I’m a UKCP registered Psychotherapist working in private practice in Bristol and online. After working with vulnerable people in the public sector for several years, I completed a Masters in Integrative & Humanistic Psychotherapy at Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling (BCPC), accredited by Middlesex University. During my seven years of training, I gained experience working as a Sexual Trauma Counsellor and School Counsellor, as well as offering Psychotherapy to adults via my private practice in East Bristol.

I offer the following:

• Integrative Psychotherapy
• Trauma Focused Psychotherapy 
• TRE® (Tension & Trauma Release Exercises)
• Sexual Trauma Recovery Groups 
• Group Therapy (remote meetings – all experiences welcome)

To know more about me and how I work please see my website: www.joannasolazzo.com

TRE® (Tension & Trauma Release Exercises)

TRE® sessions are held in person and remotely, for individuals, couples and groups. Sessions are 90 minutes and include TRE®, regulation and relaxation practices.

Using a body-led series of simple exercises to release stress, tension and trauma, TRE® safely activates the body’s natural reflex of shaking or vibrating. This process brings us out of conditioned fight/flight/freeze responses, helping to calm the nervous system and release long-held tension patterns in the body, promoting new feelings of connection and ease.

TRE® brings us back into connection with the body as we learn to notice, respond and self regulate. In group and couple sessions it can lead to powerful experiences of co-regulation. Once learned, TRE® can become a lifelong tool for stress relief and emotional regulation. It can help to:

• Reduce chronic stress, worry & anxiety
• Boost emotional wellbeing
• Develop confidence & resilience
• Improve physical health & chronic pain
• Improve sleep quality, energy & endurance
• Lower inflammation in the body

TRE® is a bodywork practice that focuses on the body’s natural ability to heal itself from stress and trauma, without the need to verbalise or revisit specific traumatic events. It can be practiced in addition to Psychotherapy, as part of an integrated body/mind approach or simply as a body-based practice that does not require disclosure of sensitive trauma material.