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The Chiron Series, Est. 2016

The Chiron Series was first established in 2016 as a pioneering experiential training programme for psychotherapists and clinical supervisors, combining equine-assisted methods with cutting-edge, body-centred trauma approaches. Since then, it has evolved into a fully integrated trauma framework — now encompassing advanced one-to-one programmes, immersive retreats, and accredited practitioner training.

At its core, The Chiron Series: Advanced Trauma Integration is a specialist, evidence-based trauma programme designed for those who have already undergone therapy — or even trained in it — yet still sense something unresolved. Whether it shows up in the nervous system, the body, emotional regulation, or subtle patterns in relationships, this lingering trauma is more common than many realise.

Evidence now confirms what many trauma-informed practitioners have long observed: trauma lives on in the body, fascia, and even at the cellular level — long after the conscious mind has made sense of it. Left unaddressed, this embodied residue can silently shape our health, stress responses, and quality of life (Van der Kolk, 2014; Porges, 2011; Schleip et al., 2012; Cox et al., 2021).

The Chiron Series meets this need through a structured, personalised approach that blends advanced psychotherapy, somatic trauma resolution, and natural medicine. It is designed for those ready to support their nervous system, rewire deep-seated trauma patterns, and create lasting regulation — not just insight.

Why Trauma Lingers — Even After Therapy

Many people who come to the Chiron Series have already done significant therapeutic work. They've read the books, been in therapy, trained as practitioners themselves, or even supported others in their healing — and yet, something still feels unresolved.

They describe lingering patterns in the body, nervous system, or emotional landscape: feeling chronically on edge, shutting down under stress, emotional highs and lows that don't fully resolve, or a pervasive sense that something isn’t quite integrated. They’ve gained insight, but the nervous system hasn’t caught up. This is not a failure of therapy — it’s a reflection of how trauma embeds itself in the body, fascia, and physiological systems.

The nervous system, fascia, and even the mitochondria — our cellular energy generators — hold the imprint of chronic stress and trauma long after the conscious mind has processed what happened (Van der Kolk, 2014; Porges, 2011; Schleip et al., 2012; Cox et al., 2021). When these systems remain dysregulated, we can continue to experience fatigue, reactivity, emotional volatility, immune issues, and a subtle but persistent sense of internal disconnection.

Why Psychological Work Alone Isn’t Always Enough

While pharmaceuticals can be life-saving and talk therapy deeply transformative, the physiology of trauma also needs to be honoured and supported. Just as emotional wounds deserve skilled therapeutic care, the body’s biochemical and somatic processes deserve equal attention.

That’s where natural medicine — when grounded in evidence and used professionally — plays a powerful role. Nutritional, herbal, and homeopathic support can gently aid the body in rebalancing inflammation, hormonal responses, gut–brain signalling, and energy regulation, all of which are impacted by trauma.

This is not about choosing between body and mind — it’s about bringing them together in one coherent, supported process. That’s what makes the Chiron Series cutting-edge. It integrates advanced psychological therapy, somatic techniques, and natural medicine into one comprehensive, calm, and structured pathway.

Why Chiron? A Model for Whole-Person Healing

In Greek mythology, Chiron was the centaur who broke the mould. Unlike the other centaurs — who were wild and reactive — Chiron was wise, disciplined, and deeply devoted to the healing arts. He was a teacher of medicine, psychology, ethics, and natural healing. Often called the “wounded healer,” he carried his own wound while helping others to heal theirs.

That archetype isn’t just poetic — it’s deeply relevant. The Chiron Series honours that same integrative approach: trauma work that is both deeply psychological and profoundly natural. It holds both the wound and the healing. It blends clinical precision with nervous system safety. It offers a path for those who are ready not to “go deeper” in a performative way — but to integrate fully, safely, and gently.

The Missing Link: Fascia, Mitochondria & the Body

We often think of trauma as a psychological experience — and of course, it is. But what’s often overlooked is that trauma also leaves a physiological imprint: a pattern held not just in the mind, but in the tissues, cells, and systems of the body itself.

