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Have you suffered a Personal Injury? or Have you experienced a Road Traffic Incident?
A personal injury or road traffic incident can leave you with distressing emotions and painful memories. People who have been through these events often describe nightmares, poor sleep, flashbacks, panic attacks, hypervigilance, irritability, angry outbursts, and a loss of concentration and confidence, even in everyday activities they once took for granted. You may also feel as though you no longer want to join in everyday events, leading you to withdraw from family, friends, and social activities. You may have become overly vigilant, anxious, nervous and fearful of something bad or awful happening again - for example fear of having an accident. Symptoms like these can leave you feeling confused and overwhelmed. For some people they ease over time, but for others they can persist and continue to cause difficulties long after the event.

If your personal injury was a result of a Workplace Incident: You may have found it difficult to return to work or to the role you did before. Your confidence may have been affected, and you may feel that you have lost part of your former identity. It can be hard to shake off these feelings, and small things that once felt manageable may now cause worry. Your injury may also have changed how you view your future, including your personal and work-related plans and goals. If your injury was a result of a Road Traffic Incident: You may no longer drive or indeed want to drive at all. You may be avoidant of motorways and for some even short distances may seem challenging. You may wish to avoid certain places or reminders that could act as triggers to the incident. As a passenger you may find yourself clutching the sides of the car seat, applying the imaginary brake shouting out "careful!, look out!" Often much to the annoyance of the person driving you as well as to yourself! These symptoms can be distressing, frustrating and lead to feelings of low mood and despondency. Can I Ever Get Back To How I Was Before The Incident? The answer is YES! CBT is a recognised specific type of counselling often used to help people recover psychologically from the experience and resulting symptoms described above. These symptoms are common and, if they do not improve, may develop into post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Not everyone involved in a workplace or road traffic incident will experience PTSD. The effects of experiencing PTSD symptoms can be devastating and disruptive to everyday life. However, there is hope. CBT has been found useful in helping restore people to their former levels of confidence, overcoming the fear and anxiety that has blighted their lives or their driving / passenger experience. How Does It Work and How Many Sessions Of CBT Will I Need? CBT works on helping you to make the connections between how unhelpful thoughts influence feelings and how those feeling can keep you trapped in avoidant and unhelpful behaviours. Our therapists provide a safe, confidential space where you can receive one-to-one support from a qualified and experienced counsellor. Family, friends, and colleagues who have not experienced a personal injury or road traffic incident may not fully understand how long these symptoms can last. As a result, you may feel isolated and frustrated that you are still dealing with distressing symptoms long after the incident. By understanding how the mind responds to triggering situations post-incident resulting in avoidance, fear, anxiety or depression you will learn how to control and overcome misinterpretations of situations and the over exaggerated sense of danger that has taken a hold. At the end of each CBT session, your counsellor will help you develop practical strategies to build confidence between sessions and track your progress throughout treatment. The number of sessions needed varies from person to person. Your CBT therapist will usually discuss the recommended number of sessions by the end of your first appointment (the assessment session). EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing) for Personal Injury and Road Traffic Incidents EMDR is a powerful healing method that has helped adults, young people and children, relieve many troublesome symptoms that have resulted from traumatic incidents and PTSD. Evidence suggests that for many clients EMDR will significantly shorten the length of treatment time. EMDR is not a "Talking Therapy". It involves eye movement which accesses the non-verbal parts of the brain that stores traumatic memories.
		Why you might choose EMDR Over CBT You would choose EMDR over CBT for a Road Traffic Incident or Personal Injury because it requires far less detailed verbal disclosure and often achieves faster results by changing how your brain stores traumatic memories
If you would like to arrange a session with a CBT Therapist for an Assessment you can request a referral from your Insurer, Solicitor, Case Manager or Employer in the first instance requesting they contact us as below. Alternatively, if you would like to self-refer, please contact us directly on the details below:
CBT-Birmingham is a private treatment service which provides access to CBT therapists working in clinics in the Midlands and in a selected location in London. We also work online. We take referrals from individuals, organisations, solicitors, GPs, and case managers.
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CBT-Birmingham +44 7828 754390 info@cbt-birmingham.co.uk Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Outside of our opening hours please leave a message and we will get back to you within 24 hours. You can contact us via email or WhatsApp. If we are not available we will respond to you within 24 hours. Please be aware that we do not offer a crisis or out of hours service. If your need is urgent, please use your GP, NHS111 or your local A&E service. If you need to speak to someone, contact the Samaritans on a free 24-hour line from any phone on 116 123.