Trauma Therapy
Trauma therapy — sometimes called trauma counselling — helps you understand and work through the impact of difficult or overwhelming experiences. At Respond Ability, trauma therapy is delivered as somatic psychotherapy: talk therapy combined with body-based techniques for lasting change.
A clear idea of what trauma therapy can offer.
Trauma therapy is a broad term for approaches that help you process and recover from difficult, frightening or overwhelming experiences — whether that's a single event or complex trauma built up over time. It's also commonly called trauma counselling.
At Respond Ability, trauma therapy isn't a separate, generic talk-therapy service — it's delivered specifically as somatic psychotherapy, which combines trauma-informed talk therapy with body-based techniques like breath, posture and movement. This reflects a growing understanding that trauma isn't only held in thoughts, but also in the nervous system and body.
The intention
"You don't need to have the right words. We start exactly where you are."
Why people choose this approach.
Trauma responses are physical too
A trauma response often shows up in the body — a racing heart, a tight chest, a jaw that won't unclench — not just in thoughts. We work with both.
Complex trauma, not just single events
Complex trauma built up over months or years — through relationships, childhood experiences or ongoing stress — is met with the same care as a single traumatic event.
No labels required
You don't need a diagnosis or a clear story to start. Many people simply know something feels unresolved.
This may suit you if you're…
- Experiencing the effects of a difficult or traumatic event
- Living with complex trauma from childhood or past relationships
- Noticing trauma responses in your body — tension, hypervigilance, shutdown
- Wanting trauma counselling that also works with the body
- Curious about somatic approaches to trauma but not sure where to start
Things people often ask.
This work goes deeper as Somatic Psychotherapy.
Somatic Psychotherapy is where trauma therapy at Respond Ability actually happens in practice — body-centred, one-to-one, and paced to you.
Ready to start unpacking this?
Book a first session and explore whether trauma therapy — delivered as somatic psychotherapy — is the right next step for you.