Trauma and anxiety

Can take many forms and be quite complex - it can be about physical injuries but because our minds and bodies are linked, it also often affects you psychologically and emotionally.

Some of the psychological effects of trauma can undermine your basic assumptions about how safe your world is and can leave you feeling like you are losing control. This is often because your trauma response includes unpleasant physical sensations and intrusive memories of the traumatic event. These are sometimes referred to as 'flashbacks' or reliving of the traumatic event or events. My name is Steve Shears and I am an experienced counsellor who uses a number of  treatment approaches to help with the unpleasant after-effects of trauma.

Sometimes physical trauma such as road traffic collisions can also result in an injury to the brain (acquired brain injury) and this can produce changes in what are referred to as cognitive skills such as memory, concentration and how quickly someone can process information. Sometimes the effects can be profound enough for it to seem like the person has undergone a personality change. I am also experienced in counselling clients who are living with acquired brain injury and also offer a service to their families and partners. As I am also a trained psychosexual therapist the service offered to clients and their partners includes sex therapy if this aspect of their personal life has become a problem following brain injury.

Help With Anxiety, Phobia, Panic and Depression

Anxiety and depression can be as the result of trauma but it is also fairly common for other reasons as well. If you are experiencing low mood, excessive anxiety for no apparent reason, panic or phobias then I may also be able to help with these difficulties as well.

If you are concerned about any of the above issues and would like to make an appointment to see me at the Nottingham Road Clinic, Mansfield, Notts then please phone Mansfield 01623 624137. www.nottinghamroadclinic.com  If you would like to discuss any of these issues or treatments further then please phone me on 07795 662895. My counselling work is guided by the Ethical Framework of the British Association For Counselling and Psychotherapy  www.bacp.co.uk