Fascia, the connective tissue network that wraps around muscles, organs, and bones, plays a critical role in how we store and express trauma. It responds to emotional and physical stress, becoming rigid or restricted in areas where unresolved tension or trauma has been held. This can manifest as chronic pain, tightness, or a vague sense of internal constriction — even when there’s no clear injury. Emerging research confirms that fascia is not only structural, but deeply sensory and emotionally reactive (Schleip et al., 2012).

Alongside fascia, there’s growing awareness of trauma’s impact on cellular and metabolic health — particularly the mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell. Under chronic stress, mitochondrial function can become impaired, reducing energy availability and increasing inflammation throughout the system (Cox et al., 2021). This may show up as burnout, fatigue, hormonal imbalance, or long-term immune sensitivity.

This is why true integration can’t rely on talking alone. These physical, biochemical, and somatic aspects must also be supported — not forced or bypassed, but honoured with care.

In the Chiron Series, this happens through a personalised approach to natural medicine, using clinical herbalism, homeopathy, and functional insight to support the body’s healing capacity. When combined with somatic trauma work and high-level psychological therapy, this creates an environment where the whole person is supported — mentally, emotionally, and physiologically. It is calm. It is structured. It is comprehensive. And most importantly, it is safe.

Chiron: Myth, Medicine & the Practitioner Model

In Greek mythology, Chiron was a centaur unlike the others. While most centaurs were wild and unruly, Chiron was wise, ethical, and deeply committed to the healing arts. He was a master of both natural medicine and human psychology, teaching medicine, ethics, and the integration of body and mind to many of the great figures of ancient myth. But Chiron was also wounded — incurably so. His journey as a wounded healer reminds us that healing does not mean perfection, nor the absence of pain. It means the capacity to hold pain wisely, to move with it instead of against it, and to offer care from a place of lived depth.

The Chiron Series draws directly from this lineage. It is not a superficial trauma course or a generalised “nervous system reset.” It is a specialist, clinical, and deeply personal programme — created and delivered by a practitioner who has walked the healing path both professionally and personally.

My own background spans over a decade as a Consultant Psychologist, Clinical Supervisor, and Naturopath, integrating evidence-based psychological frameworks, somatic trauma work, and natural medicine. I have worked with complex trauma, nervous system dysregulation, emotional, physical and sexual abuse, chronic health conditions, and the subtle body–mind patterns that conventional approaches often miss.

This programme is not about teaching you how to cope — it’s about supporting your system to finally release what no longer needs to be carried.

What Makes This Programme Different?

There are many trauma programmes available. But The Chiron Series is unique in that it is:

• Evidence-based

• Clinically held by an experienced psychologist and naturopath

• Somatic, natural, and nervous system–centred

• Structured yet gentle — with time, space, and pacing built into the process

• Truly integrative, addressing not only psychology but also physiology, fascia, physical processes, regulation and environmental processes

• Bespoke and limited in availability, ensuring individual attention and safety throughout

It’s not about going deeper for the sake of it. It’s about curiously, skilfully and gently connecting to and clearing what remains, so that your system can rewire, integrate, and rest.

🔗 To learn more or book your place: www.philippawilliams.co.uk/advanced-trauma-programme

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References

Cox, R. M., DeBoer, M. D., & Han, M. K. (2021). Mitochondrial dysfunction as a potential biological pathway linking trauma and chronic disease. Neurobiology of Stress, 15, 100352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2021.100352

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Porges, S. W. (2011). The polyvagal theory: Neurophysiological foundations of emotions, attachment, communication, and self-regulation (Norton series on interpersonal neurobiology). WW Norton & Company.

Scaer, R. (2005). The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation, and Disease (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Schleip, R., Jäger, H., & Klingler, W. (2012). What is ‘fascia’? A review of different nomenclatures. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 16(4), 496–502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2012.08.001

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