Clarkes Couch

Clarkes Couch Trauma based therapies for getting your life back on track.

If slowing down feels uncomfortable, you’re not broken.A nervous system used to movement and urgency can experience sile...
26/02/2026

If slowing down feels uncomfortable, you’re not broken.
A nervous system used to movement and urgency can experience silence as unsafe and stillness as unfamiliar.
Start small: one slow breath, one minute of quiet, one gentle pause. Rest is a skill, and it can be relearned.

Stress and burnout can look similar, but feel different inside.Stress often feels busy and tense. Burnout often feels fl...
26/02/2026

Stress and burnout can look similar, but feel different inside.
Stress often feels busy and tense. Burnout often feels flat, heavy, and like rest doesn’t restore you.
If that’s you, it’s not laziness. It’s a nervous system that has carried too much for too long. Both deserve support.

A first session doesn’t have to be overwhelming.We talk about what brings you in, choose the best approach together, and...
25/02/2026

A first session doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
We talk about what brings you in, choose the best approach together, and work at your pace.
No pressure to share everything. No perfect words needed. Just a calm start and clear next steps.

If you’re always on edge, easily irritated, numb, or overthinking, your body may be stuck in survival mode.That isn’t we...
25/02/2026

If you’re always on edge, easily irritated, numb, or overthinking, your body may be stuck in survival mode.
That isn’t weakness. It’s a nervous system that hasn’t felt safe enough to switch off yet.
There are gentle ways to support it back to steadier ground. You don’t have to manage it alone.

You do not need the perfect words to begin.You do not need insight, a clear story, or the right explanation.If something...
24/02/2026

You do not need the perfect words to begin.
You do not need insight, a clear story, or the right explanation.
If something in your body knows it is time for support, that is enough.
DM START whenever you are ready.

Regulation does not always have to happen alone.Group spaces offer something different. Shared presence and nervous syst...
24/02/2026

Regulation does not always have to happen alone.
Group spaces offer something different. Shared presence and nervous systems settling together.
There is no pressure to speak.
No fixing.
Just gentle support.
Sometimes that is exactly what is needed.

This Saturday, we are doing a full body physical reset. At Foundational Frequency we are surrounded by their EE SYSTEM (...
24/02/2026

This Saturday, we are doing a full body physical reset.

At Foundational Frequency we are surrounded by their EE SYSTEM (scalar energy), which detoxes and uplifts the work we are doing.

As you relax on your yoga mat with a pillow, soaking in the EE goodness, I'll work on your entire fascia system, balancing your body from head to toe. Unwinding the tension from your head, neck, body and hips as a focus point.

Once your body has been unbound, you can choose whether you would like to do some light body shaking (neurogenic tremor), which I guide you gently into. The body does does the rest...

After we release stress on a physiological level, integration takes place. Resting in a specific position that further supports safety in your nervous system.

Everything is easy, gentle and leaves you feeling so light and refreshed. A literal body reset.

Join us, this Saturday 28th February @ 11am.



Safety is rarely one big moment.It is built quietly, through small and repeated signals that tell the nervous system it ...
23/02/2026

Safety is rarely one big moment.
It is built quietly, through small and repeated signals that tell the nervous system it can soften.
A deeper breath.
Less urgency.
A little more space inside.
Those shifts matter.
If this feels important to remember, you are welcome to save it

You do not need to reach breaking point to ask for support.You do not have to wait until things fall apart or become unb...
23/02/2026

You do not need to reach breaking point to ask for support.
You do not have to wait until things fall apart or become unbearable.
Often, the body signals long before the mind gives permission.
If you are holding things together but feel stretched thin, DM START and we will talk about next steps.

Your nervous system is not meant to stay in stress mode.It is designed to move between activation and settling, respondi...
22/02/2026

Your nervous system is not meant to stay in stress mode.
It is designed to move between activation and settling, responding and then returning.
When stress becomes the default, rest can feel far away.
But that capacity for regulation has not disappeared.
Support helps the system access flexibility again.
Save this as a reminder.

Have you ever noticed how quickly your body reacts, before your mind has time to catch up?That response isn’t a failure ...
22/02/2026

Have you ever noticed how quickly your body reacts, before your mind has time to catch up?
That response isn’t a failure of willpower or insight.
It is your nervous system doing what it learned to do to keep you safe.
In BWRT, we work directly with those automatic stress patterns, the ones that happen before conscious thought.
No long emotional rehashing.
Just focused, contained work with the response itself.
If your reactions feel bigger or faster than you want them to be, you don’t have to manage that alone.
Comment RESET or DM RESET and I’ll explain how a first session works.

People often ask which option is right for them.BWRT, NSR, Acudetox, and group work meet different needs at different po...
21/02/2026

People often ask which option is right for them.
BWRT, NSR, Acudetox, and group work meet different needs at different points.
You don’t need to figure it out alone or have the perfect wording.
If you would like help choosing a starting point, DM MAP and we’ll take it from there.

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