Beyond the Burnout: How Trauma-Informed Therapy Helps High-Achieving Individuals Find Balance
CBT Therapy, EMDR Therapy & EMDR Intensive for Trauma, Anxiety and Stress. In Wellington, Somerset & Online Across the UK
£100 per 50 minute session (CBT or EMDR)
£1250 for EMDR Intensive Therapy
SUCCESS AS A SURVIVAL STRATEGY: HOW TRAUMA SHAPES THE NEED TO OVER-ACHIEVE
For high achievers and those who lead with hyper-independence or being self reliant, their "success" is often a sophisticated survival strategy. When trauma is in the background, particularly developmental or relational trauma, independence isn't just a personality trait; it is a shield.
Your nervous system is essentially your body's survival engine, and when it is shaped by sustained pressure or past trauma, it can become stuck in a chronic state of 'high alert' where stillness actually feels like danger. You might notice:
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You have lost the ability to relax
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Feel lonely and find it uncomfortable to receive support even when surrounded by people who love you
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Others miss the signs of how you are actually feeling because of your outward coping
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Feel constantly on high alert or easily overwhelmed
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Experience ongoing physical symptoms (chronic migraine, jaw tension, digestive issues and exhaustion)
TRAUMA INFORMED THERAPIES FOR LASTING CHANGE
Trauma informed therapies don't rely on pushing through, they provide new ways of feeling safe. Therapy works by recalibrating this internal alarm system, helping you shift from a baseline of near-exhaustion and hyper-vigilance toward a place of genuine, sustainable steadiness and safety.
Therapy is not about fixing yourself or pushing harder. Trauma informed, effective, evidence based therapies Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement and Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) support meaningful change for your nervous system. Used together these therapies are:
Structured and practical (CBT)
Deeply trauma-informed and body-based (EMDR)
Kind, stabilising, and supportive (CFT)
To help you untangle the cycles of perfectionism, "shoulds" and high-functioning anxiety.
A powerful way to process past trauma so it stops triggering your present "survival mode."
EMDR Intensive
Deep, time-efficient work for those with busy schedules who want to move forward faster.
CFT Therapy
CFT helps understand how self-criticism developed as a survival state, reduce shame and build a supportive inner relationship.
Introductory Therapy Videos
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IN AN EMERGENCY
I do not offer any crisis services or support, I am unable to support when active thoughts around suicide and self harm are being experienced. If you are experiencing thoughts around self-harm or suicide please contact the following in the first instance:
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Your GP
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The Samaritans (24/7, telephone 116 123)
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National Suicide Prevention Helpline (6 pm - midnight, telephone 0800 587 0800)
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NHS 111 (24/7 for non emergency, telephone 111 and select option 2 to access urgent mental health support)
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Shout (24/7 text service, text 85258)