Working with Trauma

This is an online CPD event for counsellors and health professionals. We use the Hipaalink Telehealth system for our training. Once you have purchased your ticket/place, you will receive an email with the link to the day. Places are limited to give attendees the best possible experience.

All reactions to trauma are normal reactions to an abnormal event and are easily understood in relation to the ‘fight, flight or freeze’ response.

When a deeply traumatic event occurs the emotional reaction can be so strong that it remains encoded in wordless form in the Amygdala, permanently retained there as a survival pattern in case it is suddenly needed in a similar emergency.

When working with clients in everyday practice we need to be watchful of the patterns from previous traumas and how they manifest in the clients current day to day thinking patterns. These are automatic protectors in that they shield the client from further harm, whilst surviving and working with recovery.

PTSD affects hundreds of thousands of people who have been exposed to violent events such as rape, domestic violence, child abuse, war, accidents, workplace incidents, natural disasters, bullying, childhood sexual abuse, taken hostage, kidnap, torture and many other situations. It is normal to be affected by trauma.