Trauma and Chronic Pain Therapy
An Innovative, Evidence Based Approach to Treating Trauma and Chronic Pain
If you find yourself trapped in the labyrinth of trauma and chronic pain, I invite you to take a step towards a brighter future.
Starting with a ‘compassionate enquiry’ approach, together we create a safe space for you to explore, understand and process your emotional wounds and responses. By addressing the root causes of trauma, we empower you to rewrite the narrative, regain self-agency, and foster resilience.
In my work these are some of the main therapeutic techniques I work with:
The Richards Trauma Process
TRTP is a revolutionary process that resolves anxiety, depression and trauma related issues (where there is no brain injury or physical illness causing mental health issues) in three specific steps. It accesses the subconscious mind where trauma is stored (Levine, Van der Kolk, Ogden, Rothschild)
Somatic Experiencing-
Attunes the client to what’s happening in the body, balancing sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
Associative Awareness Technique
This is a ‘hands on’, innovative treatment designed around the neuroscience of trauma and chronic conditions. It works by creating new positive sensory and cognitive awareness in the hypervigilant body, restoring homeostasis to the central nervous system.
Physiotherapy and Mindfulness Techniques
I use specific physiotherapy techniques for Nervous System Regulation, bringing awareness into dysfunctional movement patterns and muscle tension. Through targeted exercises and interventions, I guide your nervous system back to a state of balance, reducing chronic pain and restoring mobility. By recognizing the intimate connection between mind and body, I incorporate mindfulness and relaxation techniques into your therapy. These practices further support your nervous system's regulation, promoting overall well-being.
Carole Young
Trauma and Chronic Pain Therapist
Carole was a pioneer and leader in the field of Occupational Health, Safety & Rehabilitation (OHS&R) to Australian industry. She wrote one of the leading texts on implementing the Workers Compensation Rehabilitation regulations. Apart from 35 years’ experience in occupational rehabilitation, Carole has also studied, taught and consulted in the field of sustainability for 10 years.
Carole is one of a few physiotherapists in Australia who offer a comprehensive mind /body, trauma informed approach to therapy. When pain persists and becomes chronic, science tells us that it can be due to a sensitised and "hyper vigilant" nervous system. This is a nervous system believing, and responding to, anxious, depressing or stressful thoughts. The field of psychotherapy tells us that exploring unconsciously held thoughts and beliefs and their effect on the nervous system can provide vital clues to why pain persists. This may seem outside of the scope of practice for a physiotherapist, but for those physiotherapists who have done comprehensive training in a trauma informed approach and trauma therapies, it is a very powerful tool to help people in chronic pain because it can give us so much information about what is going on in the body.
Carole's focus and passion now is working with the really tough chronic pain conditions, bringing a broader perspective to the standard physio-therapeutic model.
Ready to get started? Book an initial consult with Carole
What people are saying…
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“I found Carole Young and had sessions with her. It is the best thing I could have done as it unlocked the core issues and helped me reclaim confidence and empowerment. I feel now as though I truly have the ability to live life on my own terms unhindered by traumatic issues from the past. Carole was the perfect facilitator for me, she is professional, kind and compassionate and it is easy to see how much she loves doing her chosen work. She provides a nurturing and safe environment in which to create the perfect conditions for change at the deepest level. TRTP is amazing and I have recommended it to several of my friends and would encourage anyone that has experienced any kind of trauma to try it for themselves."
Connie H.
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“I cannot find words for the gratitude I feel. After many years of trauma, pain and suffering, years of counselling and various other therapies, with Carole’s help and guidance, after only 3 sessions, I finally feel free and at peace with myself mind, body and soul. The power of her work leaves me breathless. So incredibly grateful for this woman.”
Jane B
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"Carole was amazing. Don't get me wrong, I had to work at it, and she made sure that I did. No corners were left unturned, ever. Carole's skills and her presence being in the moment, the here and now, were excellent. I spent 2018 seeing doctors, psychologists and psychiatrists and yet she was what I had been after for so long. Carole explored the trauma and all its issues, and she placed a trauma-informed practice into action, with astonishing results. I am smiling again and I have space and love to give and receive. I have life, I have spirit. The old me is back. I OWE CAROLE MY LIFE!”
Scott P