The Trauma-Informed Space - Sheffield

Are you feeling emotionally drained after work? Holding emotional or intense client work, week after week, can take a toll on us, even when we are very passionate about what we do. I believe this is the part of our work, we don't talk enough about. That is why I created this space for professionals working in emotionally demanding roles.

AIM

These are not supervision groups, but supervision-informed reflective spaces designed to support:

• Reflection and integration
• Nervous system regulation
• Practitioner wellbeing
• Reducing cumulative stress and vicarious trauma
• Ethical and trauma-informed practice

WHO IS IT FOR

This is a small, supportive, and restorative space for psychologists, therapists, counsellors, social workers and other trauma-exposed professionals wanting a pause to reset, reflect and reconnect with themselves.

STRUCTURE

Sessions include:

• Guided reflection and journaling
• Gentle nervous system regulation practices
• Themed discussions
• A warm, relational and compassionate trauma-informed environment
• No pressure to share personal material

FORMAT:

- Small in-person group (max 6)
- Separate virtual group available fortnightly
- 1.5-hour monthly sessions
- £25 per session
- Concessionary rate available to those experiencing financial difficulties

GROUP FACILITATOR

Facilitated by Sharmi Gowri-Kriszyk

Psychologist | Psychotherapist | Specialist Trauma Therapist | Clinical Supervisor

MORE INFO/ BOOKING DETAILS

Do you find yourself trying so hard to stay calm, patient and connected with your children, while internally feeling overwhelmed, overstimulated or emotionally exhausted?

Do small moments sometimes feel huge within you, like your whole nervous system is finding it overwhelming? I definitely know, as a parent, that there have been many times, where I have felt like my whole body was screaming STOP due to unbearable overwhelm, while at the same time working very hard on staying calm and regulated in fear of causing long-term damage!

The crying, the noise. the constant demands, the sibling arguments, the touch....the list goes on. Then there is the guilt and shame after reacting in ways you wish you had not.
If you are parenting while carrying the impact of trauma or CPTSD, you are not alone, and most importantly, you are not incapable or failing as a parent.

In my 20+ years working in mental health, including specialising in trauma work, I have learned that many parents with trauma histories silently struggle in ways that often go unseen or misunderstood. It is also something that repeatedly emerged in the scientific findings throughout my doctoral research in CPTSD, complex trauma and attachment.

Their struggles are often with:

• Feeling constantly on alert or anxious
• Becoming overwhelmed or emotionally flooded quickly
• Shutting down, snapping or feeling numb during stress
• Intense guilt and shame after difficult parenting moments
• Fear of becoming like their own parents (e.g. generational trauma)
• Struggling with boundaries, regulation or emotional closeness
• Feeling emotionally exhausted from always trying to hold everything together

Parenting can feel especially difficult when your nervous system has spent years in survival mode. This is an area I feel deeply passionate about, such as supporting parents who are living with CPTSD or a history of trauma, and helping them not only navigate parenting with greater self-compassion and self-empathy, but also break cycles of generational trauma.

This small, supportive therapy group has been created specifically for parents with a history of trauma or those living with CPTSD, and it will be a space where you do not have to explain away your reactions, minimise your struggles or carry shame for finding parenting hard. There will be no judgement, only compassionate support.

Together, we will gently explore:

• Understanding trauma and the nervous system
• Parenting while triggered or overwhelmed
• Emotional regulation and self-compassion
• Breaking cycles of generational trauma
• Boundaries, attachment and repair
• Reducing shame and self-criticism
• Practical tools for navigating difficult parenting moments
• Healing alongside parenting

As both a trauma therapist and a parent living with CPTSD myself, this is work I care deeply about. I know personally and professionally how isolating parenting with trauma can feel, but I also know the healing that becomes possible when parents feel truly seen, understood and supported.

One of the most powerful parts of group therapy for parents attending is the realisation that they are not the only one struggling like this. Research consistently shows that safe therapeutic groups can reduce shame and isolation, increase emotional support and help trauma survivors feel more connected, hopeful and understood.

These sessions will offer a warm, compassionate and emotionally held space where you can slow down, breathe out a little, and begin making sense of what is happening underneath the surface, without any judgement or pressure for perfection.

Spaces will be intentionally small and intimate, Tuesdays in-person in Sheffield, and on a different day for the online group.

If this resonates with you and you would like to register your interest or find out more, please get in touch via contact@steppingstonespsychology.com

MORE INFO/BOOKING DETAILS

Cost: £180 for 6 weeks (equivalent to £12 per hour)

Duration: 6 weeks of 2.5hr session per week

Financial difficulties: Please get in touch as concessionary rate is available

Do you find yourself trying so hard to stay calm, patient and connected with your children, while internally feeling overwhelmed, overstimulated or emotionally exhausted?

Do small moments sometimes feel huge within you, like your whole nervous system is finding it overwhelming? I definitely know, as a parent, that there have been many times, where I have felt like my whole body was screaming STOP due to unbearable overwhelm, while at the same time working very hard on staying calm and regulated in fear of causing long-term damage!

The crying, the noise. the constant demands, the sibling arguments, the touch....the list goes on. Then there is the guilt and shame after reacting in ways you wish you had not.
If you are parenting while carrying the impact of trauma or CPTSD, you are not alone, and most importantly, you are not incapable or failing as a parent.

In my 20+ years working in mental health, including specialising in trauma work, I have learned that many parents with trauma histories silently struggle in ways that often go unseen or misunderstood. It is also something that repeatedly emerged in the scientific findings throughout my doctoral research in CPTSD, complex trauma and attachment.

