You know why criticism gets under your skin.
You recognise your tendency to put everyone else first. You can see when you are overthinking, expecting the worst or working harder than you need to prove yourself.
Perhaps you have spent considerable time understanding these patterns.
But recognising them has not necessarily changed how they feel.
You can tell yourself that one person’s opinion does not define you—and still spend the evening replaying their words.
You can know that you are allowed to say no—and still feel uncomfortable when you do.
You may have reached a point where the question is no longer, “Why am I like this?”
It is:
“How do I move beyond this?”
Understanding matters. So does what happens next.
Understanding your experiences can give you language for something that previously felt confusing. It can help you recognise connections and become clearer about what you need.
You do not have to dismiss that work to want more from the next step.
Perhaps you would like to feel more settled in yourself, rather than repeatedly talking yourself out of self-doubt.
Perhaps you want relationships to feel less like something you have to manage carefully.
Perhaps you are tired of appearing capable while privately feeling overwhelmed.
These are meaningful things to bring into a conversation about change.
At TRTP Clinic, we are interested in what you understand—and in what continues to affect your everyday life.
What TRTP focuses on
The Richards Trauma Process was developed to address the continuing impact of distressing experiences. Its focus includes beliefs about yourself, familiar emotional responses and the distress associated with past events. The objective is resolution of that unresolved distress, rather than making coping the endpoint of the work.
That does not mean spending your sessions building a more detailed explanation of everything that happened.
TRTP is an active, guided process that uses imaginative work. You participate in the work rather than only describing the problem.
The question becomes not only, “Can I explain this reaction?” but also, “What are we working to change about how I experience it?”
Looking at the beliefs beneath familiar patterns
Consider a thought such as:
“I have to get everything right.”
On the surface, that might sound like high standards. But what does getting something wrong seem to mean?
That you will disappoint someone? That you will be criticised? That you will no longer be valued?
Or consider:
“It is easier to keep everyone happy.”
What happens when someone is not happy? Do you immediately assume you have done something wrong or need to put it right?
Within TRTP, we work with what we call unconscious core beliefs: underlying assumptions about ourselves and our place in the world that may be operating without deliberate thought. Addressing these beliefs is part of the process, rather than simply asking you to replace an uncomfortable thought with a positive one.
We explore how this applies to you. Your experience—not a generic list of beliefs—guides the individual work.
Working with the past without a detailed retelling
For some people, the prospect of explaining painful experiences again becomes a barrier to seeking help.
TRTP does not require a detailed verbal account of traumatic events. The work is directed towards their continuing emotional impact, rather than repeatedly recounting the story.
You and your practitioner still discuss the information needed to understand your circumstances and prepare for the process. But providing that information is different from being asked to describe every distressing detail.
The emphasis is on what we are working towards now.
What would it mean to feel more at ease in yourself? To have greater choice in how you respond? To stop organising so much of your life around avoiding a familiar feeling?
These are the kinds of goals we want to understand.
A structured process, centred on you
At TRTP Clinic, we begin with a thorough assessment of suitability and readiness.
We want to understand what is happening in your life, what you would like to change and whether TRTP is an appropriate process for your needs. We also explore your readiness to participate and the preparation involved.
This gives the work a clear starting point.
You bring your experience and your goals. We bring assessment, a defined process and practitioner guidance.
When we proceed, we do so with a shared understanding of the work ahead—not simply because you recognised yourself in an article.
What would you like to be different?
Imagine describing the change you want without using a label.
Not simply, “I want less anxiety,” but:
“I want to enjoy time with people without analysing everything I said afterwards.”
Not only, “I need more confidence,” but:
“I want to make a decision without immediately doubting myself.”
Not just, “I need to stop people-pleasing,” but:
“I want my own needs to count when I decide what I can take on.”
These descriptions help bring the conversation back to your life.
Understanding how you arrived here matters. So does having a purposeful way to work towards something different.
Book a strategy session with a TRTP Clinic practitioner to discuss what has been happening, what you want to change and how TRTP could fit that work.
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