We believe recovery from trauma is possible.
Since 2011, we have provided over 25,000 hours of trauma recovery support to children, young people and their families.
Kameron's Story
Kameron began coming to the TRC after some very difficult early years. Kameron had been sexually abused and witnessed domestic violence, and life had been chaotic and unpredictable.
Kameron often felt overwhelmed and frightened. As a result, he could be angry and violent, displaying very challenging behaviour and lacking a sense of danger perception. Kameron also had difficulty toileting and struggled with separation anxiety.
Through 1:1 trauma recovery focused creative therapy, Kameron was given the space and time to develop a relationship with his creative therapist that felt safe, and so was able to explore many of his frightening experiences. Through trauma recovery focused therapy he was able to begin to make sense of what he was feeling and how that impacted him.
Kameron received 73 sessions of creative therapy at the TRC and by the time he was ready to finish, Kameron was able to trust and have much better relationships with safe adults again. He was able to understand some of his feelings and talk about the ways he had learned to help himself when things were 'muddly in his head'.
Kameron was calmer at school and at home and was able to hold safer boundaries. He had no difficulties toileting and found it easier to separate from his mum, and was only worried about this sometimes.
Photograph is not of Kameron and names have been changed to protect anonymity.
From single incident trauma to complex trauma and dissociation, Trauma Recovery UK are passionate about recovery. We are proud to be the first pioneers using the TRFM® model, uniquely providing...
1:1 Creative Psychotherapy
We offer specialist 1:1 Creative Psychotherapy and Play Therapy for children and young people from age 3 years to 24 years.
Therapeutic Mentoring
We provide Therapeutic Mentoring to help create a sense of safety and stability for the child or young person, as well as helping empower them with psychoeducation.
Parent/Carer Support Groups
We support Parents and Carers with therapeutic support groups as well as guiding them through the Trauma Recovery Global Parenting Course.
"I was invited by Betsy de Thierry to speak about attachment research to colleagues at her Trauma Recovery Centre in Bath. I arrived early and she kindly gave me a guided tour. Naturally I only saw empty rooms but I was enchanted by the different spaces that I entered, where traumatised children (and sometimes adults) can express themselves in myriad ways, to find resolution, repair and peace from their torments. There were quiet rooms, private rooms, rooms where a child could really let rip; there were opportunities for them to write things - anything they wanted - on the walls, and there were some big structures where they could lose (and find) themselves, along with a seemingly endless supply of dolls, clay, mobiles, toys... you name it, there it was.”
Professor David Shemmings OBE
From the foreward of The Simple Guide to Child Trauma (de Thierry, 2016)
