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The Healing Power of Movement in Trauma Therapy
When we think about healing from trauma, many people imagine talking about painful memories or understanding the past. While this is part...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
4 min read


Healing from Trauma: What Trauma Therapy Involves
Wondering about how therapy can help with trauma? Therapy isn't just about talking the issues through, or just having some tools to...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
4 min read


Embracing Your Emotions: 6 Effective Ways to Start to Feel Your Feelings
Do you feel disconnected? Our hectic lives and endless tasks can cause us to lose touch with ourselves and our true feelings. The more...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
3 min read


The Therapy Companion Journal: Exploring the Therapeutic Power of Journaling
Something that I frequently discuss with clients embarking on their therapy journey is that achieving the goals or changes they desire...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
4 min read


Maximizing Your Therapy Experience: Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Sessions
Engaging in therapy is a collaborative process that demands your active involvement and commitment. While attending therapy sessions...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
3 min read


Exploring the Benefits of Rewind Trauma Therapy: What You Need to Know
As you experience life events, your brain usually stores them as memories. However in the case of traumatic events, sometimes the brain...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
3 min read


What Happens in Your First Session or Initial Meeting with Your Therapist?
Have you ever wondered what happens the first time you meet a therapist? It's completely normal to feel a mix of emotions - from...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
4 min read


Ways to Access Therapy: Online or In Person, Which Method is Right for You?
The therapy landscape has undergone significant changes due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the notable changes has been...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
4 min read


Understanding the Significance of Grief in Trauma Therapy
In therapy sessions, you might experience a variety of emotions coming to the surface. For individuals who have survived trauma, a common...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
4 min read


Trauma Work - Should you take a break from Therapy?
Dealing with trauma during therapy can be an incredibly challenging and draining experience that impacts various aspects of your being....

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
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Dealing with Setbacks in Trauma Recovery
Any journey that you set out on will have its challenges and recovering from trauma is no different. Encountering setbacks in the process...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
4 min read


Is it Trauma or Stress? - How to Understand your Experiences
With the word 'trauma' fast becoming a buzzword it can be challenging and confusing to determine if you are impacted by trauma or stress,...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
3 min read


Trauma Awareness - Identifying Different Types of Trauma
Trauma is an emotional response to a very stressful event, series of events or a highly distressing incident. The incident overwhelms the...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
3 min read


How to Know If Therapy is Working for You - 4 Ways to Find Out
Although therapy is not a quick fix, people often enter therapy because they'd like something about their lives to be different....

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
3 min read


Childhood Trauma: What you Need to Know About Self-Blame
Are you somebody that struggles with self-blame? Do you often feel that a situation you found yourself in was partially or all your...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
4 min read


5 Ways to use Social Media and Protect your Mental Health
Social media may be a part of your daily life but have you ever given thought to the impact that social media has on you? Is Social media...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
4 min read


Therapy After-Care: 8 ways to support yourself after an intense session
Having the expectation that you will always leave your therapy sessions feeling positive, light and free of all your struggles and...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
5 min read


4 Steps to Finding the Right Therapist for you
First things first, well done! Embarking on the journey of self-discovery through therapy is certainly a courageous step. It's not always...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
4 min read


5 Easy Ways to Cope with Feelings of Uncertainty
Often we live life in a future-orientated way; we think about what we will do tomorrow, next week, next year and beyond. We make plans...

Aisha Bettridge, Psychotherapist, BA (Hons), MA.
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