Weybridge Trauma Therapy Care is for people who sense that their body has not yet caught up with the idea that “it’s over.” You may know logically that the event, relationship or period of your life has passed, yet your sleep is light, your chest tightens in familiar situations, or your mood can swing sharply without an obvious reason. In my Weybridge practice I offer trauma therapy that is somatic and EMDR-informed, so change is paced, collaborative and genuinely usable in ordinary life rather than only in the therapy room.
We begin with listening to your nervous system rather than pushing you to recount everything at once. Instead of asking for a full timeline straight away, we pay attention to what happens in your body as you talk: the way your shoulders rise when a certain person is mentioned, how your breath becomes shallow around particular memories, or the sudden heaviness that appears when you talk about “being fine.” These physical signals are not weaknesses; they are how your body shows us what still feels dangerous. Weybridge Trauma Therapy Care starts from this real-time information, not from a textbook idea of trauma.
Our next step is to establish genuine ground. That can be as simple as noticing the weight of your feet, the support of the chair, or the sensation of the air on your skin. We experiment with small adjustments – letting your jaw soften, bringing a little more air into the out-breath, allowing your eyes to scan the room so your system knows where it is. Together we turn these into short, repeatable practices you can use at home, at work or on the move. The aim is to grow even a small sense of “enough safety” in the present so that your system does not feel as though it is always braced for the next impact.
Regulation then becomes our shared base. Trauma often leaves people stuck in a narrow band between being highly activated (jumpy, panicked, angry) and shut down (numb, spaced out, exhausted). In Weybridge Trauma Therapy Care we work to widen the possibilities between those extremes. We gently move in and out of difficult material, touching it only as much as your system can handle and then coming back to steadier ground. Over time your body learns that it can visit painful territory and still find its way back, which is essential if processing is going to be healing rather than overwhelming.
Somatic awareness helps us identify your early warning signs so we can intervene kindly and early. That might be a knot in your stomach when you receive a certain kind of message, a familiar fog in your head when conflict appears, a strong urge to leave the room, or a wave of shame that makes you want to disappear. Instead of pathologising these reactions, we treat them as important data. Together we create responses – a pause, a breath practice, a grounding movement, or a boundary phrase – so your body learns it does not need to escalate into flashbacks or shutdown in order to be heard.
When there is enough stability, we can bring EMDR into the work. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation – gentle eye movements, alternating taps or sounds – to help your brain and body reprocess memories and beliefs that are still “stuck” in trauma time. In my Weybridge practice EMDR is always titrated and somatically informed: we work in short sets, check in frequently, and return to present-moment anchors whenever needed. You do not have to tell every detail of what happened, and you remain in charge of pace. The focus is on helping your system update the old survival rules it has been following, so that you are no longer living as if the worst moments are still happening now.
Body-based work is always translated into everyday life. Together we look at the real settings where your trauma responses show up – doorways, corridors at work, family homes, medical spaces, busy streets, bedsides at night – and we design tiny rituals to support you there. That might be a grounding step you take before entering a particular building, a way of orienting yourself after seeing certain people, or a brief practice you use before sleep to remind your system that it is in today, not yesterday. These small, consistent actions are often where people start to notice real change.
As regulation strengthens, many clients notice that choice slowly returns. Emotions remain, but they no longer arrive as one overwhelming flood. You may find you can stay present for a bit longer in conversations that matter, leave situations that truly are not safe, or rest without as much guilt or fear. People in Weybridge Trauma Therapy Care often describe feeling “more themselves” again – not because their past has vanished, but because it no longer occupies every room in their inner house.
The format of therapy is flexible. You can work with me in person in Weybridge, online, or in a blend of both depending on your health, schedule and responsibilities. Some people benefit from a steady weekly appointment; others need a structure that can flex around shifts, caring roles or travel. We review pace and format together so that therapy supports your nervous system rather than adding extra pressure to it.
Throughout, we keep everything practical and grounded. Techniques matter only if they survive real days – school runs, deadlines, family demands, medical appointments, low-energy evenings. You do not need a diagnosis, a perfect narrative or a history of previous therapy to start. We begin from where you are now: the symptoms, patterns and difficulties that are actually shaping your life, and we move at a pace that respects your system.
If you are wondering whether Weybridge Trauma Therapy Care might be right for you – whether your trauma comes from a single event, a long difficult period or things you find hard even to name – you are welcome to ask questions first. To enquire or arrange an initial session, please use the contact page: https://www.cherie-james.com/contact
. You can outline what brings you here and what kind of pace feels workable, and we can explore together whether this somatic, EMDR-informed approach is a good next step for you.
FAQ
Q1. How does somatic EMDR support trauma therapy care effectively?
By stabilising first with grounding and regulation, then processing stuck moments in short bilateral sets with clear consent.
Q2. Will I learn skills that work under pressure?
Yes—portable anchors, doorway pauses, boundary lines and evening wind‑downs you can actually keep.
Q3. Can I mix online and in‑person sessions?
Yes—Weybridge appointments and secure online options can be blended to fit your week.