Gentle Changes: Trauma and Mental Health Therapy

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Gentle Changes: Trauma and Mental Health Therapy

Somatic, inner-relational, therapeutic support for trauma, mental health and neurodivergence.

14/08/2025

Address

19 Foregate Street
Worcester
WR11DS

Telephone

+447930286309

Website

http://www.gentlechangesworc.co.uk/, https://linktr.ee/gentlechanges

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Welcome to Gentle Changes

About Me

After a career in health and social care, I qualified as a hypnotherapist in 2002, specialising in habit change and achieving healthy lifestyles. A number of my clients were traumatised and whilst they mostly functioned well, their underlying traumas were sometimes a barrier to making the positive changes they desired. I was able to help many of these clients move forward and release themselves from their inner pain and ‘stuck’ states. I achieved this quickly and gently and with minimum distress. The results were often transformative. Since then, I continued to learn about trauma and related therapies. I found that the gentle psychosensory and somatic methods I had been developing over the years were ideally suited to helping clients stabilise and reconnect with the present, as well as to reprocess traumatic memories in the least distressing ways. Gentle Trauma Therapy, Beyond Mindfulness and Embodied Coaching emerged as a result.

I still practice hypnotherapy – my individually-tailored approach is ideal to enable clients to successfully and confidently end smoking and va**ng. However for many other issues, including trauma therapy and mental health support, I recommend my gentle somatic and psychosensory approaches. I have been awarded the senior qualification in hypnotherapy Practice (SQHP) by my professional body, The General Hypnotherapy Register, in acknowledgement of my length of time in professional practice.

My Approach

My approach is client-centred and process oriented. This means I work gently and supportively with your inner process, applying knowledge of Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal theory to our work together. I do not require you to follow inflexible treatment protocols. Your inner ‘felt sense’ is the best guide, and learning to honour your inner knowledge and wisdom is an important part of your trauma recovery. Likewise, having a respectful and supportive therapist to alongside you, helping you listen to your inner self and reconnect with your strengths and all that is you, gently, and at your pace, is part of that journey too.

Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity

I recognise that members of minority and marginalised groups are underrepresented as therapists and coaches and that this can be a barrier to members of such groups receiving help and receiving effective help. I also recognise that I hold several forms of social privilege – I am white, cis gender, heterosexual and able bodied, albeit with some hidden impairments. I recognise that my privilege grants me access to opportunities that others are denied and I undertake to own my privilege in my professional work. I am in private practice and must therefore charge for my work and I recognise that economic barriers to accessing therapy disproportionately effects members of marginalised groups. As Gentle Changes progresses I intend to seek ways to offer low-cost and free therapy to people who cannot otherwise access it. If you feel that you would benefit from my help but are afraid that cost is a barrier, or if you wish to discuss how I may be able to help, please contact me.

Why Gentle?

I work supportively with your inner process, and your autonomic nervous system. I do not impose treatment protocols to get the therapy done

I listen, respect and validate your experience, even if it is very different to my own

I will not tell you that your perspective or your beliefs are wrong and I support you to formulate your own meaning of your experiences

I recognise that all people exist within a particular context and this has a bearing upon recovery

I would be honoured to accompany you on your trauma recovery journey.

Dawn Salter MPHyp MNLP SQHP