Our Stroud Psychology Centre, The Cotswold Centre for Trauma Healing, recently received a substantial makeover resulting in a warm, comfortable and relaxed space for clients to engage with therapy from.
The Oxford Development Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary this month and to mark the occasion we interviewed Dr Claudia Herbert to find out why she created the service, how it's changed over the years and her hopes for the future of the business.
The Comprehensive Resource Model is explored by Matthew Green in his Newsweek article which takes a deep dive into the origins of this unique and highly effective PTSD treatment.
We're featuring Christina Sage's article from Fulcrum magazine, The Craniosacral Therapy Association's professional journal. 'Addiction: A Compassionate Approach', provides insight into how craniosacral therapy can be used to help heal trauma and related problems such as addiction and anxiety. To move through the pages of the article use the forward and back buttons at the [...]
A Talk On How Acts Of Human Atrocity Manifest As Complex Trauma Dr Claudia Herbert recently spoke about complex trauma at the Holocaust Memorial Day at Kingston University. The talk highlighted the deep rooted trauma which such acts of mass genocide leave behind for the survivors. The effects can span many generations and are felt across [...]
Kingston University Honours the Victims & Survivors of the Holocaust On Sunday the 29th Kingston University will be honouring the victims and survivors of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides. Dr Claudia Herbert will be speaking at the event with this year's theme reflecting on how it is even possible to move forward from such traumatic events. [...]
A 2016 edition of 'Living Confidently With HIV' Last year marked the release of the newest version of ‘Living Confidently With HIV - A Self-Help Book For People Living With HIV’. This is a book which Dr Claudia Herbert co-authored and we have been pleased with its positive reception by those dealing with HIV and [...]
We were recently lucky enough to have an in depth Calatonia and Subtle Touch training workshop with Anita Ribeiro-Blanchard here at The Oxford Development Centre. Anita is a skilled psychotherapist with a specialty in Calatonia and Subtle Touch which she learned under Dr Petho Sándor, the pioneering founder of the practice. The weekend long event gave all [...]
The Health Benefits Of Yoga Regular yoga practice can be a powerful and transformative tool, both emotionally and physically. Yoga improves flexibility and strengthens our muscular systems, it boosts our immune systems and regulates our breathing, enhances our self esteem and focuses our minds. In fact there are so many positive benefits to yoga that it's [...]
What Is The Comprehensive Resource Model? The Comprehensive Resource Model is an innovative and holistic therapeutic approach to help clients re-process and release the effects of traumatic events which they have experienced. Developed by Lisa Schwarz, an American psychologist who has for 28 years specialised in the field of severe dissociative disorders, the Comprehensive Resource Model [...]