Going beyond 50 minutes in the room

Integrative Trauma &

Dissociation Therapy (For adults)

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Trauma Informed

40 sessions or blocks of 24

Trauma and Dissociation Informed Therapy is designed to enable the client to process past trauma freeing them form traumatic memories of physiological responses including hyper arousal, hypo arousal, dysregulation, and dissociation.  This package comprises working through the three stages of Trauma processing protocols and considers the 5 Pillars of the

‘Relational DARTS’ Model (Dissociation, Attachment, Resilience, trauma and Shame)  

Stabilisation 

This phase will involve parents or carers supporting a program of interventions for the child, to develop attachment emotional regulation and relaxation. Alongside this the child will be introduced to the therapeutic process and the therapeutic relationship. Work in developing attachment and a sense of security is a key aspect of this phase. This work will need to take place to prepare the child and family for the trauma processing phase.  

Trauma Processing  

This work will involve the client working intensively firstly at developing a sense of self and safety and then processing past traumatic experiences and constructing a trauma narrative.

The trauma will be processed using trauma protocols and will draw on a number of tools to process including Bi Lateral stimulation, play, art and talking.   

Reconnection and Moving On 

During this phase of the work focus will be drawn on helping the client move to a place of normality. Unresolved patterns of behaviour that have not been redressed will be explored alongside revisiting and reaffirming the child’s sense of self, coping strategies and a sense of safety moving forward.

Who may benefit from this intervention?

Adults that have experienced trauma.  The trauma may be a singular event or a combination of multiple events or relational trauma such as domestic abuse. Clients may or may not have an existing diagnosis of PTSD, Complex PTSD or Developmental Trauma.