Trauma Therapy

Trauma Therapy offers compassionate, evidence-based support to help individuals heal from trauma and build resilience.

Understanding Trauma

Trauma can deeply affect emotional, psychological, and physical wellbeing. At Arbor, we provide tailored, specialist therapies to support healing in a safe and nurturing environment. Whether or not you have a formal PTSD diagnosis, our service welcomes you for a comprehensive assessment to understand your unique trauma history and therapy needs.

Our approach

We offer a range of proven therapeutic approaches including EMDR, CBT, ACT, and CFT. These methods work to reduce trauma’s emotional impact, help process distressing experiences, and develop effective coping skills. We aim to empower our client on their recovery journey and enhance wellbeing and resilience.

We offer individual therapy sessions using specialist approaches tailored to the client’s needs. Throughout therapy, they work in a supportive, confidential space designed to foster safety, growth, and healing. Our goal is to help reduce distress, develop coping strategies, and rebuild a fulfilling life.

Our process begins with a thorough assessment to explore the client’s trauma history and personal recovery goals. Together, the client and therapist develop a shared formulation to guide the treatment.

One-to-one therapy sessions

Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy

Helps to process and heal distress caused by traumatic memories.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Supports changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours related to trauma.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Increases psychological flexibility by helping people accept difficult feelings while taking positive actions aligned with their values.

Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)

Focuses on building self-compassion to reduce distress and promote wellbeing.

Meet the Trauma Therapy team

Arbor’s Trauma Therapy service team are skilled in delivering evidence-based trauma therapies and bringing specialist expertise to support clients through recovery.

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Liz Vaughan

Assistant Psychologist

Neuropsychology, Trauma Therapy

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Dr Jo Keightley

Clinical Psychologist

Mental Capacity Assessment Service, Neuropsychology, Trauma Therapy

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Dr Maisie Dyson

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Neuropsychology, Trauma Therapy

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What people say about Arbor

Real experiences from the people who know us best – clients and families we’ve supported.

I was involved in a car accident where I was the passenger and received serious head injuries and lost my eye. I was feeling very tired, insecure and upset about the appearance and feelings of my face.

The one-to-one sessions with Jo have been very helpful, having someone to talk to who is not a member of the family or a friend has been important, and I feel I can express my feelings in a way I would be reluctant to with the people close to me. Jo has been very understanding and although I still get good and bad days I always feel better after our meetings.

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Previous client

Before the accident I had no experience of psychology and was initially quite negative about how it could improve things, but I have been very impressed with the help I have received. My confidence has improved and I’m feeling much more like my pre accident self.

I would certainly recommend this service to others who have been through trauma.

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Previous client

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