Traumaform CIC
Our objectives
Traumaform CIC is a social enterprise dedicated to providing affordable long-term and short-term therapy, online, in person and over the phone, to those affected by Complex Trauma or PTSD, along with their co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harm or addictions.
The overarching aim of Traumaform is to be able to offer affordable, long-term therapy to those affected by Complex Trauma or PTSD and their co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harm or addictions.
There are many people struggling with the impact of Complex Trauma or PTSD who and Traumaform seeks to address their need for support in a number of key ways that make Traumaform distinct from other counselling services.
Additionally, we aim to:
- Increase awareness of the effects of trauma and PTSD.
- Offer education and training to professionals
- Help individuals, families, and organisations to prevent trauma occurrence
- Offer supervision to trauma therapists
- Help clients to identify and increase post-traumatic growth
- Develop links with charitable organisation working with trauma survivors worldwide
Our beneficiaries include adults of all ages, backgrounds and gender. They are typically people who are self-referring for counselling who have been affected by any perceived trauma or who are seeking generic counselling. Our beneficiaries are not limited to clients affected by a specific type of trauma.
Our customers are primarily individuals affected by trauma or individuals seeking more generic support, mental health trainees/professionals, and support organizations. People who have been affected by trauma are typically seeking safe, reliable and effective approaches to help improve their quality of life. They value personal, flexible and tailored support, as well as consistency, which we aim to provide through our services.
However, some individuals are referred by:
- Employment Assistance Providers
- Insurance companies
- GP surgeries/social services
- Mental health charities.
Our activities
On a daily basis, Traumaform delivers treatment to clients affected by Complex Trauma and PTSD, as well as more generic counselling.
Treatment includes evidence-based protocols within one-to-one work and group therapy.
Our main therapy centre is in Aberystwyth, but services are also delivered in professional therapy centres in Aberaeron, Haverfordwest, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Lampeter, and Swansea.
We offer sessions online to people in any geographical location.
Sessions are available face-to-face, on Zoom, or by phone.
Our services include:
- Free 30-minute initial chats to explore what issues potential clients would like to raise, discuss therapy, and to give them an opportunity to ask any questions. This also gives us the chance to ensure that the client is a good fit for Traumaform.
- Initial Assessments: We typically offer a full 3-session assessment to new clients. £250.00 for 3-sesson assessment.
- Range of Counselling Services: We offer counselling services at different levels expertise + cost. Concessions can be available to self-funding individuals across all levels. The different price bands are:
- Trauma Specialists: Highly experienced therapists specializing in trauma-focused modalities such as EMDR. Trauma Specialists offer a structured 3-phased approach starting of Stabilization, Trauma Processing and Integration. £80.00 per session.
- Trauma-Informed Counsellors: Counsellors trained in holistic trauma-informed approaches and techniques. This is a less structured approach at a slightly lower cost. £60.00 per session.
- Trainee Counsellors: Advanced trainees supervised by experienced therapists, providing affordable counselling options while gaining valuable clinical experience. £20.00 - 35.00 per session.
- Wide range of therapies offered:
- EMDR
- Brainspotting
- Somatic therapy
- Couples therapy
- STAIR (Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation)
- CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy)
- IRRT (Imagery Rescripting and Reprocessing Therapy)
- NET (Narrative Exposure Therapy)
- PE (Prolonged Exposure Therapy)
- Adlerian therapy
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- Person-centered therapy
- Transactional Analysis
- Compassion-Focused Therapy
- Bowen therapy
- Arts and Crafts group (free, online)
One area that we are keen to expand into is networking and forming partnerships with other social enterprises and social care organisations across Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire etc. We would like to work towards a referral network so that we can signpost clients who need additional support, such as to debt support services, food banks, and other forms of material assistance. This would both help us to support our customers better, and help us to promote our services and increase our client base through referrals, and through attending networking events.