Trauma healing isn’t about learning to self-regulate harder. It’s about being allowed to co-regulate first. So many of us are told: “Just calm yourself.” “Use your tools.” “Breathe through it.” But trauma is often formed in isolation, danger, or relational rupture. Asking a dysregulated nervous system to self-regulate on its own can feel impossible — and that’s not a failure. It’s biology. Before we can self-regulate, we need co-regulation. Co-regulation is: being with someone who feels steady being seen without being fixed having your emotions met, not managed feeling safe enough for your nervous system to borrow calm This is how regulation is learned — especially when it wasn’t available early on. Self-regulation is not the starting point. It’s the outcome. You’re not meant to do this alone, so how about doing it with us? Virtual Trauma Therapy With love, Chris ❤️

This community began as a space for people I had worked with as a therapist, offering ongoing, long-term community support during and after therapy. Over time, we collectively chose to open it to the wider world, because it became clear that this kind of space could be deeply supportive for many more people. I hold a strong frustration that therapy remains inaccessible to so many. Trauma healing should be human, relational, and community-based, not something reserved for a few. That is why our beautiful community exists. You don’t need to be healed. You belong as you are.❤️ Virtual Trauma Therapy

Who we are: A peer support community that offers connection, understanding, learning, and steadiness for people impacted by trauma. Who is this community for: Healing here is gentle, relational, and paced. We believe safety grows through being seen, having choice, and knowing you don’t have to carry things alone. Some days that looks like sharing. Other days it looks like quietly reading, resting, or just being present. You are welcome whether you’re actively healing, feeling stuck, overwhelmed, numb, curious, or unsure where you are in your journey. There is no expectation to perform healing — only space to be human. You can join for free here: Virtual Trauma Therapy With love, Chris ❤️

Who will be joining us? "Understanding Your Nervous System" A trauma-informed introduction to the body, brain, and healing has launched in Virtual Trauma Therapy. https://www.skool.com/virtual-trauma-therapy-1376/about?ref=49b63df07b564a6ab6d634df4a027159 No need to attend live sessions, I will post each week with a new lesson to read with reflections and actions to complete. We will then engage in the community. This means you can complete the course at a time that suits you, and at your own pace. There will be optional end of module live meet ups after each of the 6 modules. What you’ll need: A nervous system learning log. This can be a notebook, an online document, a sketchbook — or any format that suits your individual learning style best. Module 1 — What Is the Nervous System? Lesson 1.1 — Your Body’s Control Centre Lesson 1.2 — Sympathetic & Parasympathetic States Lesson 1.3 — Trauma & Dysregulation Optional live meet up to discuss/reflect. Module 2 — Fight, Flight, Freeze & Fawn Lesson 2.1 — Understanding Survival Responses Lesson 2.2 — How Survival Responses Show Up Today Lesson 2.3 — Letting Go of Shame Optional live meet up to discuss/reflect. Module 3 — Polyvagal Theory Made Simple Lesson 3.1 — The Three States Lesson 3.2 — The Polyvagal Ladder Lesson 3.3 — Your Personal Nervous System Profile Optional live meet up to discuss/reflect. Module 4 — Triggers, Glimmers & Body Awareness Lesson 4.1 — Understanding Triggers Lesson 4.2 — Spotting Glimmers Lesson 4.3 — Your Window of Tolerance Optional live meet up to discuss/reflect. Module 5 — Regulating Your Nervous System Lesson 5.1 — Bottom-Up Regulation Lesson 5.2 — Top-Down Regulation Lesson 5.3 — Creating Your Regulation Toolkit Optional live meet up to discuss/reflect. Module 6 — Long-Term Nervous System Healing Lesson 6.1 — Neuroplasticity & Hope Lesson 6.2 — Self-Compassion as Regulation Lesson 6.3 — A Regulated Life

Therapists/Counsellors/Coaches - will you be joining us? Course Description: This course includes 9 carefully structured modules, each made up of 4–5 lessons, with one lesson released each week to support steady, manageable learning. There is no need to attend in person. You can complete the course in your own time, whenever suits your busy schedule. Designed to guide you step by step through creating and sustaining a private practice, it’s suitable whether you’re newly qualified, transitioning from employed or agency work, or already in private practice and wanting to refine, stabilise, or optimise how you work. The course covers the legal, ethical, financial, and emotional aspects of private practice, supporting you to build a practice that is not only professional and compliant, but also sustainable, aligned, and personally fulfilling. The first intake starts today 12th January 2026. What you’ll need: A private practice learning log. This can be a notebook, an online document, a sketchbook — or any format that suits your individual learning style best. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course, participants will be able to: Identify their motivations and readiness for private practice. Set up the legal, ethical, and practical foundations of their business. Define a clear niche and ideal client profile Create efficient systems for scheduling, documentation, and finance. Develop an authentic and ethical marketing presence. Set sustainable fees and manage the financial aspects of practice. Design a safe and smooth client journey from enquiry to ending. Establish ongoing professional and personal sustainability strategies. The course combines practical guidance with reflective exercises and community support — helping you not only set up your practice, but also align it with your values, vision, and wellbeing. Join us in the therapists peer supervision and support community here: Therapist Peer Supervision