe
- You avoid certain people, places or topics
- You feel numb, disconnected or shut down
- Loud noises or surprises send you into panic
- You carry shame or self-blame about the past
The work
How therapy helps
Tailored to you, but broadly the shape of the work looks like this.
Step 1
Safety first
The first phase is always stabilisation: sleep, regulation, resources — before any processing work.
Step 2
Process safely
EMDR and trauma-focused CBT help reduce the emotional charge of difficult memories, at a pace you control.
Step 3
Make sense of it
A safe space to put words to experiences that may have felt unspeakable — without pressure to share.
Step 4
Reclaim your life
Rebuild trust in yourself, your body and your relationships.
Modalities
Approaches we use for this
Your therapist tailors the work to you — these are the modalities most often drawn on.
EMDR Therapy
A structured therapy for trauma that helps your brain reprocess stuck memories.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Practical, structured, focused on the thoughts and behaviours keeping you stuck.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Depth work that explores how early experience and relationships shape you now.
Person-Centred / Integrative Counselling
A warm, non-directive space to be met without judgement and hear yourself think.
Your team
Therapists who work with this
Sana Fatima
MBACP, MSc. Psychology · Founder & Integrative Therapist
Founder of MySafeTherapy. Warm, integrative work for anxiety, trauma and identity.
£120 / session
Get matchedSamantha Cotterill
MBACP · Trauma Therapist & Counsellor
Trauma-informed, relational therapist with 15+ years supporting recovery from trauma, sexual violence, domestic abuse, anxiety and depression.
£120 / session
Get matchedDiane Stewart
MBACP · Person-Centred Counsellor
Person-centred counsellor offering a warm, non-judgemental space for anxiety, trauma, burnout, relationships and low mood.
£60 / session
Get matchedPer-session pricing, set by your therapist
Sessions with our founding therapist are £150. Self-help subscribers save £10 per session.
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