Their struggles are often with:

• Feeling constantly on alert or anxious
• Becoming overwhelmed or emotionally flooded quickly
• Shutting down, snapping or feeling numb during stress
• Intense guilt and shame after difficult parenting moments
• Fear of becoming like their own parents (e.g. generational trauma)
• Struggling with boundaries, regulation or emotional closeness
• Feeling emotionally exhausted from always trying to hold everything together

Parenting can feel especially difficult when your nervous system has spent years in survival mode. This is an area I feel deeply passionate about, such as supporting parents who are living with CPTSD or a history of trauma, and helping them not only navigate parenting with greater self-compassion and self-empathy, but also break cycles of generational trauma.

This small, supportive therapy group has been created specifically for parents with a history of trauma or those living with CPTSD, and it will be a space where you do not have to explain away your reactions, minimise your struggles or carry shame for finding parenting hard. There will be no judgement, only compassionate support.

Together, we will gently explore:

• Understanding trauma and the nervous system
• Parenting while triggered or overwhelmed
• Emotional regulation and self-compassion
• Breaking cycles of generational trauma
• Boundaries, attachment and repair
• Reducing shame and self-criticism
• Practical tools for navigating difficult parenting moments
• Healing alongside parenting

As both a trauma therapist and a parent living with CPTSD myself, this is work I care deeply about. I know personally and professionally how isolating parenting with trauma can feel, but I also know the healing that becomes possible when parents feel truly seen, understood and supported.

One of the most powerful parts of group therapy for parents attending is the realisation that they are not the only one struggling like this. Research consistently shows that safe therapeutic groups can reduce shame and isolation, increase emotional support and help trauma survivors feel more connected, hopeful and understood.

These sessions will offer a warm, compassionate and emotionally held space where you can slow down, breathe out a little, and begin making sense of what is happening underneath the surface, without any judgement or pressure for perfection.

Spaces will be intentionally small and intimate, Tuesdays in-person in Sheffield, and on a different day for the online group.

If this resonates with you and you would like to register your interest or find out more, please get in touch via contact@steppingstonespsychology.com

MORE INFO/BOOKING DETAILS

Cost: £180 for 6 weeks (equivalent to £12 per hour)

Duration: 6 weeks of 2.5hr session per week

Financial difficulties: Please get in touch as concessionary rate is available

Do you find yourself trying so hard to stay calm, patient and connected with your children, while internally feeling overwhelmed, overstimulated or emotionally exhausted?

Do small moments sometimes feel huge within you, like your whole nervous system is finding it overwhelming? I definitely know, as a parent, that there have been many times, where I have felt like my whole body was screaming STOP due to unbearable overwhelm, while at the same time working very hard on staying calm and regulated in fear of causing long-term damage!

The crying, the noise. the constant demands, the sibling arguments, the touch....the list goes on. Then there is the guilt and shame after reacting in ways you wish you had not.
If you are parenting while carrying the impact of trauma or CPTSD, you are not alone, and most importantly, you are not incapable or failing as a parent.

In my 20+ years working in mental health, including specialising in trauma work, I have learned that many parents with trauma histories silently struggle in ways that often go unseen or misunderstood. It is also something that repeatedly emerged in the scientific findings throughout my doctoral research in CPTSD, complex trauma and attachment.

Their struggles are often with:

• Feeling constantly on alert or anxious
• Becoming overwhelmed or emotionally flooded quickly
• Shutting down, snapping or feeling numb during stress
• Intense guilt and shame after difficult parenting moments
• Fear of becoming like their own parents (e.g. generational trauma)
• Struggling with boundaries, regulation or emotional closeness
• Feeling emotionally exhausted from always trying to hold everything together

Parenting can feel especially difficult when your nervous system has spent years in survival mode. This is an area I feel deeply passionate about, such as supporting parents who are living with CPTSD or a history of trauma, and helping them not only navigate parenting with greater self-compassion and self-empathy, but also break cycles of generational trauma.

This small, supportive therapy group has been created specifically for parents with a history of trauma or those living with CPTSD, and it will be a space where you do not have to explain away your reactions, minimise your struggles or carry shame for finding parenting hard. There will be no judgement, only compassionate support.

Together, we will gently explore:

• Understanding trauma and the nervous system
• Parenting while triggered or overwhelmed
• Emotional regulation and self-compassion
• Breaking cycles of generational trauma
• Boundaries, attachment and repair
• Reducing shame and self-criticism
• Practical tools for navigating difficult parenting moments
• Healing alongside parenting

As both a trauma therapist and a parent living with CPTSD myself, this is work I care deeply about. I know personally and professionally how isolating parenting with trauma can feel, but I also know the healing that becomes possible when parents feel truly seen, understood and supported.

One of the most powerful parts of group therapy for parents attending is the realisation that they are not the only one struggling like this. Research consistently shows that safe therapeutic groups can reduce shame and isolation, increase emotional support and help trauma survivors feel more connected, hopeful and understood.

These sessions will offer a warm, compassionate and emotionally held space where you can slow down, breathe out a little, and begin making sense of what is happening underneath the surface, without any judgement or pressure for perfection.

Spaces will be intentionally small and intimate, Tuesdays in-person in Sheffield, and on a different day for the online group.

If this resonates with you and you would like to register your interest or find out more, please get in touch via contact@steppingstonespsychology.com

MORE INFO/BOOKING DETAILS

Cost: £180 for 6 weeks (equivalent to £12 per hour)

Duration: 6 weeks of 2.5hr session per week

Financial difficulties: Please get in touch as concessionary rate is available