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TRE Testimonials

TRE is for everyone, here are some of Deborah's clients' stories:

Deborah is a gifted teacher.

Just the right amount of information and support in the sessions, and, crucially for me, fantastic free support materials to take away. This means I can continue and deepen my practice at home still feeling guided and held like I did on the workshop.

I’ve done some great workshops before, but have been left in free fall afterwards as to how to continue the good work, so this is a fantastic aspect of how Deborah does things.

The TRE itself is the most healing medium I have come across. I have spent many years using meditation, mindfulness, therapy , group work and bodywork, to deal with stress, anxiety and trauma. It’s all been good, it’s been a great journey, but nothing has got underneath old unhelpful behaviours like TRE has.

Thank you Deborah x

Alexandra Knowles - Massage Therapist

Thank you for the workshop it was so amazing I can't stop talking and thinking about it.


I was not myself for a long time with the anxiety I have been experiencing, however after the session I felt like id left a couple of bags of shopping somewhere and literally had felt a weight be lifted. I have been feeling more positive than ever and feeling much more like my old self than I have done in a long time. It was great to experience and its even better that I can keep this up for myself at home so thank you for everything you have done.


I am now feeling like I am more confident in my skin and doing my own thing I am literally just going about it like I am just me I usually worry about others and what they want to do and if they're happy but I've not given anyone a thought I've just looked at it as a very good thing I'm getting my independence back. 


I've also had feelings I'd not normally have had being on tablets however I feel it wasn't the tablets blocking me it was just blockages I needed to shift this has happened in the last few days.


I've even more energy than before and feel more active but also when I want to rest I just am resting. It sounds ridiculous but I feel like this is such a big deal for me as usually life and the things around me such as noise distract me.


Hey Deborah! I just wanted to give you a further update. I feel more confident in myself to the point I am not reacting to other people's tantrums or hurtful words. Which is totally unlike me. Things are good for me and I feel I owe most of that to my TRE sessions. Thank you so much for showing me it's OK to shake! 

Shontelle April, Bristol



As an Acupuncturist & Yoga Teacher TRE showed me an opening to trauma-release that is quick, practical and gentle.

TRE compliments any movement practice; yoga, martial arts, dance, sport. Releasing stored trauma frees the body from damaging movement patterns, allowing the body to move (and heal) intuitively again.

Deborah holds an accepting space for that release, with extremely present energy

Joanne Cone - Acupuncture & Yoga Practitioner.

I feel very grateful that you are my TRE teacher. I always feel held by you, listened to with compassion and overwhelmingly safe too. 

Sammantha Cave

I just wanted to say thank you for the work you're doing. The things I'm learning from you are making such a difference to me and helping with things I have struggled with for years, it's really amazing!

Emily

When I started the TRE program, I was stressed and I judged myself whenever I went wrong. Its a mentality that a lot of teenagers have. On my first TRE session I thought it sounded crazy but I was willing to give it a go. Over the following weeks I practiced TRE and begin to do it at home.

After 6 weeks of doing it once or twice a week, I noticed that I was feeling relaxed, peaceful and less tired/stressed. TRE is brilliant and I am really glad I tried it. If you are feeling run down or stressed, I would 100% recommend it.

George (Teenager)


Having attended one of Deborah’s T.R.E. presentations I decided to try out the therapy myself. As someone with relatively low stress, probably due to my fitness regime & commitment to take time out for self regularly, I wasn’t sure what, if anything, I would get from the sessions. However, I wanted to be able to share my experience with clients as there was a chance it could benefit some of them.

The T.R.E. workshop provided solid background information on what the therapy is and how it works (along with some great book recommendations), it provided a clear step by step process that once taken through by Deborah meant I could do it on my own at home, and once I relaxed into it, it helped me to release the build-up of what I call ‘daily little stresses’ that often compound in the body (and can easily snowball into bigger stresses showing up as aches & pains). Now, as I continue to practice T.R.E., it is helping to increase the flexibility in my adductors, it provides me with a mental & physical escape from it all during the actual session (almost sleeping through the tremors) and that allows me to achieve a real sense of calm by the end of the session. I now see it as an integral part of my wellbeing routine and can recommend it to literally anyone & everyone. 

Yvonne Bignall, Life and Fitness Coach


I wanted to say how surprised I am at how quickly my stress levels have reduced. After my first session, the ‘tremoring' brought me the peace of mind I had been craving, but was unable to attain through yoga and meditation alone.

