Elliot Davis

I am a psychotherapist specialising in trauma, addictions and psychosexual work.

I work with individuals and couples.

I am certified as a Clinical Trauma Profession Level I (CCCTP-Level I) and a Complex Trauma Professional (CCTP-II) and have worked extensively with survivors of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and rape, road accident survivors with life-changing injuries and military veterans. I am accredited by the UKCP & BACP.

Training History

My initial training was undertaken at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy (CCPE) where I  completed a combined academic/experiential five-year postgraduate Diploma.

Building upon my initial diploma I have multiple further accreditations including a Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Birkbeck University and Dip (Psych) from CCPE. I hold further Certification in Couples Counselling and have studied various trauma treatment protocols. I have worked within the NHS supporting a multi-disciplinary team in Acute Admissions. and also in the charity sector and with all sizes of commercial organisations.

Memberships:

Member of International Association of Trauma Professionals

Member of Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy (UKCP Accredited Training Centre)

Member of United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapists

Member of BACP

Therapeutic Approach

My approach is to offer empathetic understanding, non-judgmental listening with a sense of calm. 

Every situation and person is different and therefore he draws on many different methods to work with people. This ‘integrative’ approach allows the widest possibility for change to occur. 

I have experience providing psychotherapy for clients with a wide variety of issues including anxiety, low self-esteem and confidence, depression, bereavement, trauma, phobias and relationship issues. Having worked for twenty years in the arts, he has a special understanding of the artistic temperament and the unique pressures that can bring.

Trauma Therapy

I have trained in a range of approaches to treating trauma. My focused studies have been around the treatment of Dissociation, Increasing Awareness of Dysregulated Parts and Dissociative States, Working with Traumatic Memory in Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), Traumatic Attachment and the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders. He has further trained in the evidence-based protocol of CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy) which falls under the NICE guidelines for Trauma-Focused CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy).

I have developed a specialist focus for symptomatic relief as a first stage in trauma treatment, using a range of approaches for emotional regulation and stabilisation of symptoms such as flashbacks or panic attacks, including STAIR (Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation).

I have received CPD psycho-traumatology training with the following acclaimed teachers in the Trauma field: Babette Rothschild, Bessel van der Kolk MD, Dr Janina Fisher

EMDR and EFT

I have trained in EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique or “tapping”), as well as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) training Level 1, 2, 3 with Sandi Richman

I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (Level 2 for Complex PTSD) recognised by IATP (International Association of Trauma Professionals). 

First Session

Come as you are. The session will be non-judgmental, full of empathy and connection and together we will identify the issues and construct a roadmap to help you feel better as quickly as possible.

My aim is to help you the client(s) to feel better as quickly as possible and to resource you with skills, tools and techniques to help through the rest of your life.

My focus of supervision is to help my supervisees be their professional best to support their clients. 

I offer supervision to mental health professionals with a range of experience; from those just starting out on their therapy journey to seasoned professionals.

The focus is to help you the supervisee best support your clients.

I offer short-term single case-related supervision, as well as long-term supervision.

A particular focus is on trauma-related supervision, including building and resourcing the supervisee around trauma-informed tools and techniques to best help their clients.

My fee is £100 per 50-minute supervision; 1.5 hours of supervision to meet the BACP minimum monthly requirement is £150.

The first session will allow space and time to lay out the scope of supervision required and the type of supervisory interventions that will best work for you to resource your practice.

We can then work out a supervisory pathway that will build your practice long-term and help you feel encouraged and resourced knowing that you have a supervisor ready to support your vital work.