Trauma and Relational Psychotherapy Focused Practice
Trauma can deeply affect how we experience ourselves, our relationships and the world around us. Many people who have lived through trauma develop protective strategies to survive emotional pain or disconnection. While these responses once served an important purpose, they can later limit connection and a sense of ease in daily life.
Experiences of prolonged or repeated trauma—particularly in early relationships—can leave lasting effects on the nervous system. These may show up as anxiety, low mood, emotional numbness, sleep difficulties, chronic pain, dissociation, or a persistent sense of being on edge or disconnected.
Trauma-informed therapy recognises these responses as understandable adaptations, not personal failings. With the right therapeutic support, the brain and nervous system can gradually restore a sense of safety and balance. Through neuroplasticity, healing is possible.
My work offers a gentle, attuned, and evidence-based approach to trauma and relational therapy, supporting regulation, resilience and renewed connections.
Therapy provides a space to move beyond survival patterns and toward greater clarity, emotional safety and meaningful change—at a pace that feels right for you.
Our Mission and Approach
As Brené Brown reminds us, “We don’t have to do it all alone. We were never meant to.”
— Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution
At Illumine Psychotherapy and Counselling, we are passionate and committed to walking alongside individuals embarking on their healing journey.
Evidence-based and trauma-informed therapies deployed within a secure therapuetic relationship can foster post-traumatic growth and resilience.
Our work is grounded in the values of integrity, compassion, and respect. These principles guide our practice and ensure that each client receives ethical, attentive, and high-quality care in a safe and supportive therapeutic environment.
We work within a client-centred, trauma-informed, attachment-focused and brain-based framework, grounded in neurodiversity-affirming practices.
We adopt an integrative, creative and collaborative approaches to therapy incorporating neuroscience and evidence-based, mind–body modalities, including Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Infra-Low Frequency Neurofeedback Therapy, Psychodynamic and Interpersonal Therapy, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR),and Ego State Therapy to support your healing, transform crises into catalysts for growth, strengthen emotional well-being and cultivate fulfilling and meaningful relationships.
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