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Beverley Spicer

I specialise in supporting adults recovering from complex trauma, childhood adversity, domestic abuse, narcissistic abuse, coercive control, emotional abuse and sexual abuse.

My approach combines over 27 years of counselling experience with trauma-informed somatic coaching, nervous system regulation and Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed practice. Rather than focusing solely on talking about what happened, I help clients understand how trauma continues to affect the brain, body and nervous system, and how lasting healing can take place through both psychological and physiological approaches.

Areas of specialist interest include:

  • Trauma recovery and Complex PTSD
  • Narcissistic abuse recovery
  • Domestic abuse and coercive control
  • Childhood trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
  • Nervous system regulation and polyvagal-informed practice
  • Somatic trauma recovery
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed parts work
  • Attachment trauma and relationship patterns
  • People-pleasing, boundaries and self-worth
  • Anxiety, panic and chronic stress
  • Shame, guilt and self-criticism
  • Grief, loss and life transitions
  • Trauma-informed coaching for personal growth
  • Emotional resilience and post-traumatic growth
  • Couples and relationship counselling

 

I also have a particular interest in helping people understand the relationship between long-term trauma, chronic stress and physical health. Many survivors live with persistent symptoms such as chronic pain, fatigue, digestive difficulties, autoimmune conditions or other stress-related illnesses without ever realising that their nervous system has been carrying the burden of survival for years.

My aim is to provide a compassionate, evidence-informed and empowering space where every client feels seen, heard and believed, while developing practical skills to regulate their nervous system, reconnect with themselves and build a life that is no longer defined by trauma.

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My Journey
For more than 27 years, I believed I was helping people in the best way I knew how.
As a qualified counsellor, hypnotherapist, EFT practitioner and trainer, I dedicated my career to supporting people through trauma, anxiety, abuse and relationship difficulties. My clients made progress, but I often felt there was still a missing piece. I could see that many people understood their trauma intellectually, yet their bodies continued to respond as though the danger was still present.
The truth is, I was searching for that missing piece for myself too.
Having experienced significant childhood trauma, sexual abuse, domestic abuse and coercive control, I understood first-hand what it felt like to survive rather than truly live. Like many survivors, I carried the impact of trauma in my nervous system and my physical health, without fully understanding why.
Everything changed when I began training in trauma-informed nervous system regulation, somatics and parts work with Caroline Strawson and became a Brand Partner with The Mental Wellbeing Company. For me, it wasn’t about replacing the counselling skills I had spent decades developing—it was about completing them.
Suddenly, everything made sense.
I understood why talking alone isn’t always enough. I understood how the nervous system, the vagus nerve, attachment and our protective parts influence every aspect of healing. Most importantly, I experienced those changes personally before bringing them into my work with clients.
Today, I combine over 27 years of therapeutic experience with trauma-informed somatic coaching, nervous system regulation, Internal Family Systems-informed practice and evidence-based trauma approaches to help people move beyond survival and into genuine healing.
My mission is simple.
To create a safe space where people feel seen, heard and believed.
To help survivors understand that nothing is “wrong” with them; their bodies simply adapted to survive.
And to show that healing is possible, no matter how long you’ve carried your story.
Because I know what it feels like to believe you’ll never feel safe again.
And I also know that recovery is possible.
Beverley Jayne
Founder, Special and Unique Counselling and Coaching Academy
Trauma-Informed Somatic Coach | Counsellor | Trainer | Nervous System & Narcissistic Abuse Specialist

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