trauma therapy in glasgow
Something's happened, and it's still sitting with you. Maybe it was a single event, maybe it built up over time. However it arrived, trauma has a way of staying in the body long after the moment itself has passed, showing up as flashbacks, a racing heart, or just a sense that something's not quite right anymore.
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I'm Emma, a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist working with trauma from my practice in Glasgow's West End. My approach is trauma-informed, which means the pace and direction of our work is always led by you, never rushed and never forced. Sessions are available in person or online.
How trauma therapy works
Trauma-focused CBT helps make sense of what happened and how it's still affecting you now, your thoughts, your body's responses, the things you might be avoiding without realising it. We work gently, building safety and trust before we go anywhere near the harder material.
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This isn't about reliving the worst of it on demand. It's about finding a way to hold what happened without it running the show.
Who is trauma therapy for
Trauma doesn't always look like one dramatic event, though sometimes it is exactly that: an accident, a loss, an assault, something sudden and frightening. Just as often, it's built up more quietly, a difficult childhood, a relationship that wore you down, years of feeling unsafe in ways that are hard to put into words. Both are trauma, and both are welcome here. You don't need a diagnosis or a tidy explanation of what happened to reach out, just a sense that something from your past is still shaping your present.
What to expect
Sessions are 50 minutes, in-person or online. The first session is simply a conversation, what's brought you here, what support might look like, and whether working together feels right. There's no pressure to share more than you're ready to.
Working together
You don't have to make sense of this on your own. If you think trauma therapy might help, I'd love to hear from you.