SPECIALISING IN TRAUMA
If you are suffering from flashbacks, nightmares, losing time, zoning out, self-harm, disordered eating, relationship difficulties, anxiety, mood swings, unexplained pain, tics, stress related issues etc, welcome you are in the right place as I can help you and I want to let you know that healing is possible!
I will listen to what is going on for you so you feel heard, and to enable me to understand how your problems are impacting your life today. We will understand together, through a trauma informed lens, how that makes sense with what you have been through and how each and every one of those behaviours are there for a very good reason.
We will work with all of you, enabling you to build a relationship with the parts of your personality you don’t like. We find out why these parts of us do and react as they do, and we heal any pain and vulnerability that may be causing these internal reactions. Once we do that we have the ability to chose how we prefer to respond rather than just reacting, giving us peace and harmony internally and externally.
If you are ready to do the work we can do it together. You won’t be on your own, I will be there to support you all the way through your healing journey, at a pace that is right for you.
I offer you a powerful deep-level healing experience, working with your mind, body and brain, using all the latest revolutionary trauma informed therapies We can release blocked trauma, we can lower your distress levels and teach you how to regulate your emotions in a healthy way. And with talking therapy we can make sense of your belief system and narrative, resulting in life-changing healing and recovery.
I have worked within these areas for many years now which has built up my clinical experience with complex trauma and my specialist area, adults who were sexually abused in childhood. I work daily with CPTSD, PTSD, BPD and Disordered Eating, with amazing success rates.
I help hundreds of people every year with all manner of emotional and mental health issues receive the care they need to recover and heal, enabling them to move on to live their lives the way they dream of.
It maybe scary to think of facing the work, staying as you are might seem like the safest option, but recovery is possible! You can be the person you were meant to be, find your true self and you can live your best life! I know what it is like to feel like there is no place to go, to feel helpless and lonely. It is my passion and purpose to empower you so you can heal yourself. So please don’t put this work off for another day, the time is right now!
How we work together:
The initial assessment is 50 minutes long. Within this in-depth discussion we will go over your problems, your childhood and any other relevant history.
We will discuss the areas you want to work on, your aims and goals and what you would like your life will look like when you finish therapy.
You will have an opportunity to ask any questions.
The treatment plan will be based around your needs and we will aim to:
- Understand the root cause of your problems
- Understand the factors that are contributing to your problems
- Understand what drives your behaviours
- Find triggers, understand them and deactivate them
- Map your central nervous system
- Work on relationship difficulties
- Understand and map your parts
- Work on other areas of your life that are impacted by your problems
- Work with the mind and the body
- Release trauma
- Heal your inner child with reparenting techniques
- Teach you emotional regulation and resources
- Teach you coping mechanisms for now and for the future
- Help you to establish a full and lasting, sustainable recovery
- Work towards ending therapy.
- Check we have fulfilled your aims and goals
This work is tailored to each client’s individual needs.
You are most welcome to access these services and solely work on safety, stabilisation and life enhancement, if you don’t want to do any trauma work at this time.
We will be using an integrative approach which may include: Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, The Flash Technique, The Rewind Technique, Brainspotting.
If you would like to work with me, you would be most welcome, please get in touch. I would love to work with you!
I have had both of my Covid vaccinations and my booster.
Criteria for my service:
There is no criteria to access my service, you are welcome to get in touch with me via; telephone, text or email and we can go ahead and arrange an appointment for you.
Areas I specialise in:
- Abuse – Emotional, Physical, Sexual
- Anger Management
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety/Social Anxiety/Health Anxiety
- Attachment Issues
- Assertiveness/Self Confidence/Self Esteem
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Bullying
- Childhood Abuse – Emotional, Physical, Sexual, Neglect
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/M.E.
- CPTSD
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Divorce/Seperation
- Domestic Violence
- Emotional Issues
- Eating Disorders
- Family Difficulties
- Feeling sad
- Fibromyalgia
- Flashbacks
- Gambling Addiction
- Loneliness
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Narcissistic Abuse
- Nightmares
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Attacks
- Phobias
- Post Natal Depression
- PTSD
- Rape
- Relationship Difficulties
- Self Harm
- Self Identity
- Stress
- Shyness/Social Phobia
- Suicidal Feelings
- Trauma
- Violence
ACCREDITATION ORGANISATIONS
MBACP (Accredited Member)
EMDRIA
Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Years in practice: 9 years
CLIENT GROUP
Men and Women
At Grey Matters Centre we do not work with anyone who have previous convictions of sexual offences and/or are currently the focus of an on going police investigation or criminal justice proceedings.
We do not work with current domestic violence/abuse and any court cases.
If any of these issues feature during the therapy journey, we reserve the right to refer you onto the appropriate professional organisation as we do not work within these areas at Grey Matters Centre.
QUALIFICATIONS
- ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) certification
- Finding the meaning of loss: the 6 stage of griefIntegration of mind, brain and body in the treatment of the body – Bessel Van Der Kolk
- Working with narcissism, severe traumatisation, abuse and neglect
- Gaslighting, help clients escape and rebuild from a narcissists emotional abuse
- Healing the fragmented selves of trauma survivors: transformational approaches to treating complex trauma
- EMDR a rapid, safe and proven treatment for trauma
- Essential Strategies for Shame, Self-loathing and Working with the body
- Trauma Treatment Certification Training (CCTP)
- Internal Family Systems Level 3
- Internal Family Systems Level 2 – Addictions & Eating Disorders, Compassionate Approach for Addictive Processes
- Internal Family Systems Level 1
- Brainspotting Level 2
- Brainspotting Level 1
- Flash Technique (EMDR)
- Attachment Focused EMDR
- EMDR Europe Accredited training, full four part
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner (NLP)
- Couples Practitioner
- Advanced Diploma in Psychology
- Rewind Technique
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Level 5
- Children and Adolescent Practitioner
- Eating Disorder Practitioner
- Cruse Bereavement Care Course
- Complex Trauma Dissociation Certification
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Practitioner
- Child Psychology Diploma
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
- Attachment-based Theory
- Trauma Informed Therapy
- Schema Therapy
- Psychoeducation
- The Polyvagal Theory
- BACP Accredited Counsellor
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy
FEE'S
Adults £70 per 50 minute sessions.
EMDR £80 per 50 minute session.
Please only book your initial session here. All future sessions are to be booked with Louise in person.
Cancellations of less than 48 hours notice will incur the full fee
AVAILABILITY
- Monday 9am – 3.00 pm
- Tuesday 9am – 3.00 pm
- Wednesday 9am – 3.00pm
- Thursday 9am – 3.00 pm