Trauma & EMDR Therapy in Sudbury, Suffolk & Online
Supporting adults living with the impact of traumatic experiences and PTSD to feel safe and steady again
Nicola Bennett, Trauma and EMDR Therapist
NCPS Accredited Professional
Trauma therapy that goes at your pace, using EMDR and trauma-informed approaches that work with both mind and body.
Providing in-person sessions in Sudbury, Suffolk and online throughout the UK.
Why am I still affected by what happened?
Perhaps you’ve been trying to move forward after a traumatic experience, yet something still doesn’t feel right.
You might be pulled back into flashbacks, constantly replaying what happened, or lying awake at 3am, exhausted but unable to sleep.
Perhaps you’re anxious, on edge, jumping at loud or sudden noises, scanning your environment for signs of danger, never quite able to relax.
Maybe you’re avoiding anything that reminds you of what happened, including people, places, conversations or situations, and life feels smaller than it used to.
Your emotions may feel bigger than they used to, and you might find yourself more tearful, irritable or angry, snapping at the people you love or feeling distant from them, then feeling guilty afterwards.
Or perhaps life just hasn’t felt the same since. You know it’s over, yet your mind and body continue to respond as though it isn’t.
If any of this feels familiar, you’re not alone.
Whether it was an accident, an assault, abuse, a frightening experience at work or something that happened a long time ago, these reactions are your nervous system’s way of trying to protect you.
Trauma can have a lasting impact, but with the right support, you can begin to understand how it may be affecting your life today, process difficult experiences, and move forward again.
What I can help with
Trauma & PTSD
Support if you’ve been struggling since an accident, assault, injury, medical event, traumatic birth, sudden loss, domestic or childhood abuse, or any experience that felt unsafe.
This includes the impact of what you’ve seen and dealt with if you work in healthcare, emergency services or another frontline role.
EMDR
EMDR is a therapy that helps with experiences that have felt traumatic or overwhelming. It can help when certain memories still feel alive, even when you know they’re over.
EMDR supports your brain to process what happened, so the past can start to feel like the past, rather than something you’re still living.
My approach
I’m an integrative trauma counsellor, which means I draw on different therapies to suit you, rather than using one method for everyone.
Together, we’ll look at how your experiences are still affecting you, and how you can feel like yourself again. That might mean making sense of your feelings and reactions and how trauma might be affecting your mind and body, processing your experiences through EMDR or other trauma-informed approaches, and finding new ways to respond to difficult thoughts and feelings, so you can move forward.
I work conversationally, collaboratively, and at your pace. You never have to talk about anything you’re not ready to.
Approaches I use include:
EMDR therapy
EMDR can help you process memories, emotions or sensations linked to traumatic experiences that are still affecting you today.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
ACT can help you respond more flexibly to difficult memories, thoughts and feelings, and make changes that help you move forward.
Parts work
Parts work can help you understand why different parts of you react the way they do, and how you might respond differently.
Somatic awareness
Somatic awareness can help you notice what your body and nervous system are doing, and find ways to feel more grounded and settled in the present.
Sessions & fees
In-person
In-person sessions are available in Sudbury
£60 per 50 min session
Online
Online sessions are available throughout the UK
£60 per 50 min session
EMDR
EMDR sessions are available in person in Sudbury or online throughout the UK
£60 per 50 min session
Contact
If you would like to arrange a free 15-minute introductory chat, book your first session, or you simply have a question, you're welcome to get in touch using the contact form below, or by emailing me at nb_counselling@outlook.com.
I aim to reply to all enquiries within 24 hours. All contact is confidential.
You may also find it helpful to read through some of the questions I am commonly asked on my FAQ page.
Please note, I’m not able to offer crisis support. If you need urgent help, please contact NHS 111, call Samaritans on 116 123, or dial 999 in an emergency.