Charlotte Copeland

Charlotte is the managing director of SafeHaven Trauma Centre. Charlotte trained as an integrative psychotherapist; in addition to her psychotherapy qualifications she has a number of specialisms, with her first Master’s degree in Therapeutic Practice for Psychological Trauma and her second in the Psychology of Coercive Control. Charlotte is also trained in a range of psychological and somatic modalities for supporting people in their recovery form traumatic situations; she is also an EAGALA certified professional, delivering Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.

Clinical Expertise

Clinically, her experience includes working with a range of mental health conditions including, complex trauma, personality disorders and those adjusting to life-changing injury. Her expertise most typically has included supporting combat veterans; hostages; victims of torture; victims of terrorism; asylum seekers; suicide attempts and survivors of suicide; catastrophic injury; those dealing with or having exited coercively controlling circumstances; and people diagnosed with terminal illness.

Charlotte spent 2 years on the board of the National Register of Hypnotherapists & Psychotherapists; and for 10 years had acted as lead psychotherapist for the Haematology Department at Central Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Research:

In 2015 her initial research into psychotherapeutic support for haemato-oncological patients was the first submission from the Trust’s Haematology department to receive a prize at the British Society for Haematology medical conference.

From her Master’s degree in Therapeutic Practice for Psychological Trauma (University of Chester), Charlotte’s research, explored Emo-Somatic Therapy (integrative psychotherapy with craniosacral therapy) as an effective new method for PTSD treatment, for which she gained a distinction. A poster presentation for this research was presented at the 2017 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) Annual Conference in Chicago.

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Key training includes:

• Graduate Degree Psychology
• Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy
• MSc Therapeutic Practice for Psychological Trauma
• MSc Psychology of Coercive Control (ongoing)

Further Training

Psychotherapy:
– Trauma-Focused CBT (University of Chester)
– EMDR (EMDR International Association)
– EAGALA Equine Assisted Psychotherapy & Learning (MH & ES) (EAGALA)
– Neuro-Linguistic Programming (Richard Bandler)
– Advanced Diploma Sand Play Therapy (Transpersonal Psychology) (AIST)
– Diploma Sand Play Therapy (Transpersonal Psychology) (AIST)
– Diploma Therapeutic Art (Transpersonal Psychology) (AIST)
– Certificate in Behaviour Analysis & Investigative Interviewing (EIA)

Craniosacral Therapy:
– Upledger Craniosacral Therapy I & II
– Upledger Somato-Emotional Release I & II
– Upledger Advanced Craniosacral Therapy
– Upledger Bio-Aquatic Craniosacral Therapy
– Upledger Advanced Bio-Aquatic Craniosacral Therapy
– Upledger Craniosacral Therapy for the Immune System
– Upledger The Brain Speaks I – Craniosacral Therapy and the brain
– Upledger Clinical Application of Craniosacral Therapy for Trauma & PTSD
– CST Alliance, Craniosacral Therapy around Death and Dying

Crisis Mental Health Early Intervention:
– Standard & Advanced Individual Critical Incident Stress Management (ICISF)
– Standard & Advanced Group Critical Incident Stress Management (ICISF)
– GTEP & RTEP EMDR Early Intervention (E. Shapiro & Trauma Response Network)

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