Our aim is to create a positive relationship and attachment, to pay attention to the family’s needs whilst fostering a protective and supportive relationship in which families feel safe enough to explore and make changes in their lives. We take time to build the trust of individuals in order to help them feel safe, by showing them patience, kindness and consistency
Being emotionally resilience means individuals have the ability to care for their own wellbeing to deal with pressure and reduce the impact of stress on their life. Resilience is not just about being able to ‘bounce’ back but also having the capacity to adapt to difficult and challenging life experiences. Resilience is not a personality trait and has to be learned , we support families in order to these take steps to achieve and thrive.
We know that the power of healing comes from connection (Herman) therefore we need to find ways to make that happen in order to improve people’s health and wellbeing, reinforce resilience and aiding recovery. Supporting people (families) to become self – compassionate as trauma at its core affects a person’s capacity to be self-compassionate and trauma recovery is about nurturing and growing that ability.
We focus on strengths instead of weaknesses Supporting families to see themselves from a strengths-based perspective is part of the process toward healing. Shifting their view of trauma as an injury shifts the perspective/belief away from “sickness” to “impact” and moves the conversation away from “what is wrong with you” to “what has happened to you”