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Trauma Counselling with Indy Support Services: Your Pathway to Healing
When it comes to trauma counselling, choosing the right support can make all the difference. At Indy Support Services, I provide a compassionate, professional, and deeply personal space where you can feel safe to explore your experiences at your own pace.
My approach honours your autonomy and emotional wellbeing, ensuring every step is guided by your needs. Whether you are beginning counselling for the first time or seeking ongoing support, I walk beside you with warmth, empathy, and respect. Trauma counselling is not only about recovery—it’s about helping you reclaim strength, rebuild resilience, and move towards a brighter future.
A client shared: “I felt lost in my trauma, but Lisa gave me the safety to begin healing in my own time.”
Understanding Trauma
Trauma can arise from many experiences—sometimes from a single event, other times from ongoing or repeated harm. It can leave lasting emotional and physical effects, shaping how you think, feel, and connect.
Sometimes, life throws more at us than we feel able to handle. Trauma may leave you feeling stuck or disconnected in ways such as:
- Ongoing anxiety or restlessness
- Depression or lack of motivation
- Flashbacks or reliving painful moments
- Difficulty trusting or connecting with others
- Feeling emotionally reactive or shutdown
- Feeling distant from yourself, others, or the present
- Sleep difficulties
These are not signs of weakness—they are natural responses to difficult experiences. With the right support, healing is possible.
One woman reflected: “Lisa helped me see that my reactions were not weakness, but an understandable response to what I had been through.”
How Trauma Counselling Can Help
Healing from trauma is a deeply personal journey, but you don’t have to walk it alone. At Indy Support Services, I offer a blend of empathy and evidence-based therapies to support your healing:
- Person-Centred Therapy – your story leads the way.
- Solution-Focused Therapy (SFBT) – building on strengths to create meaningful change.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – reshaping unhelpful thought patterns.
- Mindfulness practices – grounding and calming the mind and body.
These approaches are adapted to your needs, providing practical tools while ensuring sessions feel safe and supportive. Together, we’ll work towards reducing distress, making sense of your story, and rediscovering hope.
As one client expressed: “Counselling gave me tools to calm my mind and the strength to face each day again.”
A Trauma-Informed Space at Indy Support Services
Safety, trust, and empowerment are the foundation of trauma counselling with me. Every session is guided by trauma-informed principles so you can feel secure and respected:
- Safety – a physically and emotionally secure space.
- Trustworthiness – consistency, transparency, and honesty.
- Empowerment – regaining a sense of control over your life.
- Collaboration – decisions made together, as equal partners.
- Cultural Sensitivity – respect for your culture, history, and community.
This framework ensures that counselling is not something “done to you,” but a supportive partnership where your voice always matters.
n a client’s words: “With Lisa, I finally felt safe enough to trust again, and that changed everything.”
Your Path to Healing
Healing isn’t about erasing memories or denying pain—it’s about making sense of what happened, learning new ways to cope, and reconnecting with your strengths and identity. With gentle support, many people find hope, resilience, and growth on the other side of trauma.
The Many Faces of Trauma
- Acute Trauma – from a single event such as an accident or loss.
- Chronic Trauma – from ongoing distress such as repeated abuse.
- Complex Trauma – involving multiple events over time, often interpersonal.
- Developmental Trauma – early childhood experiences shaping trust and relationships.
Each story is unique. My role is to meet you with compassion, clarity, and encouragement so you can move forward in ways that feel right for you.
A client reflected: “Lisa helped me realise healing wasn’t about forgetting—it was about finding strength within myself to move forward.”
Finding Hope After Trauma
Taking the first step toward counselling can feel daunting, but it is an act of courage. At Indy Support Services, you will be met with warmth, understanding, and genuine care as you begin this next chapter. There is no set timeline for healing—each step forward, however small, is worth celebrating.
Support is not a sign of weakness, but of strength. Together, we can focus on resilience, connection, and hope, helping you move toward a life where you feel grounded and empowered. You don’t have to face this alone—I’ll walk beside you every step.
One client described it beautifully: “I came to Lisa feeling broken, but I left with hope that I could rebuild my life.”