What Our Clients Say

Testimonials

We understand that seeking help can be a difficult decision to make, but we want to reassure you that you have made a courageous choice that could change your life.

A hub of healing

At Therawake, we pride ourselves on being a hub of healing for individuals and organisations alike. Our clients have shared with us that they often come to us during a pivotal moment of “awakening,” where they have realised that something must change in order to live a more fulfilling life or overcome interpersonal and societal barriers within their teams. Whether it’s through individual therapy sessions or corporate workshops, we are here to provide creative and clinical intervention to help our clients navigate their journeys towards self-discovery and personal growth.

For those seeking Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, our trained and certified therapists provide a safe and supportive environment for clients to process traumatic experiences and alleviate the associated symptoms. In addition, our team also offers clinical supervision for other practitioners, including trainee psychotherapists and dramatherapists, qualified therapists, social workers, and educators, to help them deepen their skills and knowledge in the field.

At Therawake, we believe that each individual has the potential for growth and change, and we are honored to be a part of that process. We invite you to take the first step towards your journey of healing and self-discovery by booking an Initial Chemistry Consultation with us. This 30-minute session provides an opportunity for us to get to know each other, discuss your needs and goals, and determine whether we are a good fit to work together. Click the link below to book your consultation today.

Clinical Supervision Testimonials

Louisa

The process of rebuilding involves clearing the ground, securing foundations, and then building one brick at a time…this is reflective of my Clinical Supervision with Judy. Over the last few months, Judy has facilitated an open space, and reminded me of my deep foundations as a therapist and individual. Through our sessions, she is also challenging and encouraging me to rebuild my confidence in who I am, and in my clinical practice.

Building takes time…sometimes there is clear progress, at other times another “rock” is uncovered, and at all times, patience and hope for growth is needed. I value Judy’s integrity and commitment to the process.

Dance and Movement Psychotherapist 

Sue

I have nothing but good things to say about Judy, she is the best supervisor I’ve had (I’ve had bad experiences). From the first session we had, she made me feel comfortable and heard especially when bringing up feelings of stuckness in my therapeutic work. She is very kind, understanding and non-judgemental. Judy is flexible in her approaches to any issues I bring up regarding my clients, she emphasises the importance of taking care of myself as a therapist.

I overall really appreciate and enjoy our supervision sessions, they have helped me to grow as a therapist and reflect accordingly. I can’t recommend her highly enough!

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, Bristol

Andy

Judy is an amazing supervisor, she is knowledgeable, experienced and trustworthy.

 

Judy always understood the Clients I brought to supervision, with her questioning and insight the work we did together benefited my clients and practise immensely.

 

I would highly recommend Judy as a supervisor.

Person-Centred Counsellor

Timothy

 

 

 

Judy has supported my development as a practitioner through building a positive alliance, assisting me to find my voice and encouraging creative solutions.

Dramatherapist and Clinical Supervisor

Jonathan

Judy has been an essential part of my work as a school counsellor, I look forward to meeting with Judy for clinical support. Her support and clinical input have enabled me to remain grounded and ethical in my present role as school counsellor. Judy is warm, caring and understanding in the clinical space, she continues to offer me practical as well as therapeutic support and this has helped me to maintain a good sense of self-awareness in my interventions with my students.

Psychotherapist

Michael

I’m a theatre artist who explores difficult personal and social material including race. Judy worked with me in a capacity that was somewhere between counselling and supervision, helping me to contextualise my responses to my work and supporting me to navigate the workplaces I was uncomfortably involved with.

Judy was insightful, well informed, and compassionate in our work, often giving me avenues for development that I hadn’t previously explored.

I would recommend working with Judy in any capacity, but especially to support creative work.

Theatre Artist

Isabelle

Judy’s wisdom and warmth radiates through her supervision style. She freely offers suggestions for effective interventions and points to think about for further analysis and assessment.

She constantly prioritises the client’s lived experience and places it in the larger social, historical, and political context. Her knowledge, sincerity, authenticity, and intuition, greatly influenced my training and continues to do so now that I am qualified drama therapist. Thank you Judy.

Drama Therapist

Kate

Judy was my supervisor during my time working as an Integrative Specialist Trauma Counsellor supporting me through some of my most challenging work to date. Her approach was tailored to meet my expectations and needs whilst staying rooted within her core training.

