FAQ’s
Our 6-week online Help and Support Programme (HASP) is a structured and highly effective mentoring service designed to help individuals understand trauma, reduce anxiety, and regain a sense of control. The programme focuses on recognising the impact of past experiences, understanding why the mind reacts in certain ways, and learning practical strategies to break negative patterns.
It’s grounded in compassion and built on the belief that change is possible, no matter how long someone has struggled.
Unlike approaches that focus solely on managing symptoms, we believe, and have seen through experience, that these symptoms can be overcome with the right support. Our HASP empowers people to reject the belief that they’re stuck or broken and begin the journey toward lasting emotional freedom.
This gentle, step-by-step programme is ideal for those feeling lost, anxious, or emotionally exhausted. We also recognise that most mental health challenges stem from trauma in some form, whether recent or long past. Our HASP is designed to meet you where you are, helping you gently unpick the emotional knots left by trauma and guiding you toward a calmer, more empowered way of living.
Through personalised one-on-one Zoom sessions, our mentors will guide you step by step with empathy, encouragement and insight, helping you create change at a pace that feels safe and sustainable.
In this single 40-minute session of mentoring via Zoom, one of our trained mentors will explain how you can break the anxiety-inducing habits you might have been carrying around for years and create new ways of thinking that we are confident will transform your life for the better.
Although it may feel like you have tried everything, we’d like you to consider that:
The things you have tried so far, have not worked for you personally.
This brings the great news that the thing that will work for you has not been explored yet, but the answer is there.
At Trauma Research UK, we believe “It’s not what’s wrong with you, it’s what happened to you”
If you are not born with something, you can absolutely overcome it.
To get on top of your issues, you need to first challenge the triggers. By doing this, you will address the associated thoughts and beliefs that are very likely to be feeding your problem. At Trauma Research UK, we understand that this is not always easy to do alone. Which is why our recovery programme has been designed to be simple, effective and most importantly life-changing. Whatever you learn throughout life creates schemas (similar to uploading a programme onto a computer) this goes into a database within your brain. Your brain then stores these schemas and will refer back to them when need be or triggered. (Just like reopening a computer programme by clicking a mouse). It will use the schemas for specific acts, behaviours and reactions, whether good or bad. The only way to delete or override a learnt belief is to condition or change the behavioural schema for a different highly emotional experience or receive new information or overwhelming evidence.
Everyone can get better and everyone deserves the opportunity to live a happier life.
The great news is how long it takes you to overcome something is not in correlation with how long you have had it. In fact, you can change your belief about something as efficiently as it was installed. By having a different understanding of a traumatic event, you can immediately begin to feel better about it, thus alleviating symptoms of anxiety that accompany it.
Sadly, many people use the term “Deep-Rooted” to describe what they are suffering from, when in fact It is not deep-rooted, it just means they have had it for a long time.
Consider the analogy of a friendship. Two people may have been friends for many years, but if one friend did something to hurt the other, it could end the friendship abruptly.
We understand that the idea of talking to someone about your issues may seem daunting, but consider how good you could feel by discussing things you are struggling with.
Our mentors are friendly, empathetic and non-judgemental and are there to deliver tools and techniques which can help you live a happier life. You may even wish to share with your mentor that you are feeling apprehensive about talking to someone and they will be happy to reassure you and endeavour to make you feel comfortable throughout your session.
Yes, the Trauma Research UK Help & Support Programme is absolutely confidential. We take your privacy and trust seriously. Any information you share with your mentor will be kept strictly confidential. Our primary goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment for you to receive the help and guidance you need, and confidentiality is a fundamental part of that commitment.
While there is a membership fee of £30 to join Trauma Research UK, we are proud to offer all our services, including the Help & Support Programme, completely free of charge once you become a member. Your membership fee helps support our charity’s mission and allows us to provide essential services to individuals in need. Rest assured that there are no additional costs associated with accessing our programmes or receiving support from our mentors. We are committed to ensuring that our services remain accessible to everyone, regardless of their financial situation.
To prepare for a mentoring session with Trauma Research UK, it’s important to compile a list of topics you’d like to discuss. Include relevant information about any challenges you are facing.
Trauma Research UK provides a wealth of valuable information and resources on our website that are accessible to individuals of all ages. However, it’s important to note that our specialised Help and Support Programme is currently only tailored to adults.
