Empowered Trauma Therapy By Sarah Jones

Empowered Trauma Therapy By Sarah Jones I'm an experienced trauma counsellor who is passionate about delivering genuinely helpful therapy. Please message me to find out further details of my sessions.

This is a space where I share my knowledge and expertise of psychological trauma. I offer one to one counselling sessions where I can help you overcome anxiety, depression, flashbacks, nightmares and any feelings which cause you distress.

26/01/2026

We start friday! Message me ASAP if you'd like to join us 😀

26/01/2026

Therapists, coaches and helping profs:

If you’ve done trauma-informed training, know the nervous system on paper,
but still feel unsure how to apply it moment-to-moment with real clients…
you’re not doing anything wrong.

That’s the gap this certificate somatic therapy training is designed to support
helping you move from understanding → application → change.

A few places are still available on my next somatic professional training starting Friday.

Message me for details 😀




14/01/2026

Times change
Knowledge changes
What we knew 20 years ago isn't the same as what we know now.

I went to the dentist yesterday and long story short my dentist said to me- we now have different knowledge and understand that there's so much more to teeth hygeine and the quality of someone's teeth and gums than just brushing and flossing.

The same goes with emotions.

20 years ago the main belief in the psychology world was that thoughts create feelings and if you change your thoughts, feelings will change.

Now thats not wrong, just the same as brushing your teeth twice a day will help keep them healthy, but like teeth if problems are still occurring, then its not the brushing or thoughts that are the problem- something else is going on!

We now know our nervous systems play a big part in how we experience emotions.

I help people understand their long standing anxiety, overwhelm or low mood feelings through this neuroscience lens.

It makes sense, just like it makes sense there is more to teeth health than brushing.

If you'd like to find out more about how to understand and work with your nervous system to feel better with your emotions then I have a free webinar on monday at 6pm.

Let me know if you'd like to register.
Replay available if can't make the live.



31/12/2025

This year, I’ve had the privilege of:

• Supporting clients as they learned to feel safe inside their bodies again

• Witnessing nervous systems soften after years of living in survival mode

• Helping people reconnect with parts of themselves they once had to disconnect from to cope

• Launching professional training that supports therapists to work more relationally, somatically, and with greater confidence

• Sitting with stories of grief, resilience, overwhelm and hope and being trusted with them

As my business continues to evolve, some structures and offerings will change but the heart of my work never will.

Supporting people with compassion, attunement and a deep respect for the wisdom of the nervous system remains constant.

Healing, for me, has never been about pushing or fixing.

It’s about creating enough safety for something new to emerge.

I’m deeply grateful to everyone who trusted me this year- clients, trainees, colleagues, and the quiet supporters behind the scenes.

As we move into a new year, my intention remains simple:

to keep creating spaces where nervous systems can soften, stories can unfold safely, and change can happen at a pace that honours the body.

Here’s to gentler healing, deeper connection, and a more regulated 2026 💛




The truth is… I’m tired.Not just Christmas-tired, but year tired.It’s been a big year for me, personally and professiona...
20/12/2025

The truth is… I’m tired.

Not just Christmas-tired, but year tired.

It’s been a big year for me, personally and professionally
and my nervous system has definitely let me know it’s ready for a slower pace.

But this is also the reason I’m so passionate about teaching somatic work.

Because when you understand the body, you stop blaming yourself for feeling overwhelmed.

You stop calling it “not coping.”

You stop apologising for being human.

This is the work I wish every practitioner felt confident in.

If developing this kind of grounded, compassionate skill is on your heart for 2026, the Early Bird for my practitioner training ends Monday.

Comment- somatic- for more info



Lately, I’ve seen a lot of conversations online where harmful comments from “a long time ago” are brushed off as banter ...
27/11/2025

Lately, I’ve seen a lot of conversations online where harmful comments from “a long time ago” are brushed off as banter or “different times.”

From a trauma and nervous-system perspective, it doesn’t really work like that.

True banter is only banter when everyone involved understands there is no malice.

If one person is laughing and the other is shrinking, confused, frightened, humiliated, or made small- that’s not banter.
That’s harm.
And the body knows the difference.

Our nervous systems are hard-wired for survival.

When we experience shame, ridicule, exclusion, or threat, no matter the decade, our bodies store it as information:

🧠 “This isn’t safe.”
🧠 “I need to protect myself.”

And these patterns can shape how we see ourselves, how we relate to others, and how safe we feel in the world, even years or decades later.

This isn’t about judging the past.
It’s about understanding the impact that words and actions leave behind.

Harm doesn’t expire just because time has passed.
PTSD wouldn't be a thing otherwise!

First chilly day = moccasins out!There’s something about slipping into these that feels instantly calming, warm feet, wa...
17/11/2025

First chilly day = moccasins out!
There’s something about slipping into these that feels instantly calming, warm feet, warm memories.

And it’s not just comfort… it’s nervous system science.

Soft, familiar textures send signals of safety to the body long before the mind catches up.

It’s why a cosy pair of slippers, a blanket or a favourite jumper can settle you faster than positive thinking ever will.

Tiny somatic cues = big regulation.

What comfort item helps your body feel safe? 🧡


You’re not overreactingyour body is remembering.When this happens, try this:Pause and notice. Where do you feel it in yo...
12/11/2025

You’re not overreacting
your body is remembering.

