Trauma Therapy for High-Achievers That Gets to the Root, Beyond Just Talking.
Evidence-based online trauma therapy for individuals whose exhaustion isn't just tiredness and workload.
Specialising in EMDR, CBT and somatic-informed approaches.
Helping you break vicious cycles and heal from trauma
If burnout keeps coming back no matter how much you rest, the real issue might not be workload - it might be unresolved trauma. This can show up as exhaustion and a quiet sense of not quite belonging in your own life.
On the surface it doesn't look like trauma. It looks like being tired, being busy, being fine.
When you're the one who holds it all together, disconnection can creep in even when things are genuinely good. And sometimes you can’t even pinpoint why.
Sawya Mind and Body provides a therapeutic space to help you work through the things that are keeping you stuck to help you build understanding, confidence and a sense of calm.
Successful on paper, yet still feel like you're barely keeping your head above water
Exhausted by people-pleasing and saying yes when you mean no
Disconnected - from your body, from your friendships or relationships, and from yourself
Guilty for not feeling happier - because your life is so good, so why isn't it enough?
Quietly unsure where you fit into the world, even when everything looks right from the outside
You hold high standards for yourself, and are critical of your mistakes
You hate conflict and avoid is wherever and whenever possible
Sound Familiar?
Sawya Mind and Body Psychological Therapies
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on the idea that our thoughts, feelings and behaviours are all connected. When we feel anxious or low, we often find ourselves in a vicious cycle and feel unable to break out of this and become stuck in negative patterns of thinking or behaving that can leave us feeling worse.
CBT helps us to understand how these patterns have developed and we learn how to break out of the negative cycle so that we can feel better. CBT is known as a ‘doing’ therapy and involves trying out new skills and techniques between sessions. We will work together to figure out the best steps forward for you.
For more information on CBT, please click here - www.babcp.com/What-is-CBT
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR is a therapy that helps people to recover from difficulties that have been caused by traumatic events in their lives.
EMDR theory suggests that memories are not properly processed following a trauma and therefore are easily triggered which then causes distress and difficult emotions.
EMDR helps the brain to properly store these memories so that they feel less distressing and therefore have less of an impact on a persons’ day to day life.
For more information on EMDR, please click here –www.emdrassociation.org.uk/
Therapy is built around you - not a protocol.
I work with inidividuals who are exhausted from holding it all together and are ready to understand what is really going on beneath the surface.
Drawing on CBT, EMDR, compassion focused and somatic based approaches, we’ll work together to process what needs processing and help you reconnect with you who are beyond the overwhelm and expectations from others.
Hi, I’m Jo.
I am a BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, EMDR therapist, clinical supervisor and the founder of Sawya Mind and Body.
I founded Sawya Mind and Body because I believe there is a particular kind of exhaustion that high-achieving individuals carry - one that is rarely talked about and even more rarely understood.
I know that experience intimately, that’s why I do this work!
Support that is honest and grounded
A space where you can explore your experiences safely, at your pace.
Together, we work on making sense of your story and understanding what you need to move forward.
