THERAPY
We all experience distress at times in our lives and sometimes it can be difficult to recover without help. Maybe you need a safe space to think things through and learn new ways of dealing with difficulties with an experienced and highly trained but compassionate and caring professional.
Most of the struggles we face in life can be traced back to difficulties in our early relationships and to difficult or traumatic events we have faced. I specialise in treating the underlying traumas and identifying the unhelpful patterns of behaviour that people tend to have developed to cope with those experiences.
COPING WITH TRAUMA BOOK
Trauma is everywhere, from relatively simple car accidents all the way through to childhood neglect and abuse, or devastating combat experiences. These events have specific emotional and behavioural effects on a person.
Accessing good quality professional support with the aftereffects of trauma can be a lottery and people are often left wondering what on earth is happening to their mind. Statutory services can be underfunded and have long waiting lists. Private services can be very costly, outside of many people’s budgets. So where can you get good quality, evidence-based advice to help yourself?
CLINICAL SUPERVISION
Clinical supervision is vital to the wellbeing and development of all mental health practitioners. Clinical Supervision provides a safe space for the busy mental health professional to process the personal impact of their work as well as to explore different perspectives on individual cases they are working with.
When you are in that moment with the therapy client it can be very difficult to see the dynamics at play. Supervision, done well, will help to give that different viewpoint and clarify what is happening in those stuck points. Supervision is also vital in offering a place to discuss and plan what action to take when clients may present a risk to themselves or others.
TEACHING AND TRAINING
As a HCPC Registered UK Clinical Psychologist with a long history of working with trauma-related mental health conditions, both in the NHS and in private practice.
I can deliver teaching and training on many aspects of mental health care, especially relating to trauma. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements.
SPEAKING & WRITING
Dr Yvonne Waft is the author of Coping with Trauma - Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Overwhelming Events (2023, Sequoia Books) and blogs on the subject of trauma and adversity.
As such, she is regularly called upon to speak on the subject of trauma, mental health and coping.