When this happens, try this:
Pause and notice. Where do you feel it in your body?
Name it gently. “My body’s remembering something old.”
Breathe into that place. A slow exhale tells your nervous system, we’re safe now.

You don’t have to understand the memory for your body to start healing it.
It just needs your presence.

Be gentle
This is what regulation in real life looks like.

I have a smidge of availability before Christmas if you know your body needs help processing held emotions and reactions.




What did you love doing at 6?Watching Charlie fall in love with golf reminds me how much our early passions shape us. Ki...
11/11/2025

What did you love doing at 6?

Watching Charlie fall in love with golf reminds me how much our early passions shape us. Kids don’t overthink it… they just follow what feels good in their little nervous systems.

Most of us had something that lit us up at that age.
Something that made us feel free, safe, completely ourselves.

Then life happened.
Stress happened.
Survival mode happened.
And those joyful parts of us got pushed to the back.

But here’s the thing: your nervous system never forgets the good stuff.
Those old “happy body memories” are still in there. They just get buried under everything you’ve carried.

When you start healing the hard stuff, it’s amazing how those sparks of joy come back through.

So tell me… what did you love doing at 6?

My DMs are always open if you’re ready to reconnect with the parts of you that felt safe and alive.



How do I still get that little spark of joy from remembering frozen toes and woolly hats?Because my body remembers the f...
09/11/2025

How do I still get that little spark of joy from remembering frozen toes and woolly hats?

Because my body remembers the feeling of being safe, cosy, and surrounded by family friends at the annual bonfire parties I loved growing up.

Last night we went to a lovely fireworks night on a friend’s smallholding, and as the fireworks cracked open the sky, I felt that same familiar pang of joy. It wasn’t the images that came first. It was the sensation. The spark in my chest. The same way my toes used to go numb in my wellies. The silly hats. The laughter. The glow.

That’s how memory actually works.
The body feels first.
The mind catches up later.

You might not notice it, but your nervous system is constantly linking sensations to past experiences. Sometimes those connections feel warm and comforting like this. And sometimes, when the memories are painful, the body sensations pull us somewhere we don’t want to go.

Somatic therapy helps gently redirect those connections.
It’s not about minimising what happened.
It’s about rewiring the pathways so your body sensations don’t automatically drag you back into distress.

Your body can learn new associations.
New safety.
New sparks of joy.

If you’re curious about how this works in your body and want to explore it a bit more, drop me a message and I’ll guide you to the next step.



Today I was teaching a module on motivation and change and how we move from feeling stuck and surviving, to genuinely sh...
02/11/2025

Today I was teaching a module on motivation and change and how we move from feeling stuck and surviving, to genuinely shifting into new ways of being.

It was such an energising day with a brilliant group, and I came away feeling really grateful for this work.

One of the students even emailed afterwards saying how welcoming and engaging the session felt, which was such a lovely end to the day! (see pic below)

And it reminded me of something I see again and again…

Change isn’t about forcing ourselves to “be different.” It’s about understanding our nervous system, feeling safe enough to shift, and having support that meets us where we are gently, relationally, and with compassion.

If you’re in a season where you’re ready for deeper, supported change, I now have:

1 place taken
2 spaces left for my 5-day Somatic EMDR Intensive taken before Christmas

It’s for you if you feel stuck in patterns you understand, but can’t shake because they live not in your thoughts, but in your body.

Reply RESET if you’d like the details 💫

Now I’m off for a cup of tea and some sofa time. Brain officially done for the day 😅🫖



My 13-year-old has officially declared it:Christmas season has begun. 🎄✨Halloween costumes away…Garden centres explored…...
01/11/2025

My 13-year-old has officially declared it:
Christmas season has begun. 🎄✨

Halloween costumes away…
Garden centres explored…
And her dopamine reserves are happily topped up with twinkly lights and baubles.

I love seeing Christmas through her eyes.

But I also know after years supporting clients that this time of year isn’t joyful for everyone.

For many, the festive season brings:

• Old wounds around family
• Grief or loneliness
• Pressure to “be happy” when you’re not
• Exhaustion from “holding it all together”
• Financial stress
• Nervous system overload from constant stimulation
• Memories of difficult childhood Christmases
• A deep feeling of “I shouldn’t feel like this…”

It can be a beautiful time of year
and also a deeply triggering one.

And pretending otherwise doesn’t help.

So, this year, instead of pushing through December in survival mode, I’m offering a different option for those who want to feel emotionally steadier going into winter:

🙌5-Day Somatic EMDR Reset Intensive🙌

For people who:

• Have done some therapy already
• Want to stop carrying emotional heaviness into December
• Want to feel calmer, grounded and supported before the chaos begins
• Are ready for deep-but-gentle work
• Value investing in their emotional wellbeing
• Want a more peaceful internal Christmas than the ones they grew up with

This isn’t crisis work, and it’s not a “fix it fast” thing.

It’s a safe, structured, trauma-informed space to help your nervous system exhale, settle, and feel supported, so you’re not white-knuckling your way through the season.

3 x 90-minute sessions over 5 days
Personal guidance + somatic practices
Daily check-ins
A private journal space to process and integrate

ÂŁ547
Limited spaces
Application only (to make sure it’s the right fit for your nervous system)
Sessions starting from 16th November

Imagine waking up on Christmas morning knowing you have the tools to cope!

How would the day feel different for you?

Comment for the application form



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