Providing you with a safe space
At Be Conscious, Dr Ann Carrington’s practice is underpinned by a trauma informed approach which is guided by the following principles: Safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment.
Safety
Our meeting space is welcoming, calming, private and comfortable. There is also a beautiful space to support group work, and somatic and movement work, along with other modalities.
Trustworthiness
Boundaries and expectations are discussed early to ensure that each party knows what is expected of them and what their responsibilities are in the therapeutic process.
Choices
Decisions about therapeutic goals and process are made by the client in consultation with Dr Ann. This is your journey, if something doesn’t feel comfortable, we will apply an alternative approach or work towards building comfort levels to allows us to try again later.
Collaboration
As a client centred practitioner Dr Ann will work with you in collaboration to achieve your goals. There may also be times were collaboration with other is encouraged via group work to extend skills development and support your individual healing journey.
Empowerment
By encouraging you to enacted choice in our sessions together and in your daily life the aim is to assist in empowering you to reclaim some of the power that was taken from you through your experience of trauma. Further empowerment will be achieved through psychosocial education and conscientisation aiding you to understand your experience of trauma within a broader social and structural context.