As a result, I have been sleeping better, my brain fog has lifted and I feel more grounded. 

I was taking Paracetamol, Codeine and Ibuprofen, four times a day, everyday, for Fibromyalgia pain, and now, rarely need to take any medication. The need for coffee to wake me up (I have chronic fatigue) and alcohol to calm me down after a stressful day, has greatly reduced. I feel naturally energised but able to relax.

This is only after three sessions! I am amazed at how effective TRE has been.

Emma

I'd never heard of TRE, I'm always up for trying something new on the lines of self-improvement so I agreed with no expectations at all. However, I could not believe the effect it had on me and how powerful that first session was! I do like to think that I am very self-aware and so know 'my issues' but the TRE showed me just how much I was suppressing, I was consciously aware of what the TRE was releasing which was really good. I do honestly feel so much better already about this. I appreciate it's a process and nothing changes overnight but I am determined to keep up the self-practice and intend to do another session on Wednesday which is my day off. So, thank you. This has been empowering and I am looking forward to improving even more.

Deb, Midsomer Norton

Thank you so much for the workshop. It was fascinating and I definitely felt more relaxed, relieved and calm afterwards. It felt quite profound. I thought your workshop was very clear, thorough and I felt very safe throughout so thanks again.

S.T.

I have been feeling a strange sense of calm in by body since the workshop. I feel I cleared a lot of deep fear, grief and shock that I have been holding for a couple of years - my capacity to let go was helped enormously by your safe holding of the space and your intuitive holding of my body. I feel that I have learned such a valuable skill to help me ride the waves of life more effectively. Thank you for all you offer. Helen

Thankyou so much for all your help! I am continuing doing my breathing and TRE at home and it is really helping me, I’m starting to feel better in myself ! I use the breathing app to help me get to sleep at night which is improving my sleeping pattern and if I cannot get to sleep I will get up and do some TRE, I did this the other night And then managed to get to sleep! I will keep you updated on how I am getting on with it!

Thankyou so much, I really enjoyed these TRE sessions !

Thankyou!

M.C. Age 17

It was an interesting experience on Saturday- I was relieved to find it was quite easy to activate the muscles!

I had a practice last night and that went fine. I find it quite enjoyable in some ways, certainly the physical sensation. I also find some old memories resurfacing which are less pleasurable, but part of the process I guess. All in all I do feel like my body is letting stuff out and there is plenty of stress in there.

I will keep practicing and hope to see you at the followup! 

Guy

Thank you so much for Saturday. I was a little apprehensive going into it but you created a very warm, safe space and a really clear account of the process. 

I have noticed a greater calmness and ability to be less reactive in the face of teenage challenge!! Hooking into the breathing has also been helpful in terms of keeping calm and in releasing neck/ shoulder pain. I’ve got the Breath App and have been doing 10 mins morning and evening which I find very grounding and soothing. 

I’m really looking forward to developing a home practice and feel fairly confident about it - it feels like a natural extension of the things I have been doing in my life already e.g. yoga, mindfulness and I’m hopeful that it will help with some of my neck pain and other health conditions.

Jenny

I attended a beautiful TRE workshop facilitated by Deborah. It was a deeply relaxing and nourishing experience. I felt safe and held by Deborah through out. She was very attentive to our every need. My experience was one of deep relaxation, peace and well being. I highly recommended giving one of Deborah’s TRE workshops a go. As well as being wonderfully relaxing it was also extremely interesting.

Maria


I went into the TRE session after feeling up and down for a couple of years. In recent weeks I had felt very low and had been considering speaking to a therapist. After the first session I felt very sad. The second session was far more intense and I felt tremors through my whole body. After the second session the sadness had completely gone and I felt like it had lifted from my body.

Kelly

More testimonials related to specific issues,  including grief, pain, headaches/migraines, general stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, children, IBS, Chronic Fatigue, PTSD, Veterans...

General

TREI come from a Military background, with everything that entails, and have for the last 25 years set up and run my own business, which has created a different range of stresses and challenges, which I have managed with varying degrees of success. This period of over-functioning led to a significant health challenge 3 years ago, which left me very open to managing my stress in a more effective way than I had up to that point.

I have been practising TRE twice a week for nearly 18 months now, and I can confidently state that my stress levels are much lower than they were, and the residual health complications are virtually absent these days, and I am sure this is due to TRE I am not normally good at sticking to things, and tend to get bored quite quickly, consequently I have been surprised how I have been happy to persist with my TRE practice, and in fact if I cannot do a session, I can feel as if I am really missing out on something worthwhile.