Working across modalities in this sense bumped me out of my comfort zone and what was familiar.  It always felt nothing was off limits and she helped me to uncover and examine my blind spots, providing me with new deeper insights. I was held by Judy in a way that made being vulnerable feel safe, and it was in this that I was able to trust the process and apply my learning to my client work.  Thank you so much Judy, you’re one of a kind.

Specialist Trauma Counsellor

Therapy & Counselling Testimonials

Michael

 

 

 

I feel like my life is just beginning and I am able to feel joy, worthiness, happiness and so much more.

Most importantly I can be my authentic self and have deeper connections with my loved ones.

I cannot thank Judy enough for taking me through this process.

 

Dramatherapy Client

Anna

 

 

 

Judy (Therapist) was a source of calm when my life and mind was chaotic.

Very understanding with no judgement but only care.

She is professional, kind and I would highly recommend her!

 

Psychotherpy Client

Marie

 

 

I worked with Judy using her Dramatherapy approach. From our very first session, I felt really understood and heard by Judy, and she helped me to realise my feelings and experiences were valid. Judy helped me to regain some of my self-confidence again, and really worked hard with me to re-establish my self-worth and independence. I stopped our sessions as I had to start a specific form of treatment elsewhere, but I will be going back to sessions with Judy once my treatment is complete, because I really felt a huge positive shift in myself since working with her.

Dramatherapy Client

Karen

 

Judy provided me with great tools and really brought me to another level of peace and understanding of who I am, how I feel and how I react to things that were happening to the people around me. As I continue working with Judy, I have really seen my emotional growth and have learned to work through hard life moments in a way that doesn’t hold me in an uncomfortable place.

I am always praising therapy from the direct results of my experience working with Judy, I trust that she will always provide a safe space for me to feel able to lay bare emotionally, but yet providing lessons or hard truths in a compassionate and honest way.

Dramatherapy Client

Adebola

I began my therapy sessions with Judy in early 2020 at a time that was quite a whirlwind globally and within the spheres of my own life. I had just had a baby in 2019 and was still navigating the early stages of motherhood. A close friend recommended that I work with Judy who could help to facilitate my journey home to myself. I found Judy to be warm and compassionate from the first ‘Chemistry Session’. This was aptly named for a consultation as Judy took a keen and very deep interest in learning about me and how we would proceed together. I would later discover that Judy was just the therapist I needed at the time. I am a British born West African woman and Judy’s deep acknowledgement and understanding of my background ( as well as the details of the intersection at which I stand) allowed me to be truly seen. For the period that I worked with Judy, her gentle navigation of me on my road to healing was what I needed at the time. I was made to feel comfortable to begin to discover my voice and my gifts which I will forever be grateful to Judy for.

Phsycotherapy Client

EMDR Testimonials

Sam

When I started the EMDR process, I was sceptical about whether it would work for me. I was at the lowest point of my life, my situation felt hopeless. I initially found the process difficult and painful, and I didn’t know if I wanted to continue with it.

I expressed my concerns to Judy and she was able to adapt the process to enable me to be better equip with coping between our sessions. I decided to persevere and I’m glad I did because, EMDR saved my life! I know to many that may seem excessive but it truly did.

 

EMDR Client

David

I was able to work through 30 years of complex trauma. I started to notice that the memories of the trauma were no longer traumatising me the way in which they used to.

I started noticing things that would once cause me anxiety, no longer had the same hold on me. I was willing to try new things and sit with my uncomfortable feelings without becoming destructive.

Thank you, Judy

 

EMDR Client

Liz

I wasn’t sure if EMDR would be impactful when done remotely but Judy soon proved me wrong.

I was given lots of resources to help me to understand this therapy and Judy was consistently kind and compassionate as we revisited the same difficult memory.

I felt connected with Judy throughout the process and I was constantly encouraged to continue working on myself outside of our sessions.

 

EMDR Client

Contact Us Today

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Therawake

Clinical Supervision

We can provide Clinical Supervision services for:
  • Practitioners working with Adults, Adolescents and Children
  • Trainees and Students at BSc and MA levels
  • School Counsellors (Individual and Group Supervision)
  • Organisations, including SLT Consultations.
  • Universities to deliver topics including, Introduction to Dramatherapy, Trauma – Informed Practice, Creative Facilitation techniques, Working Creatively Online.