Find Trauma Psychologists in Birmingham, the United Kingdom

Trauma therapy treats what stays behind after a frightening or overwhelming event. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR are the recommended treatments ¹².

World Health Organization guidance recommends both for post-traumatic stress disorder ³. Cognitive therapy and narrative exposure therapy are also used.

Treatment usually includes preparation, and work on the memory itself comes later. It is for people whose symptoms have persisted.

Not everyone who has been through something bad needs it. Ask a practitioner which approaches they are trained in.

Everyone on this page is listed under the professional title psychologist. Psychologists apply the study of the mind and behaviour to assist people through difficulty. Clinical psychologists work with people of all ages, with families, carers, teams and communities ⁴.

Assessment belongs to a psychologist's training, and sits alongside therapy. Clinical, counselling and educational psychology are different training routes. Each route emphasises different work.

Which titles are registered varies by country. Where the title is registered, the register says what it covers. Ask a psychologist which route they trained through, and what they work with most.

Birmingham Healthy Minds. Phone +44 121 301 2525. The official NHS page says treatment is free. The service is for people aged 16 or over who are registered with a Birmingham GP. You can refer yourself.

Titles you will see include Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist and Educational Psychologist. Search the register by name at Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). A current entry is that body's own published record of the person.

In the United Kingdom the practitioner psychologist titles are protected and held on a statutory register; counsellor and psychotherapist are not. See the United Kingdom page.