At Olympus Psychotherapy, we offer specialist trauma therapy in London and online to help individuals safely process and recover from overwhelming or distressing life experiences.
Whether your trauma is recent or rooted in the past, we provide compassionate, evidence-based support to help you feel safe, understood, and empowered to heal.
Trauma therapy is a specialist form of psychotherapy that supports people who have experienced events that were too distressing or overwhelming to fully process at the time. These can include one-time incidents (like an accident or assault) or longer-term experiences (like abuse, neglect, or chronic stress).
Trauma can leave deep emotional and physical imprints — from flashbacks and anxiety to numbness, shame, or a constant sense of danger. Trauma therapy works by creating a safe therapeutic relationship in which you can begin to explore what happened, regulate difficult emotions, and gradually make sense of your experience at your own pace.
At Olympus Psychotherapy, we use a range of approaches tailored to your needs — including EMDR, relational therapy, somatic approaches, and trauma-informed integrative psychotherapy.
Trauma therapy is for anyone who:
Has experienced abuse, neglect, violence, or loss
Feels stuck in cycles of fear, shame, or emotional overwhelm
Struggles with flashbacks, nightmares, or dissociation
Finds it hard to trust or connect with others
Has experienced medical trauma, birth trauma, or childhood adversity
Has been affected by a traumatic relationship, bullying, or betrayal
Feels like something from the past still affects their present
You don’t need a formal PTSD diagnosis to benefit from trauma therapy. If you’re carrying pain that won’t go away — or struggling to feel safe in yourself or in relationships — therapy can help.
Accessing trauma therapy at Olympus Psychotherapy is simple and confidential:
Contact us to book an initial consultation
You’ll be matched with a practitioner experienced in trauma therapy
Choose between in-person sessions in London or secure online therapy
Begin your sessions at a pace that feels safe and manageable for you
Our intake process is sensitive, and you’ll never be pressured to go faster than you’re ready for.
In your first sessions, we’ll focus on building trust, understanding your story, and creating emotional safety. Your therapist will help you explore how trauma has affected your body, mind, and relationships — and work collaboratively with you to find ways to regulate emotions and feel more grounded.
When you’re ready, your therapist may integrate trauma-specific techniques like EMDR, grounding exercises, somatic awareness, or inner child work. Everything is done with your consent and at a pace that respects your nervous system’s need for safety and control.
Sessions are typically 50 minutes and fully confidential. The aim is not to relive your trauma, but to reclaim your life from it.
We’d be happy to answer your questions about how therapy services work.
