“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
– Benjamin Franklin
About Sara-mae
A trauma therapist, yoga therapist, creative therapist, family therapist, practitioner, trainer and mentor.
Sara-mae offers support to children, young people and adults who have experienced trauma and trauma related conditions, through individual and group therapeautic sessions.
The support provides understanding of trauma and how it may present within an individual and is based upon an understanding of trauma through lived experience and from the works of Bessel Van De Kolk, Gabor Mate, Deb Dana, Daniel Siegal, Dan Hughes, Kim Golding, The ACE’s and many other reputable trauma informed pioneers and resources.
The work delivered to individuals and groups can be in the form of talk therapy, creative therapy, psycho-education around trauma, mindfulness and yoga therapy techniques.
Everything offered is person focused, with practices that are tailored to the individual’s needs.
In addition, Sara-mae is a lead tutor for Trauma-Informed Training for Yoga Teachers and affiliated with Trauma Therapy Manchester and Susi Wrenshaw. The course offers a knowledge and practical approaches of how to deliver a three phase approach to trauma recovery. Both during and following the course, I also mentor students.
I am currently training to be a psychotherapist at Level 4, BACP accredited.
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(for more information regarding Trauma-Informed Training for Yoga Teachers please click here)
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.”
― Aristotle
Work to Date
Sara-mae has and continues to work for a number of local authority schools and organisations around Staffordshire, Shropshire and Warwickshire areas.
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Sara-mae's work has developed from training, experience (both personal and professional). She delivers trauma-informed well-being, creative therapy, yoga therapy and family therapy within a number of school settings as well as privately.
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Sara-mae has worked within the looked after care sector supporting families, carers and young people.
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Sara-mae has a vast amount of experience of working with vulnerable adults and young people through referral from rape and sexual abuse centres, domestic abuse charities and adoption support.
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In addition Sara-mae works privately offering support to young people, teens and adults who may be struggling to manage symptoms of physical conditions, stress, anxiety and depression.
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She has worked within a number of residential care homes for the elderly and supported carers wellbeing groups for dementia and alzheimers.
Education and Training
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
(BACP ACCREDITED)
2024 - 2026
Shropshire Training and Counselling Practice
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Dyadic Developmental Practice, Psychotherapy and Parenting (DDP)
Family Therapy (PACE Applications)
2022
Level 2 : Dan Hughes
Level 1 : Kim Golding
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Queens Award Affiliation Award
(recognition of yoga therapy work within Staffordshire Sexual Abuse and Rape Centre)
2021
SARAC
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Yoga Therapy for Grief and Loss (CPD)
2019
Yoga Roots
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LEVEL 4 Accredited Yoga Therapy Post Graduate Diploma
2017 - 2019
Real Yoga
BRITISH COUNCIL OF YOGA THERAPISTS, CNHC Accredited
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School of Social Entrepreneurs - Fellowship Award
2020 - 2021
Midlands School of Social Entrepreneurs
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Dealing with Distress: Working with Suicide and Self-Harm
2020
Carolyn Spring - Trauma (CPD)
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Working with Trauma in a Time of Trauma
2020
Carolyn Spring (CPD)
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Trauma Training for Yoga Teachers
2020
Trauma Centre Manchester
Susi Wrenshaw
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Trauma Center, Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY)
(the work of Dave Emerson and Bessel Van De Kolk)
2020
Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute
Centre for Trauma & Embodiment
Alex Cat
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Yoga Therapy for Menopause
2020
Yinstinct
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Foundation in Yoga Therapy
2018-2019
British Wheel of Yoga
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Introduction : Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
and Early Trauma
2019
West Midlands Local Authority
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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
and Early Trauma
Staffordshire University
2018
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Yoga and Yoga Therapy for Children
2017
YogaKidz (Worldwide)
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Total Yoga Nidra
2018
Yoga Campus
Nirlipta Tuli, Gillian Shippey, Janice Wong
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Yoga Therapy for Emotional Trauma, Anxiety and Eating Disorders
2017
Yoga Campus
Lisa Kaley-Isley
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Yoga Therapy for Palliative Care
2016
Yoga Campus
Kate Binnie
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Yoga Teacher Training (200hrs)
2010
Sun Power Yoga
Anne-marie Newland
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Fellow of Institue of Legal Executives
FILEX
2003
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Swansea University Law School
LLB Law (Hons)
1999-2002
Swansea University Law School