Trauma-Informed Therapy in Swansea & Online Across the UK

Trauma can affect every aspect of our lives, shaping how we think, feel, relate to others, and experience the world around us. Whether your experiences stem from a single traumatic event or from ongoing adversity over many years, you deserve a space where your story is met with compassion, understanding, and respect.

As an integrative counsellor based in Swansea, I offer trauma-informed therapy both in person and online across the UK. My approach recognises that healing doesn’t come from forcing yourself to revisit painful experiences before you’re ready. Instead, therapy focuses on creating safety, building trust, and helping you reconnect with yourself at a pace that feels right for you.

What Is Trauma?

Trauma isn't defined solely by what happened to you—it's also about how those experiences have affected your mind, body, and nervous system.

Trauma can result from a wide range of experiences, including:

    Childhood neglect or abuse
    Domestic abuse or coercive control
    Sexual violence or assault
    Bereavement and significant loss
    Bullying or discrimination
    Medical trauma
    Accidents or injuries
    Sudden life-changing events
    Repeated experiences of feeling unsafe, powerless, or unheard

Everyone responds to trauma differently. Two people can experience the same event and be affected in completely different ways. There is no "right" or "wrong" response to trauma.

How Trauma Can Affect You

The impact of trauma often extends far beyond the original experience.

You may notice that you:

Feel constantly anxious or on edge
Experience flashbacks or intrusive memories
Struggle with sleep or nightmares
Find it difficult to trust others
Feel emotionally numb or disconnected
Experience shame, guilt, or self-blame
Avoid certain places, people, or situations
Feel overwhelmed by emotions or unable to identify them
Have difficulty maintaining relationships
Feel like you're always waiting for something bad to happen

These responses are often your nervous system's way of trying to protect you. Therapy can help you better understand these reactions while developing greater emotional safety and resilience.

What Does Trauma-Informed Therapy Mean?

Being trauma-informed means recognising that many emotional difficulties have their roots in experiences where safety, trust, or connection were disrupted.

Rather than asking, "What's wrong with you?", trauma-informed therapy asks, "What happened to you?" and "How has that shaped your experiences today?"

My approach prioritises:

My Integrative Approach to Trauma Therapy

As an integrative counsellor, I tailor therapy to your individual needs because no two trauma journeys are the same.

My work is grounded in person-centred counselling, creating a relationship built on empathy, acceptance, and trust. Alongside this, I may draw on psychoeducation to help you understand how trauma affects the brain and body, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to explore unhelpful thinking patterns, existential approaches to make sense of difficult experiences, and creative therapeutic interventions where words feel difficult to find.

As both a counsellor and a creative practitioner, I recognise that trauma is not always easy to express verbally. When appropriate, creative approaches can offer another way of exploring thoughts, emotions, and experiences in a gentle and meaningful way. There is never any expectation to be artistic—creative techniques are simply another option if they feel helpful for you.

Recovery from trauma isn't about pretending the past never happened or "getting over it."

Healing often involves understanding how your experiences have shaped you, reconnecting with your strengths, developing healthier ways of coping, and learning that safety, trust, and meaningful relationships are possible again.

Therapy can help you make sense of your experiences while supporting you to build a life that feels more grounded, connected, and authentic.