Taproot Psychology is a practice of trauma informed therapist and psychologists that provide face-to-face and online trauma therapy.
We're passionate about making trauma therapy accessible to everyone.
Because trauma can happen to anyone.
Work with us because...
Our approach to trauma recovery involves:
Intervention designed to help reconnect you to your mind, body and spirt
Taking the time to really get to know you and understand the root of your trauma experiences
Addressing how trauma affects your brain so that you can understand your experiences from a biological and neurological standpoint
Resources beyond our therapy sessions to help you further understand you traumatic experience(s)
Our trauma therapists help you find your roots so you can ground yourself and tap into your inner strength and resilience. We help you weather the storms so you bend but don't break. Our trauma psychologists are here for you as you heal from your past trauma and create an abundant future.
Meet the Team
| Dr Kelly Savery | Chryssa Michailidou | Dr David Saddington | Tan Payá Ramírez | Annabelle Stephenson |
Trauma affects relationships, causes pain you may not understand, and creates physiological distress on your brain and body. In trauma therapy at Taproot Psychology, we address the way trauma has affected your body. Often trauma survivors are disconnected from their bodies, and we want to help you reconnect with yourself.
How We Approach Trauma Therapy
At Taproot Psychology, our practice is informed by a number of therapeutic modalities. Trauma therapy isn't a one-size-fits-all experience. We offer a combination of EMDR, Cognitive Analytical Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
EMDR stands for Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing. During an EMDR session, we direct your eye movements while you relive a traumatic event. The distraction of the directed eye movement allows you to experience the trauma less intensely and with greater control over your emotions.
Compassion Focused Therapy helps you rebuild a relationship with yourself. It reconnects you to your positive attributes and teaches you self-nourishment. We want to help you find your taproot and flourish. The goal of this type of trauma therapy is to stand tall and learn how to compassionately be there for yourself.
Cognitive Analytical Therapy is used when you're stuck in certain patterns and want to find a way out. We'll have you draw a map of your life and identify the patterns that need to be changed. This will guide you from a place of distress to a place of healing from the trauma.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy provides you with tools to manage difficult thoughts and emotions. CBT is useful for people who are managing depression and anxiety but can also help those healing from trauma. It focuses on how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours impact one another. The goal is to identify and change the negative thoughts into thoughts that are based on reality.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy introduces evidence-based strategies to address a range of difficulties and to address challenges such as impulsivity, self-harm, depression, chronic shame, and guilt, as well as coping mechanisms that are not serving your life goals. DBT skills can empower you to navigate the complexities of intense emotions and enhance your capacity to manage distress in a healthy manner.