You can't stop replaying it.
The conversation. The discovery. The moment you knew, or the moment you suspected and couldn't yet prove.
It plays on a loop - at 3am, in the car, mid-conversation with someone who has no idea where your mind just went.
You've tried to make a decision. Stay or go. Trust or don't.
And the decision keeps slipping away, because every time you get close, the loop starts again and certainty disappears.
Betrayal trauma has a particular quality.
The body stays activated, as though it still needs to be on alert.
And underneath is grief - for what happened, and for the future you thought you had.
Nothing about your response is irrational.
It is a nervous system responding to relational shock and prolonged uncertainty.
An intensive creates something different.
Dedicated space where your system does not have to keep starting and stopping.
Where the work can continue long enough for something to actually shift, rather than just begin.
Not rushed.
Just uninterrupted.
🌿 "I have tried CBT, hypnotherapy, mindfulness, compassionate mind training and have a whole library of books on the subject, but nothing has really worked long term until I discovered Brainspotting."
— Client experience
Your intensive takes place online, in your own space or somewhere that feels supportive.
Some people stay at home, others choose to spend a couple of days at a hotel, lodge, cottage or quiet space to step fully out of daily demands.
Each intensive typically includes:
Everything is tailored carefully to your capacity and paced so your system feels supported throughout.
You do not need to have clarity before you start.
Most people don’t.
Uncertainty is often where this begins.
An intensive is a concentrated commitment — designed to give your nervous system the sustained space it needs to move through what has been held.
An in-depth conversation about where you are and whether an intensive or ongoing sessions feels most appropriate.
A genuine piece of work in its own right.
Weekday and weekend availability - please enquire.
A deposit of 50% secures your dates, with the balance due two weeks before you begin..
Please contact me via the enquiry form if you cannot find an answer to your question.
No - and that is intentional. This work is not about guiding you towards a particular decision. It is about helping you find yourself clearly enough to trust what you already know. Whatever you decide, the goal is that you make that decision from a steadier, clearer place — not from the noise of the aftermath.
Yes. Many people come here still in the relationship, uncertain about what they want, or hoping to find enough clarity to know. You do not need to have made any decisions before you begin. That is exactly what this work can help with..
There is no time limit. Some clients come in the immediate aftermath. Others have been carrying this for months or years and find that something still hasn't settled. Whenever it happened, if it is still affecting you, this work can help.
Betrayal by a close friend, a family member, or someone else you trusted deeply can be just as devastating - and is just as valid a reason to be here. This work is not limited to relationship betrayal.
If trust was broken by someone who mattered to you, that is enough.
That is exactly what the clarity call is for. It is a quiet, no-pressure conversation about where you are and what feels right. You do not need to have decided anything before you reach out - just a sense that something needs to shift.
Most people who reach this page are still in the middle of it - replaying, questioning, trying to understand what happened.
That is exactly where this work meets you.
You do not need to be clear.
You just need somewhere to begin.
🌿 "Best decision I've ever made."
- Client experience
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Offering online trauma therapy across the UK, including Weymouth, Dorset and surrounding areas.
Specialising in anxiety, relational trauma, Betrayal trauma, and narcissistic abuse recovery — through the body, not just the mind.
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