Therapists
Tara is our lead Military Specific Therapist and Safeguarding Lead.
A fully qualified BACP registered therapist with an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling.
Tara provides both short and long-term trauma-informed military specific counselling, supporting veterans and their families with a wide range of issues from both service life and civvy street.
Depression, Anxiety, difficulties transitioning to civvy street, addictions, trauma, relationship breakdowns, Moral Injury, and much, much more.
Tara works in a unique way, at your pace in a trauma informed way, whilst meeting you on your level, with an understanding of common military language and culture...and yes, you can swear with her!
Tara is also Suicide Intervention trained (ASIST) and holds a qualification from MHFA for Mental Health First Aid for the Armed Forces Community.
We also have Sue, our registered counselling Art Therapist with a wealth of experience from working with military personnel in welfare roles, to providing art therapy to oncology patients in hospital.
Sue has deployed with the United Nations to Iraq and Jordan, and worked with civilian personnel injured in Baghdad. Sue has also spent some time with the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, supporting communities in the outback.
Got Your Six UK are also now a placement provider for counselling students, and have opportunities in Weymouth and Wincanton. Students are permitted to see clients presenting with low-level difficulties.
Tara and Sue are available to see clients in both Weymouth and Wincanton. Assessments will be carried out by Tara and a suitable therapist will be allocated to you.
We also use external therapists such as those specialising in EMDR to refer our clients to, to ensure the best possible therapy is given based on the clients needs.