The principles behind TRE are really very simple to understand, and what is particularly attracted me apart from the scientific simplicity, was the fact that the practice is very easy and uncomplicated to learn, and the benefits start to flow really very quickly.

As men we tend to be less good at looking after our health and wellbeing than women. My journey has been driven by necessity rather than choice, but for any man reading this, who might share any of my experiences or challenges, I can but encourage you to try this, it might just be the best money you could spend.

C.W.


TRE is a powerful and effective tool for washing away cares and stress. I found it really energising and uplifting. It's simple, straightforward and has the added bonus of being talk free! Recommended.

Anon


Re TRE - I have found it incredibly relaxing and grounding. It reminds me to connect with my breath. I feel calmer and more balanced since starting TRE. 

Hayley, Bath


I met Deborah in 2014 when she visited my childcare setting offering Yoga for children. She told me about TRE at this time and I was intrigued, because it made perfect sense to me. Who wouldn’t want to clear out any past traumas that their bodies were hanging on to, with minimal or no angst?

The following year I noticed a workshop in Frome offering a day’s training and I chose to go along.

The first time my body tremored at the workshop, it felt very alien and a bit odd, but harmless. But, equally, very exciting, realising that your body can do things that you had no idea about, a bit like the first time a woman gives birth, but without the pain!

I continued practising tremoring around 3 times a week for a while and then gradually life took over and I forgot to do it. But after a stressful period in my life, I remembered TRE and picked up where I’d left off.

But joining Deborah’s classes have been great at focusing my mind, so that I drop everything else and just concentrate on me, away from home life.

For me, TRE has been a physical and non-emotional experience, but I am aware that other people have memories returning or have emotional releases and that I might experience these at some point.

Over a period of two years, it has mainly been my legs that have tremored but very recently, the tremoring has very gently and gradually started moving up to my pelvic area and then abdomen.

For me, TRE has made me a much calmer grounded person and the more I practise, the calmer inside I become and therefore the less I’m likely to become stressed by life’s challenges.

Deborah is a very calm and nurturing person and is the perfect person to be by your side while you have these amazing experiences.

Just do it!

Anne, Bath


I started attending TRE sessions with Deborah last year, then continued fairly regularly at home following the same pattern. However gradually my practice lapsed and weeks turned into months. Recently I contacted Deborah and was really pleased to be able to book a couple of follow-up classes (including one at her lovely new space in Radstock), which reminded me of the many benefits of TRE and helped to get me back into practising again. The tremors are sometimes small and at other times feel more powerful. Occasionally I cry from deep within (without knowing what they are about), but with Deborah close at hand I feel fully supported. During, and for a while after, the class I usually feel very re relaxed without a care in the world

Caroline Barry


Pain and Headaches

"I have suffered from terrible headaches for the last 10 years or more. They seem to have stemmed from putting my back out, from lifting heavy things, lifting awkwardly and being stressed and tense in my body. I have had chiropractic treatments almost weekly at times and each headache made it really hard to function and would last 24 – 48 hours. I have now been practicing TRE for three months and my headaches have virtually disappeared and my pelvis has become mostly stable. I can lift awkwardly, carry heavy things and still not trigger what I was experiencing before. I came to TRE to release emotional trauma; I hadn’t expected to have released this physical tension, which I had really thought I would just live with for the rest of my life. A week ago I was doing a week of travelling by train; I was lugging a very heavy case on and off the trains, up many flights of stairs and down again and my back remained completely strong. It is so good to be free from the disabling headaches and to be more free in how I move in my body. I plan to keep practising to keep on releasing the tension – and the thought of having my body and mind more relaxed as time goes on, is very exciting!"

Kate Westcott, Bath



“I have suffered from a chronic pain condition for many years as a result of surgery. I hadn’t found any solutions or respite from the pain, despite appointments with numerous specialists. As a single parent of two young children, a business owner and with a desperation to ‘get better’ I have delved into numerous conventional, holistic and alternative therapies which have given very little benefit. When you are as desperate as I was, despite the numerous disappointments, when you hear about something new, you feel compelled to give it a try.

The literature I received didn’t give much explanation as to how the process would heal you, but having attended a comprehensive group course, I now know that this is because every experience is different – not only between participants, but also in your own experience between sessions.

