About Us

Dzmitry is registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) with over 30 years experience of working therapeutically within complex trauma recovery; for the last 20 years, being based in Leeds & Harrogate. He is a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, also registered with the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT) & British Psychological Society, GMBPsS

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His work experience includes being a Paramedic and Nurse in the Armed Forces, before training and working as a Counselling Psychologist in various settings. Dzmitry is particularly recognised for his significant experience in delivering trauma-related training to various professionals, both nationally and internationally. He is the Founder of the Complex Trauma Therapist Network in the UK (CTTN).

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His particular professional interests include supporting professionals working with traumatised and vulnerable clients, burnout and secondary trauma impact on professionals. He is also a trainer and a team member of Blake Emergency Services & Suicide Bereavement UK.

He regularly delivers individual and group supervision. His research interests are currently employed as collaborator to various trauma related projects with the Department of Philosophy at the University of York.

Having worked as a counsellor and psychotherapist for 30 years, Michael now devotes his time to writing and training.  After a career in senior management in Royal Mail, he retrained as a therapist and worked for over a decade in the NHS where he was Head of Primary Care Counselling within the York and Selby NHS trust.  For a number of years his clinical supervisor was Dr Una McCluskey who introduced him to her own work on therapeutic attunement and to the work of Dorothy Heard and Brian Lake on adult attachment.  This sparked his interest in the biological fear system and its impact on our patterns of attachment.

Further work on the fear system helped Michael to realise the profound importance of the work of Stephen Porges and his Polyvagal Theory for the practice of psychotherapy and the necessity of working with the body in the treatment of complex trauma.  Michael has written several papers for the Complex Trauma Institute Journal on the theory of complex trauma (which he sees as a biological fear-system disorder) and the practical applications of this theory for psychotherapy.  

Michael provides two workshops for the Complex Trauma Institute’s C-PTSD Practitioner course –“Fear and the Therapist” and “Fear and Attachment”. These introduce therapists to the theory of the fear-system, deepen their awareness of it’s activation in their own bodies and the way it infiltrates their patterns of attachment and ways of working, and explore ways of regulating fear-system responses in both professional and personal contexts.

Celia is a Co-ordinator at the International Focusing Institute (USA), who originally trained as a person-centred psychotherapist in the UK. Celia has over 25 years counselling experience and is the Co-Founder of the Complex Trauma Therapist Network in the UK (CTTN).

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For many years she ran a successful counselling service in Bradford, and upon retirement, has continued with a small private practice to date, but her passion remains teaching Focusing-Oriented Therapy.  

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Together with Dzmitry, Celia has run successful training workshops within the UK specifically for therapists working with complex trauma clients. Internationally, Celia has provided trauma informed webinars on behalf of the International Focusing Institute to their worldwide membership.

Paul is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS), with
European Certification in Psychology registered in the UK, with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist. Internationally, he is an International Associate to the American Psychological Association. He specialises in trauma-informed therapy and has extensive experience across clinical, forensic, and organisational settings.
Paul serves on several key committees within the BPS, including the Special Group of Independent
Practitioners, the Executive Committee of the Division of Forensic Psychologists, and the Practice
Board’s HCPC Subgroup. He is also a regular Advisory Panel member at HMP Grendon - the UK’s first therapeutic prison.
Since 1999, Paul has worked independently within the UK’s legal system, offering expert
psychological opinions for civil, family, and criminal court proceedings across the UK and the Isle of
Man. His previous roles include working in the National Probation Service and the NHS, particularly
with Indeterminate and Restricted Offenders. He has also contributed to therapeutic work within
prisons, housing associations, community-based therapeutic communities, and charitable
organisations providing residential interventions. Since 2003, Paul has integrated Brief Strategic, Focusing, Systemic, and Voice Therapy, supporting individuals affected by trauma, especially those returning from conflict zones or working in frontline emergency services.
His forensic psychological interests focus on trauma and offending in adolescents (16+) and adults
(18+), prison and mental health law, complex trauma, therapist supervision, risk assessment and
management, reintegration post-care, substance use, personality disorders, and psychological first
aid. In his spare time, he runs a small integrative psychotherapy clinic in the North of England,
supporting individuals dealing with the effects of complex trauma.

Yuko is registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an Art Psychotherapist. She works with adults and older adults for Devon Partnership Trust (NHS), specifically with individuals who experience complex trauma, and also in the field of dementia. 

In addition, she works for BCHA Housing Association, where one of her particular interests include recognising the links between homelessness and psychological factors related to traumatic experiences. 

Yuko is aware of the multidimensional benefits of complimentary therapy when working with complex trauma clients; in order to develop her embodied approach further, Yuko is researching the benefits of personal Yoga training with the view to include this in her therapy practice. 

Karla earned her Master of Counselling and Master of Psycholinguistics degrees and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), based in Victoria (Canada) and working worldwide. She is a trained EMDR Therapist. Karla has received specific occupational awareness training to work as a Mental Health Therapist with First Responders and has earned the Silver Seal of Endorsement by the BCPFFA. She is also on the list of Preferred Counsellors with the Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP).

Karla has also has worked as an educator, developing and presenting courses at the graduate level. Karla has had intensive training with Dr. Gabor Mate on the subjects of complex trauma, attachment and addictions, and has studied with Dr. Gordon Neufeld toward certification as a Parenting Coach, with the realisation that if we prevent or attend to the traumas of childhood well, then we may minimise the development of complex trauma.

Karla works in Private Practice , as well as contracting with organisations who seek her skills, insights and expertise. Karla’s areas of practice include grief and loss, complex trauma, challenging relationships, PTSD, chronic/terminal illness, life transitions and critical incident trauma. Karla also offers 1:1 clinical supervision: karla@karladolinsky.com

Rose Maria Hall is a BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural psychotherapist with qualifications as a psychodynamic psychotherapist, counselor and solution focused therapist.  She is also an NSPCC-trained Safeguarding Supervisor. She has worked with the NHS, in the private sector and also for MIND. She has practiced in the North West, North East, North Essex, East Anglia, Eire and Wales.  

Rose has a specialist interest and expertise in Complex Trauma and Dissociative States including for those who have experienced sexual, physical, emotional or domestic abuse, hearing voices, visual hallucinations and longstanding depression and anxiety.

Dr Diane Harrison is a Psychologist Registered with the BPS, BABCP and HCPC. Trained in Counselling, CBT, DBT Skills, Psychodynamic Interpersonal Therapy and EMDR. Supervisor across a range of health care professionals working across the NHS and independent organisations.

Olena is a trainer, supervisor, and trauma therapist.  She holds a master's degree in both psychology and economics. With over 15 years of experience, Olena has dedicated her career to individual counselling and therapy with adults, specialising in crisis intervention and post-traumatic growth. Her professional focus extends to supporting and training professionals in vicarious trauma and honing the skill of stabilization. Olena is actively involved in conducting group and individual supervision, as well as training webinars on the development of personal safety for therapists and helping professionals. Additionally, she plays a key role in shaping and supporting CTI projects in Ukraine, contributing to the development and support of the team. Her research and academic endeavors focus on preventing vicarious trauma and the development of support projects for trauma therapists.