Trauma and PTSD therapy in London — without having to relive it
TFT is one of the few therapies that can clear traumatic memories without making you re-tell them in detail. The body releases the charge while the mind stays regulated. Most clients feel a measurable shift inside the first session.
What we mean by trauma
Trauma isn't just the things on the front pages — combat, assault, disaster. It's any event your nervous system was unable to fully process at the time. That can include:
- Road traffic accidents and other physical injuries
- Medical procedures, hospital stays, difficult births
- Bereavement and complicated grief
- Abuse — physical, emotional, sexual, in childhood or adulthood
- Bullying and humiliation, especially in childhood
- Domestic violence and coercive control
- Witnessing violence or the suffering of others
- The cumulative wear of high-stress work — first responders, healthcare, journalists
Signs your nervous system is still carrying it
- Flashbacks, intrusive memories, nightmares
- Hyper-vigilance — always scanning for danger
- Numbness, dissociation, feeling outside your body
- Panic attacks triggered by reminders
- Avoidance — places, people, conversations you can't go near
- Sleep disruption
- Difficulty with intimacy or trust
How TFT works for trauma
Trauma lives in the body, not just the story. That's why retelling the story over and over rarely shifts it — and why some clients leave talk therapy feeling re-traumatised rather than healed. TFT works directly on the body's stress response:
- Tune in lightly. A sentence about the memory is enough. We do not need details.
- Tap a trauma-specific algorithm. The sequence calms the autonomic nervous system in real time.
- Re-test. The intensity drops. The memory is still there, but the charge isn't.
- Pace. Tracey is trained to keep you in your "window of tolerance" — present, regulated, not overwhelmed.
Single-incident trauma vs developmental trauma
A single difficult event — accident, assault, recent bereavement — often resolves in 1 to 4 sessions. Developmental and complex trauma (long-running, often originating in childhood) is more layered and we work in carefully paced stages over a longer period. In both cases the principle is the same: pace below overwhelm, work the body, let the mind catch up afterwards.
You don't have to carry it indefinitely
The 15-minute consultation is free. We can talk through what you're holding without you having to recount any of it in detail.
Common questions
Will I have to relive my trauma to process it?
No. You only need to bring the memory to mind lightly. The tapping does the work, not the talking.
Is TFT effective for PTSD?
Yes — peer-reviewed research, including studies with veterans and disaster survivors, shows significant lasting reductions in PTSD symptoms.
Can TFT help with childhood trauma?
Yes. We work in paced layers and Tracey will keep you within a regulated nervous-system state throughout.
What if I dissociate or zone out during sessions?
That's okay and we know how to work with it. Pacing is everything.