In all honesty, I really struggled with my first session. Moving around is difficult for me anyway, I’d had a difficult morning just trying to get to the session, and the ‘trigger exercises’ were too much for me with my physical pain condition. However, Deborah was incredibly intuitive and understanding and put an alternative, bespoke, plan in place for me, so I was able to benefit as the rest of the group had done.

By the second session, with my tailor made plan, designed around my capabilities, I found the session to be not only relaxing, but also very comforting. I was floating… as though my brain was in a theta state – similar to the feeling you get after a long and incredibly luxurious spa massage!

As the sessions progressed, I found I was more relaxed. I felt I wanted to become more in-tune with my body and started to practice home tremoring alongside mindfulness.

As time went on, I began to feel calmer, and less stressed emotionally. I also felt energy surges throughout my body. This has resulted in less muscle tension, which, in turn has lessened the pain.

I cannot recommend Deborah or TRE highly enough. It has already made a significant difference to my life, and more importantly, I now have a tool to ease pain, that I can use forever. The only downside is that my course has now come to an end, so not only will l miss Deborah’s valuable input and reassurance, I will also miss her incredibly soothing voice! Fortunately, I know that the professional and personal service she offers, means that she will always be available to contact if I need her.”

Victoria


Chronic Fatigue & Complex PTSD

'I arrived to start Deborah’s TRE Course having spent a year off work in recovery from PTSD and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. After years of medical intervention which really probably aggravated my conditions, I chose to self-heal this time, yet after a year, I had become aware of a sizable blockage of emotion and pain I simply couldn’t shift with my toolbox of therapies, exercise and diet. I was really desperate to move on and experience life in freedom. I have worked and lived in the mental health field for 20 years, so I am no newcomer to trauma or treatments.

TRE is astounding. In the future, we will teach this to our children before we teach them the alphabet. With TRE, I have worked through grief, anger, loss and trauma, unpeeling layer after layer, from the first powerful session. It is such a natural process. I am feeling clear enough to return to work, and I have chosen a new, more authentic career. I knew there were some good plans waiting for me behind that stuck pain!

Here are some of my notes from my TRE Journal, taken after sessions with Deborah:

‘Immense release. Other-worldly. I was observing the griever, the healing one, the ‘hater’, the angry one, and watching her heal and release. Beautiful and intense and magical and profound.’

‘Beautiful, blissful, freeing…. Very grateful, very in awe of this process and tool.’

‘So glad to be able to witness thoughts arise (of troubling things) and have the TRE release them…in a flash. As the session finished, a thunder storm began to crash outside and I went out and stood in the warm rain feeling my old emotions all wash away.’

Deborah is an absolutely incredible TRE Practitioner. I feel she was born to do this work, and her dedication to life’s truths makes her so wise, compassionate and strong. I have seen many, many therapists over the years, and Deborah is the first who I have felt can hold space for healing without getting unnerved or startled in the least. She truly gets every level of complexity and opportunity, and is teaching me so much as I do the course with her. Thank you, Deborah – I am truly grateful to have met you.

I hope that anyone reading about TRE and feeling inclined towards giving it a go, will just do it. The more of us who walk this planet cleared of old emotions, the sooner we will have a truly loving world.'

A.T.

Anxiety & Stress:

TRETRETRE“I came to TRE with a mix of curiosity and trepidation; I was intrigued by the concept but the idea of trembling unsettled me and I felt nervous that something might go wrong, that I might trap a nerve or something worse. I think when more academic analysis of TRE’s physical impact on the body has been published, it will help to allay the fears of a new candidate like me, but in the absence of such research, you answered my questions with careful consideration which was very reassuring.

You are a natural teacher, and you have such a calming, caring and therapeutic aura, that being led through any process by you would be a lovely experience. Submitting to trembling, which I found slightly alarming, with you as my guide, was less scary than it might have been, and I gradually began to feel less vulnerable and more able to open up to its potential benefits. I didn’t feel quite brave enough to take it on myself without your instruction, but I might have done with more sessions.

I just found that relaxing into it, whilst simultaneously trying to take on board and remember information was too challenging for me at the time. My life did change significantly for the better while I was doing TRE; I was able to solve some health problems through fasting, felt a lot less stressed, and began a new relationship, so THANKS! It was a fascinating and enlightening experience and I’m very glad that I did it. “

Heidi – Charity Manager



Grief/Loss 

“My anxiety and stress levels are almost 0 compared to when I first started my TRE journey. I feel lighter almost like life isn’t grey as it was a few months ago and more powerful in myself. I honestly feel I’m on the final journey ‘back to my old self’ and I hope it continues.”

