Trauma Informed Therapy

At Evolving Minds Counselling and Psychology in Menai, we provide trauma-informed therapy for children, adolescents and adults across the Sutherland Shire. Our approach includes trauma therapy, PTSD counselling, somatic therapy (somatic psychotherapy), and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR).

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We offer in-person appointments in Menai and online therapy across the Sutherland Shire, including Miranda, Engadine, Bangor and Illawong. This includes child counselling in the Sutherland Shire, adolescent counselling in Menai, adult counselling services, and older adult counselling. You can also learn more about our psychologist Sutherland Shire services.

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Trauma-informed therapy recognises that distressing experiences can affect the nervous system, emotional regulation, relationships and sense of safety. Rather than focusing only on symptoms, trauma therapy considers how past experiences can influence present patterns, including patterns in relationships, attachment, and automatic threat response.

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This approach to trauma therapy supports the nervous system, helping reduce symptoms of anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and trauma-related patterns while building a greater sense of safety and stability. Trauma counselling can also support people experiencing ongoing stress, relationship difficulties, or feeling stuck in patterns linked to earlier experiences.

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Trauma-informed practice is grounded in safety, collaboration and choice. Therapy moves at a pace that respects each person’s readiness, history and goals, integrating both psychological and body-based approaches such as somatic therapy and DBR where appropriate.

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What Trauma-Informed Therapy Involves

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Trauma-informed therapy may include:

• developing emotional regulation skills

• building a sense of safety within the body

• increasing awareness of bodily sensations and nervous system responses

• understanding patterns shaped by past experiences

• strengthening boundaries and communication

• gradually processing distressing memories where appropriate

 

Trauma therapy focuses on supporting stability, understanding and integration, without unnecessarily revisiting distressing experiences.

 

Evidence-Based Trauma Approaches We Use

 

Our clinicians draw on evidence-based trauma therapies, which may include:

• Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)

• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Attachment Informed Therapy

• Somatic therapy (somatic psychotherapy) and body-based approaches

• Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Nervous system-informed and regulation-focused strategies

 

Therapy is tailored to developmental stage and individual needs.

 

Trauma therapy and PTSD counselling may be appropriate for people experiencing anxiety, emotional overwhelm, relationship difficulties, or patterns linked to past distressing experiences. A formal diagnosis of PTSD is not required to begin therapy.

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You can learn more about our trauma therapy in Menai or explore the range of conditions we work with including anxiety, trauma and relationship difficulties.

 

If you’re unsure where to begin, our Client Care Team can assist. Call 02 8519 4197 or use the button below to request an appointment.