Specialist trauma service for non-recent childhood sexual abuse

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What we do

Our specialist service for non-recent childhood sexual abuse is part of our award winning trauma service. This service specifically helps people who have experienced childhood sexual abuse.

What to expect

We usually offer an extended consultation over four sessions to understand the nature and impact of the trauma, using a Trauma-Informed Psychodynamic approach. We also consider the most suitable approach to treatment in a collaborative approach, constructing a personalised package of care.

The package of care may include:

• Trauma–informed individual psychotherapy – at weekly or sometimes fortnightly intervals. This may include individual art therapy.
• A trauma art therapy group – one-year duration
• A trauma–focused mentalization therapy group – runs alongside individual work
• A trauma yoga group – runs alongside other treatments offered
• A gardening therapy group
• Peer support from practitioners with lived experience
• A specialist group that focuses on therapeutic endings

Unique to this specialist service, we also provide:

• A one-year women’s group run by two senior therapists (both of which are female).
• A one-year men’s group run by two senior therapists (one of which is male).

Generally no more than one group at a time is suggested, and most are offered for one year.

In addition to using an adapted psychodynamic approach, we sometimes make use of other trauma-focused interventions. This will generally be in the context of an on-going therapy however, as these techniques (especially in complex PTSD) require a period of stabilisation and secure establishment of a therapeutic relationship.