"Trauma therapy works"

After having my second child, I realised that I was carrying a lot of anxiety and stress. Not only due to postpartum factors but trauma from my past. I was not sure who to confide in and what support was really out there. I had had CBT a few times before in my life and whilst those sessions helped, I did not like how there was a timeframe on treatment; I would speak with a therapist, but not even scratch the surface of my trauma before I was being discharged because my sessions were complete. As a result I would relapse and need even more therapy. It was a vicious cycle.

It was not until I spoke with a health care visitor that I truly acknowledged the state of my mental health and how glad I was that I did! It wasn’t long before I was contacted by the Inclusion Team to be triaged and waitlisted for treatment. I was not on the waitlist for long, thank God, and the therapist I was assigned was very attentive, helpful, personable and professional. The big question I had after my first session was how many sessions I was going to have and when the therapist said that there is no limit, I was immediately reassured. I didn’t feel like a quota had to be filled but that someone truly wanted to help me.

The sessions were intense but necessary and I feel like I had a lot of breakthrough. These sessions felt different. They were not surface level but intensive, holistic and reflective. I’d recommend this service to anyone who really wants to make a positive change in their mental health.