CKTherapy : New services !
CK Therapy is now offering :
BESPOKE THERAPEUTIC LED CONSULTANCY FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMES.
• Therapeutic + regulatory expertise for children’s homes
• Trauma-informed, PACE-based support
• Helping teams understand behaviour and respond with confidence
• Strengthening practice, consistency, and emotional regulation
• Supporting carers → supporting children → supporting healing
• Virtual consulatations
• Clinical support
• Regulatory support
• Two day “Help shift the mindset of your staff team” workshops
• Therapeutic input in implementing PACE)
Consultancy and therapeutic support packages can be designed to meet the specific needs of your home, team, and the young people you care for post consultation.
Bespoke services by Suzie and Karmen Compassionate partners of CK Therapy.
Learn more;
https://www.ckpsychotherapy.co.uk/bespoke-support.html
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Thinking about starting therapy ? We have a wonderful team of compassionate and kind therapists who are highly trained and registered with BACP or HCPC.
Read a client’s testimony of working with our brilliant Carolyn.
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CKTherapy Rethinking Christmas traditions
Sometimes the rituals we’ve always done keep us tied to expectations that don’t support our wellbeing. And it’s okay to gently question them.
Swipe through to explore more of what we mean, what you might change and our recommended resource.
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What traditions might you leave behind this year?

CK Therapy : Psychoeducation
So often, when we try to understand our trauma or threat response through biological terminology alone, the information can feel overwhelming or difficult to absorb.
To make this easier, we’ve created a visual way of understanding what happens inside us when our brain senses danger, inspired by Deborah Lee’s examples in the Compassionate Mind Approach to Trauma.
In this model, we imagine three parts of an inner team working to keep us safe:
The Sergeant
This part reacts fast, scanning for threat, sounding the alarm, and getting us ready to survive. It jumps into action automatically, long before we’ve had time to think.
The Administrator
This part steps in to organise, plan, problem-solve and keep everything functioning. It tries to manage the chaos the Sergeant alerts us to.
The Compassionate Person
This part soothes, regulates and helps us feel grounded again. It brings kindness, perspective and calm, which trauma can make difficult to access.
When we’ve lived through frightening or overwhelming experiences, our body can stay on alert even long after the danger has passed. That’s because the brain’s threat system is designed to protect us first, not to evaluate whether the danger is still present.
Understanding these three inner roles can help us make sense of why we react the way we do and how we can gently support ourselves toward safety, compassion and recovery.
If you’d like to explore ;
- Psychoeducation sessions
- developing your own compassionate skills
-trauma informed therapy including EMDR get in touch with us today!
Link in bio or visit www.ckpsychotherapy.co.uk
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CK Therapy - grounding moments
When anxiety shows up, our bodies often speak before our minds do.
One of the first places tension hides is in the shoulders, creeping up toward the ears, rounding forward, making everything feel just a little harder to carry.
Here’s your reminder:
Take a slow, deep breath in…
Roll your shoulders up, back, and down…
And gently tuck in your angel wings, letting your shoulder blades soften toward your spine.
As you breathe, notice how your chest opens, your posture lifts, and your body finds a little more space.
Why do anxious shoulders tense up?
When you’re anxious, your nervous system shifts into protection mode. Your muscles, especially in the neck and shoulders tighten instinctively, as if bracing for something. Over time, this can lead to a rounded posture, a heavy chest, and the sense that you’re physically holding the world up with your shoulders.
These tiny moments of release remind your body that it’s safe, grounded, and allowed to let go.
Take a breath.
Reset your posture.
Your wings are allowed to rest.

CKTherapy thoughtful reflections
“What are you adding to your anxiety?”
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CKTherapy Thoughtful reflections
“The weird thing is about bravery is that it can feel like fear at first”
In therapy, we often talk about courage, but it rarely feels like a heroic moment. It doesn’t usually arrive with clarity or confidence. More often, it shows up as fear, self-doubt, or a quiet voice inside that says, “I can’t do this... but maybe I’ll try anyway.”

As Brené Brown reminds us, vulnerability is not weakness. It’s the birthplace of courage, creativity, and connection. True bravery isn’t about being fearless it’s about being willing to show up afraid. It’s about sitting with the discomfort of uncertainty, choosing honesty over avoidance, and trusting that it’s safe enough to take one small step forward.

In the therapy room, that bravery might look like saying something out loud for the first time. It might be letting yourself cry after years of holding it in. It might be staying present when every part of you wants to shut down. These moments don’t always feel strong. They often feel raw, messy, and exposed.

But this is what real courage looks like. It’s choosing to keep going when there are no guarantees. It’s letting yourself be seen by another person, and by yourself.
So if you’re taking steps toward healing, setting boundaries, or learning to trust again, remember that fear doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means you’re human.
And it might just mean you’re being incredibly brave.

You don’t have to feel fearless to be courageous. Often, bravery begins in the exact same place fear lives in the heart that decides to try anyway.
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Reframing Trauma
Trauma or difficult experiences can often leave us believing that we are the problem. This response is not a flaw, but an adaptive way the mind tries to make sense of pain. When safety, care, or protection were missing, turning the blame inward could feel safer than recognising just how unsafe or unsupported things truly were.
In therapy, we understand that these beliefs often develop as a way to preserve a sense of control or connection in situations where neither felt possible. This is a natural response to overwhelming experiences, not evidence of being “broken.”
Healing involves gently rewriting that story. Through therapy, we can begin to separate what happened to us from who we are. The responsibility lies with the circumstances that failed to offer safety, not with your identity.
Reframing trauma allows us to build a more compassionate and truthful understanding of ourselves, grounded in safety, care, and self-worth.
Get in touch to explore compassionate reframing
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Ck therapy ; thoughtful reflections
Sometimes we find ourselves doing the same thing over and over, hoping this time it’ll be different.
We press the same “button,” whether that’s people-pleasing, avoiding, overthinking, or trying to control what feels uncertain, and we wonder why things don’t change.
It’s a bit like pressing the power button on a TV remote that won’t turn on.
We press it once... nothing.
We press it again... still nothing.
At some point, we pause and think maybe it’s not the button.
Maybe the batteries need changing.
Maybe something inside needs a reset.
In our own lives, it’s the same. When something isn’t working, whether it’s a relationship pattern, a coping mechanism, or the way we talk to ourselves, pressing harder won’t fix it.
Sometimes we need to step back, get curious, and gently look underneath:
What’s really happening here?
What’s stuck, or what needs recharging?
Awareness is the first step toward change, not force but reflection.
Because growth doesn’t come from pressing the same button harder; it comes from daring to try something new.
If this resonates, maybe it’s time to look at which “buttons” you’ve been pressing lately and what might need recharging instead.
Get in touch to explore;
www.ckpsychotherapy.co.uk
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