P.G


Children

“At first I felt scared and remembered dreams about something scary in my cupboard. Then I felt very angry for quite a while. Afterwards I felt a lot better and not sick. Then not long after (a week) we did more TRE and I had the angry feeling again and since then (3 months ago) I haven’t been feeling sick. I am glad that I can do TRE now to help myself feel well” 

J.B Age 10 (he had experienced nausea & withdrawal for a year, with no medical explanation)



PTSD

‘I attended an all-day TRE Workshop where I felt  very welcome and supported. I was nervous about being in a group but soon felt comfortable with other people in after an informative presentation on TRE

I had recently made full recover after major surgery. I was having problems with daily flashback and nightmares from the procedure. I also noticed I was using shopping and sugary foods to fill a void which ultimately made me feel worse. In the first session I was very worried about the flashbacks, however I had a completely heart warming experience and my body felt physically warm and relaxed.

In my later sessions at home and with attending Deborah’s group sessions I did experience some unusual imagery of myself as a child and also butterflies and moths. (I think the gentle core vibration of TRE reminded me of the way a moth might vibrate with their wings). After three weeks I was experiencing lots and lots of flashbacks and I cried a lot and I felt scared that I didn’t want to do it anymore but I carried on and now they really have gone away and I am feeling much stronger and happier. I also found my weakness for shopping/snacking was more under control. I could definitely sense I had gotten rid of the bad psychological stuff.

I found the TRE very easy to do at home with some calm music and candles, I would feel very warm and content directly after a session of tremoring. I experienced tremors in my jaw and also the urge to take enormous breaths and hold them until I felt I could burst which was a miraculous experience for me as I have always suffered from a chronic lung condition. I found it useful to do light research on TRE and the work of Professor Bessel Van Der Kolk on living with trauma.

Overall I feel lucky to have been given this knowledge of TRE, it is something I will continue to use the rest of my life. It is very comforting to know I can do something to heal myself.’

P. Roberts

I started practising TRE with some degree of regular PTSD from high levels of trauma experienced a couple of years before. After just a few sessions, the PTSD was much less frequent, much less severe and my body felt lighter and less stressed. The exercises are simple and comprehensive and anyone can do them. TRE is empowering and positive and applicable to everyone, for any form of positive emotional release. 

Anon


Trauma


“I have had an overall very positive experience of TRE with Deborah. Firstly, Deborah’s background knowledge about how TRE might benefit me and its relationship to trauma held in the body was both reassuring and clearly explained. I also really felt Deborah’s care and kindness when supporting me through the TRE process, particularly when my body was doing strange movements that had me alarmed at first. Deborah also pointed out how since my involvement with TRE there have been a number of significant changes in my subjective markers.

I believe that TRE is an opportunity to open doors for potential healing of trauma in your body and has given me the confidence to break old patterns and fears when faced with my usual body response to challenging triggers. I definitely now feel I have enough knowledge to continue this practice independently and feel grateful for having the opportunity for my body to let go of long held ideas, patterns and limitations. Thank you Deborah.”

SH Bristol


“I am so very impressed with TRE, I feel it is the way forward for so many people suffering from trauma, although my personal experience made me realise that I have so much to deal with, and I put up “blocks” to protect myself. I felt “held” and understood during the process and I know I now have the tools to move forward at my own pace.

I was given good advice on self-help. I feel very positive about TRE and Deborah made me feel confident, at ease and understood. Thank you so much for your work, you will make a great T.R.E. Practitioner. It is so good.”

“I am so very impressed with TRE. I feel it is the way forward for so many people suffering from trauma, although my personal experience made me realise that I have so much to deal with, and I put up “blocks” to protect myself. I felt “held” and understood during the process and I know I now have the tools to move forward at my own pace.

I was given good advice on self-help. I feel very positive about TRE and Deborah made me feel confident, at ease and understood. Thank you so much for your work, you will make a great TRE Practitioner. It is so good.”

Heather Ann


"Anyone who's read Peter Levine knows the importance of releasing trauma - as animals do - through shaking. TRE shows you how to do the same, even if you're not entirely clear what the trauma is. I was lucky to have Deborah to introduce me to all of this. She’s clear and she’s caring, and she’s given me a capability that’s now mine for life."

