What is Trauma? 

Going through very stressful, frightening or distressing events is sometimes called trauma. When we talk about emotional or psychological trauma, we might mean:

• situations or events we find traumatic
• how we’re affected by our experiences.

Traumatic events can happen at any age and can cause long-lasting harm. Everyone has a different reaction to trauma, so you might notice any effects quickly, or a long time afterwards.

What is AIT?

AIT enables the therapist and client to:

• Connect childhood experiences with recent trauma
• Link mind and body symptoms of distress and conflict
• Identify and clear whole patterns of trauma
• Explore obstacles to being fully present to oneself and others
• Identify and heal the damage to an individual’s spirituality

AIT was developed in the US by Dr Asha Clinton, an Energy Psychotherapist.  AIT is an integrative because it synthesises the following psychotherapeutic modalities:

• Psychodynamic: understanding the unconscious process where our past experiences of early and significant relationships influence how we experience ourselves and others now
• Cognitive-Behavioural : effecting healing by understanding and changing our beliefs and behaviours
• Jungian or Transpersonal : integrating the symbolic and spiritual realm to experience our wholeness and to access our own inner guidance
• Energy Psychology: based on a premise that everything –including our thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, memories and trauma – consists of energy. Trauma blocks the flow of energy in the body – AIT helps to release it.