For young people
What to Expect
Trauma Recovery UK is here to help.
You may be feeling anxious or angry; fed up or sad; full of rage against others or yourself or you may have behaviours that frustrate you. We can help you.
We are a diverse group of therapists & therapeutic mentors - music therapists, art psychotherapists, play therapists or creative counsellors. We all work well together because we all share the same vision that we want kids and young people to be able to enjoy life, have dreams for their life and not be weighed down by the negative experiences that they’ve had. We love nothing more than seeing young people make sense of what’s happened and feeling less confused, angry, sad, frustrated, upset, cross, depressed, anxious or any other emotion that is hard work to live with 24/7.
What will happen?
You’ll be allocated one therapist or therapeutic mentor who you’ll get to know and you’ll have the choice to keep coming back every week, although we usually have a good idea of how many sessions could be really helpful. It's usually between 12 and 36 sessions for one hour a week that is the best length of time to ‘sort out’ the issues that are holding you back.
Your parent or carer (if you’re 16 and under) will be waiting in the parents' group for you where they learn about how trauma impacts a person’s brain, behaviour, emotions and relationships whilst being served a cup of tea and biscuits! Don’t worry – anything they say in the group is confidential to the group and we are used to guiding any adult if they ‘say too much’, as we want everything that happens in the centre to respect you and your needs.
