"If you want something you've never had, you must be willing to do something you've never done."
Thomas Jefferson
Integrated Trauma Solutions was formed by Rachel Fairhurst to address the lack of effective, evidence based therapy, training and education for people who are dealing with the onslaught of psychological disturbances and symptoms following complex trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Rachel's absolute belief in the strength of the human spirit and the ability to transform trauma is the driving force behind the company and its belief that all services and treatment should be trauma focused and deliver the correct care. Rachel's history of complex trauma and the dire lack of understanding within services and society towards trauma survivors left her determined to take decisive action. She is dedicated towards building a community of trauma educated services and to deliver a highly specialised treatment approach to other survivors. Rachel's principle aims are to aid and train other professionals within social care, charitable organisations and the private sector, while delivering a gold standard treatment to other trauma survivors at her private practice.
Introduction to the organisation We hold the belief that everyone has a right to life which is free from trauma and abuse perpetrated against them. If Trauma does occur, people have an absolute right to receive compassionate, gold standard trauma focused care, to ensure a successful recovery. We achieve excellent results and this occurs because we are willing to apply all types of methadologies and frameworks gathered from vast training and experience. We think and apply strategies and models which sometimes reside outside of traditional approaches.
Integrated Trauma Solutions LTD is a developing organisation based near Taunton Somerset. Although we are a private organisation we have strong charitable aims and through resolving the trauma for an individual this in turn improves family relationships and enhances and repairs whole communities. We receive referrals from all over the South West, Including Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and some from as far as Dublin, Scotland and London. The referrals come from Local Authority, charitable organisations, Schools, and other private organisations. Our therapeutic service is highly successful, and delivers a level of excellence and understanding which survivors found other services have not yet provided to date. The successful outcomes achieved, naturally lead to the prevention of re-victimisation and perpetration. Our objectives are to deliver a one to one service, along with group based interventions, to a high standard, and Rachel Fairhurst ensures all clients care is delivered to an exceptional level. This distinguished level of understanding and care is partly due to Rachel’s personal experience of complex trauma and PTSD.
Our service is passionate about supporting individuals and services, we offer a number of accredited, innovative approaches, including a level 5, 6 and 7 diploma in “working with complex trauma and PTSD”. Our initiatives and trainings will provide your service with an enhanced delivery for effective outcomes, including specialised psychological education for clients in your working context which can range from sexual abuse, rape, domestic abuse, Mental health, co- morbid personality disorders, young offenders, psychological abuse and neglect.
MISSION STATEMENT
Integrated Trauma Solutions' mission is to provide solution focused services of excellence, cutting edge training and education services, to meet the needs of trauma survivors and the professionals who work with them. (ITS) believes mental wellbeing and healthy psychological functioning should be available for everyone. We are dedicated to helping services and proffessionals to Resolve Trauma, Restore people, and Inform practice. We acknowledge that mental health issues are mostly related to Trauma and recognise the complexities of peoples lives. This acknowledgment has enabled us to provide a highly specialist solution, which improves relationships, communities, service delivery and the lives of survivors.
OUR CORE PRINCIPLES
Integrated Trauma Solutions holds the safety of clients as paramount within the delivery of treatment and training.
We strive to deliver effective outcomes for survivors and service providers to reduce risk and re-victimisation.
All communication and education is delivered from knowledgeable and specialised practitioners.
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RACHEL FAIRHURST
Rachel’s awareness of the prevalence of trauma in the Uk begun during her time on a placement in a substance misuse agency. Realising that addiction, mental health and many other difficulties were co-morbid to trauma, Rachel decided to follow her passion for understanding trauma from a micro to macro level.
Following her research and work, Rachel decided to focus her knowledge into resolving trauma and has developed Integrated Trauma Solutions which applies a therapeutic approach in order to offer a complete model to treating Trauma and the myriad of symptoms and effects that adverse experiences have on people. Rachel has trained in many approaches that have proven to be successful for treating trauma.
Rachel’s current focus areas:
Writing trauma focused education programmes
Giving talks for services and universities on trauma and trauma informed practice
Training students on the AMHP at UWE
EMDR Assistant trainer at the EMDR-Centre London.
Director and clinical lead at her private practice
Developing a specialised, 15 acre treatment centre which combines all modalities, including Equine facilitated learning and therapy
Education and Training
Post Graduate Diploma (PG Dip) Psychotraumatology and PTSD treatment Supervised by Lucia Hall Integrative Cognitive Solutions ICS
BSc (Hons) Working together with children & Social Psychology
Open University (Pending)
Certificate in Hypnotherapy, Counselling & NLP
Chrysalis Courses
Higher National Diploma (HND) Social work practice
(EATL) Equine Assisted Therapy & Learning Practitioner (LEAP & IFEAL TRAINED) Supervised by Suntui International foundation of Equine Assisted Learning IFEAL
Additional training in
Cognitive processing therapy - Originally created for women who had experienced sexual trauma to help process the events yet so successful it is now used for processing other traumas. The foundations of CPT is a blend of information processing concepts, adapted cognitive therapy and exposure.
Narative Exposure Therapy - A short term treatment for people on the the traumatic stress spectrum who have experienced multiple or complex trauma. Global trials identified considerable relief was felt after just three session, originally designed for child soldiers this therapy is effective for all complex trauma victims.
Cognitive approaches and frameworks for life structure - I always offer people cognitive strategies for coping with day to day issues, this may include critical thinking and reflective processing. As each person is different each tools offered are tailored uniquely to each situation.
The Rewind Technique - Developed by Dr Davis Muss, this exposure technique helps to process intrusive thoughts and is known by therapists as a fast effective and painless technique. This non disclosure therapy is excellent for processing and immediatly soothing painful and intrusive memories.
IRRT Image re-scripting reprocessing therapy - Is an imagery based trauma focused CBT, Designed to reduce the symptoms of Trauma and PTSD while modifying trauma related beliefs and cognitive schemas. This is especially good at treating adult survivors of child abuse and developmental trauma.
PE Prolonged Exposure Therapy is an evidence based treatment for PTSD, showing significant reduction in symptoms and co-morbid symptoms such as depression, anger and anxiety.
EMDR trainer and therapist
Continued Professional Development Training (CPD)
Borderline Personality Disorder
Emotional Regulation
Imagery Re-scripting
Hypnotherapy Regression therapy
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Equine Facilitated Therapy Workshop IFEAL
Rachel is a member of:
The National Hypnotherapy society
The National Counsel of Psychotherapist
UKPTS
European Studies for Traumatic Stress
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