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The She Shines Therapy experience
The She Shines Therapy experience
🔍 Why We Do This
🔍 Why We Do This
Because too many women suffer in silence.
Because too many systems still fail them.
Because trauma doesn’t end when the abuse stops — it lingers in the courtroom, in social services interviews, in addiction, in parenting, and in everyday life.
Because too many women suffer in silence.
Because too many systems still fail them.
Because trauma doesn’t end when the abuse stops — it lingers in the courtroom, in social services interviews, in addiction, in parenting, and in everyday life.
At She Shines Therapy, we exist to fill the emotional and psychological gaps that statutory services often miss. We provide a compassionate, specialist space for women to be seen, believed, and supported as whole human beings — not just as “victims,” “clients,” or “cases.”
At She Shines Therapy, we exist to fill the emotional and psychological gaps that statutory services often miss. We provide a compassionate, specialist space for women to be seen, believed, and supported as whole human beings — not just as “victims,” “clients,” or “cases.”
💔 The Reality for Women Today
💔 The Reality for Women Today
Recent data and research show us the scale of the problem:
Recent data and research show us the scale of the problem:
1 in 4 women in the UK will experience domestic abuse in their lifetime
(Office for National Statistics, 2023)
1 in 4 women in the UK will experience domestic abuse in their lifetime
(Office for National Statistics, 2023)
Coercive control is now recognised as one of the most harmful and enduring forms of abuse — yet it is still underreported and often misunderstood by professionals (Women's Aid, 2024)
Coercive control is now recognised as one of the most harmful and enduring forms of abuse — yet it is still underreported and often misunderstood by professionals (Women's Aid, 2024)
Parental alienation and complex custody battles have increased — and many women find themselves re-traumatised by family court processes (Cafcass, 2023)
Parental alienation and complex custody battles have increased — and many women find themselves re-traumatised by family court processes (Cafcass, 2023)
Survivors of abuse are more likely to experience addiction, PTSD, and long-term mental health challenges, often without receiving the right kind of trauma-informed care (British Psychological Society, 2022)
Survivors of abuse are more likely to experience addiction, PTSD, and long-term mental health challenges, often without receiving the right kind of trauma-informed care (British Psychological Society, 2022)
Women involved in court proceedings or social services often report feeling judged, disbelieved, or unsupported by professionals who are not trained in trauma, abuse dynamics, or coercive relationships
Women involved in court proceedings or social services often report feeling judged, disbelieved, or unsupported by professionals who are not trained in trauma, abuse dynamics, or coercive relationships
🧠 Why Psychological Support Matters
🧠 Why Psychological Support Matters
Healing from trauma is not just about “getting over it.”
It’s about reclaiming your voice, rebuilding your identity, and feeling emotionally safe in your own body and mind.
Healing from trauma is not just about “getting over it.”
It’s about reclaiming your voice, rebuilding your identity, and feeling emotionally safe in your own body and mind.
Research shows that:
Research shows that:
Trauma-informed psychological support can significantly reduce PTSD, anxiety, and depressive symptoms (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2023)
Trauma-informed psychological support can significantly reduce PTSD, anxiety, and depressive symptoms (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2023)
Women who receive specialised emotional support during court feel more confident, safer, and more empowered (Rights of Women, 2022)
Women who receive specialised emotional support during court feel more confident, safer, and more empowered (Rights of Women, 2022)
Access to trauma-informed services improves parenting outcomes, recovery from addiction, and overall life satisfaction
Access to trauma-informed services improves parenting outcomes, recovery from addiction, and overall life satisfaction
Yet most women don't have easy access to these services — especially if they are low-income, neurodivergent, in crisis, or involved in legal proceedings.
Yet most women don't have easy access to these services — especially if they are low-income, neurodivergent, in crisis, or involved in legal proceedings.
💜 Our Response
💜 Our Response
She Shines Therapy was created to respond to these real needs — with love, professional care, and deep respect.
She Shines Therapy was created to respond to these real needs — with love, professional care, and deep respect.
We’re here:
We’re here:
Because telling your story in court can be as traumatic as the abuse itself
Because telling your story in court can be as traumatic as the abuse itself
Because healing addiction requires understanding the trauma underneath
Because healing addiction requires understanding the trauma underneath
Because women deserve more than a referral list and a waiting time
Because women deserve more than a referral list and a waiting time
Because surviving shouldn't have to feel like a second sentence
Because surviving shouldn't have to feel like a second sentence
We are here to remind you:
Your story matters. Your pain is valid. And your healing is possible.
We are here to remind you:
Your story matters. Your pain is valid. And your healing is possible.
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