We are committed
to seeing recovery
from trauma
Research informs us that
1 in 3 diagnosed mental health conditions in adulthood are known to directly relate to adverse childhood experiences.
Recovering takes time.
We're here for that.
“Trauma Recovery UK has helped me because it makes me know and feel like I have somebody to talk to about everything and anything I want. Trauma Recovery UK has helped me because when I come here I let all my feelings out and be honest. I don’t feel pressured to say anything but I know I can say whatever. Trauma Recovery UK has also helped me because every time I leave my sessions I feel a bit better about myself because I’ve let some of the feelings I’ve been wanting to let out. Trauma Recovery UK has helped because I can come regular so my feelings don’t feel like they’ve been trapped for a long time. I feel like I can say whatever at Trauma Recovery UK because everybody’s friendly here.”
Client, aged 15
"You helped me to find ways to cope and showed me hope when I couldn't see it in myself"
Client
Our Evidence base
In Spring 2019, Canterbury Christ Church University produced an evaluation report assessing the outcomes of Trauma Recovery UK client data from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQs). They found that 98.8% of a sample of 250 children who have been through our TRFM® approach had significant clinical reductions in the severity of their trauma symptoms. This evidence base has reinforced our practice and the report can be viewed below.
Soon we will be using data collected from a different trauma assessment, the Trauma Symptoms Checklist, with 5 years of clinical data to further grow our evidence base.
"I feel safe here. You understand and help me. Before I came here I didn’t know what to do.”
Client aged 8
"I was invited by Betsy de Thierry to speak about attachment research to colleagues at her Trauma Recovery Centre in Bath. I arrived early and she kindly gave me a guided tour. Naturally I only saw empty rooms but I was enchanted by the different spaces that I entered, where traumatised children (and sometimes adults) can express themselves in myriad ways, to find resolution, repair and peace from their torments.
There were quiet rooms, private rooms, rooms where a child could really let rip; there were opportunities for them to write things - anything they wanted - on the walls, and there were some big structures where they could lose (and find) themselves, along with a seemingly endless supply of dolls, clay, mobiles, toys... you name it, there it was.”
Professor David Shemmings OBE
From the foreword of The Simple Guide to Child Trauma (de Thierry, 2016)