Following the delivery of my annual end-of-year Trauma-Informed Circles, the consistent feedback received highlighted a strong need for more regular, ongoing reflective support.

In response, these circles are now being offered on a monthly basis, as a drop-in reflective space (there is no requirement to attend every month).

OVERVIEW

These are monthly trauma-informed reflective practice circles for professionals whose work involves exposure to trauma, distress, and high emotional demand.

The sessions are intentionally designed to support reflection, integration, and self-care based on psychological wellbeing. I will be offering a structured opportunity for you to pause and reflect on learning and experience at the end of each month.

Each month focuses on a specific theme, planned across the year so that sessions progress  and flow naturally from one session to the next. While these themes are connected, each session stands alone, and participants are welcome to attend individual sessions according to their professional needs and capacity.

I personally understand how much we carry when holding space for trauma. Even with good supervision in place, much of what we hold often stays with us, because supervision is usually focused on clients rather than carving out dedicated time for our own reflection and self-care. Unfortunately, this can mean we are not always able to be the most attuned and present version of ourselves. Despite being deeply passionate about the work we do, this can be difficult when we are on the verge of burnout or managing secondary stress, secondary trauma, and vicarious trauma, which are aspects that supervision alone cannot fully address.

This is why I have created these monthly trauma-informed circles. Basically to fill that gap for those who hold space working with trauma, offering a contained, reflective, and restorative space where practitioners can pause, integrate, and resource themselves.

AIM

The circles aim to:

• Support reflective practice in trauma-exposed work

• Promote professional wellbeing and capacity over time

• Reduce the risk of cumulative stress and vicarious trauma

• Encourage ethical and trauma-informed informed practice

• Offer a contained space for reflection without expectation of disclosure

Attendance can be counted towards CPD, in line with BPS, HCPC, BACP, NCPS and organisational CPD requirements, with participants encouraged to record learning and reflection in accordance with their professional body’s guidance.

WHO THIS IS FOR

• Psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists and social workers

• Mental health professionals working directly or indirectly with trauma

• Other professionals working directly or indirectly with trauma, wanting a supportive space for reflection and selfcare,

• Practitioners seeking reflective support that complements supervision

• Professionals looking for a safe and trauma-informed space for a pause to reset and reflect.

STRUCTURE AND FORMAT

• 2-hour monthly session, incl. a short break

• Small group format

• Zoom sessions, which means the sessions can be accessed from anywhere in the world

• No requirement to share personal material

• Sessions are choice-led,  trauma-informed and will be contained to make sure it is ethical.

Each session will include a blend of:

• Trauma-informed guided reflection, including themed guided meditation and journaling

• Gentle nervous-system regulation practices

• Opportunities to integrate clinical, therapeutic, relational, and emotional experiences from the month

The intention is to offer a restorative and professionally supportive space, enabling participants to step into the following month feeling more grounded, clear, and resourced.

COST

£35 per session/ £360 when booked as a 12-month block (£30 per session, a total saving of £60)

For those who would like to book ahead, a 12-month block is available at a reduced rate as a way of supporting continuity and planning. There is no obligation to commit to the full year as sessions can be attended individually if preferred.

ABOUT THE GROUP FACILITATOR

My name is Sharmi, and I am a psychologist and a full member of the British Psychological Society (BPS). I am also an accredited member of NCPS as a psychotherapist, and hold SDS Accreditation in Clinical Supervision Level 3 (Advanced), specialising in trauma-informed supervision. I am the Clinical Director of Stepping Stones Psychology, an integrated mental health and specialist trauma therapy service.

As a Specialist Trauma Therapist, I have drawn on my professional experience and knowledge to develop these reflective circles with the intention of creating space to deepen somatic awareness and and work within a safe, collaborative, and gently held small-group environment.

In my therapy and supervision work, I use an integrative approach rooted in humanistic values, particularly person-centred principles. My facilitation and supervision style is warm, relational, and ethically grounded, with a strong focus on self-care, practitioner wellbeing, and protecting against the cumulative impact of trauma work.

I draw on psychodynamic, humanistic, and somatic approaches, always through a trauma-informed and attachment-based lens, and I utilise the 7-Eyed Supervision Model to support reflective practice.

I uphold high professional standards, having completed doctoral-level training in Counselling Psychology, and bring specialist expertise from my previous role as a Specialist Trauma and Attachment Therapist at a dedicated trauma therapy centre.

If you are interested in booking or have any questions, please send an email to contact@steppingstonespsychology.com

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