David, Bath

Depression & Addictions:

TRETRETRETRETRE “At my first TRE session I had a very powerful and emotional release and I knew immediately that I had come to the right place; after years of being on anti-depressants, drinking too much and being constantly in pain or ill, my body was crying out for help. As weird as TRE seemed at first, it immediately started getting to work and I knew it was releasing stuck material from my body. It surprised me, I kept saying to Deborah “I’m not very good at letting go, I’m a control freak”, but then just found myself letting go anyway! I think the “no-talking” aspect is vital, as it just helped me get out of my head and into my body which just seemed to know what to do. Very quickly I felt that I was ready to halve my antidepressant dose which I did, and there were times went I didn’t feel the need for a drink at night (very unusual for me).

After the first 6 week course, I knew I had just let go of the tip of the iceberg, and because I found the group and individual sessions I had a very strongly held space to let go, I felt it was important to keep attending regularly. Deborah is brilliant at facilitating and supporting; She intuitively knows what to say or do at the right time, which helped me enormously in releasing deeply held stuff that I thought I had already dealt with. Some sessions were very powerful, and afterwards I felt so good, like I’d shed a skin; other sessions were calmer and more relaxing; it always felt like the right amount of releasing at the right time.

4 months after starting TRE, I feel like my inner tiger is out of the cage now which is very exciting; I am definitely feeling my life moving forward. A potentially charged weekend with my dad was just fine. I am now off all anti-depressant medication. With Deborah’s support and guidance, I have been able to start home  practice too; I can now do it whenever I need to. I know I am on a bit of a rollercoaster at times, but I was so ready for this as I’d just had enough of feeling ill and dead. I can’t recommend Deborah’s facilitation highly enough – TRE is life changing and I love the sessions.”

F. Cooke


IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) 

& Gut issues


“I have always thought of myself as quite a ‘wound up’ edgy, kind of guy, and have struggled with stress, depression and feelings of irritability with those around me for as long as I can remember. This has caused me to drink too much and sometime take other substances as a coping mechanism. I have been amazed by TRE, during the first session I felt a release happening in my body and a real feeling of liberation.

As the 6 weeks of my TRE group continued, the tremors became more intense and moved through more and more of my body. Also in my life I started feeling like I was more relaxed and that I was coping better with pressures and stressful situations. By session 5 I was feeling super relaxed, and much less angry and noticeably more accepting of situations in my life.

One of the other huge improvements through doing TRE is in the IBS that I have had for as long as I can remember, so my digestive system is now completely better. My wife has noticed the difference in me too she says I’m more relaxed and am dealing with issues better. I feel that TRE is an incredible tool, and something that I can do at home for myself now. I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity to learn it, it’s life changing and I can’t recommend it and Deborah’s caring but expert facilitation highly enough”

Joe – Landlord.



“Would just like to say how much I have enjoyed my TRE sessions. You have such a calming ability to make people feel relaxed and safe at all times. I have noticed (alongside my dietary changes) that my IBS and stomach problems have not been so aggressive as usual. I have learnt many transferable skills which I will use to help me process things better.

You explained things very well which made me understand why and what I am doing and the reason for doing it. Thank you again and wish you all the best, I’m sure you will do a fantastic job as a TRE Practitioner and help hundreds of people in the future.”

James – Project Manager



“My bowel function improved while I was doing TRE, and I had an emotional clearing after one session. I really enjoyed the TRE sessions I had with you – mainly because of your holding of the space for me and your very solid, calm presence. Thank you for being with me.”

HH


Veterans


“I was a complete sceptic as to what benefit TRE could offer me when a friend asked me to attend a course to support them. As an army veteran, I have experienced a great deal of physical and psychological trauma in addition to the usual stresses of life over many years.

However as with most of my colleagues, the events we experienced were never discussed, and so whilst the physical wounds healed, the emotional trauma was quashed and hidden. I attended a 6 week TRE course with Deborah, and she explained that undealt with trauma doesn’t just disappear, but holds itself in our bodies, which can cause tension, anger, pain, illness etc.

I dutifully attended the sessions to placate my friend, not really believing they would make a difference to me. However I was amazed to find that by the end of the course I had completely turned a corner in my life. I am less stressed, less tense, more relaxed, calmer and more balanced. Even after such a short period of time, the change has been profound and family and friends have picked up on how much happier and less up-tight I appear.

Deborah was right! TRE has enabled me to lose stress and tension that I have suppressed over a number of years. It is a gradual process, but I will continue to use TRE as a means of releasing the traumas of my life and getting back the real me.”

Ian, Veteran 

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