⚷ The Chiron Series: Advanced Trauma Programme

Who This Work Is Suitable For

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The Chiron Series is appropriate for individuals at different stages of their therapeutic journey, including:

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• Those who have experienced a single traumatic event or prolonged relational trauma and continue to notice its psychological or physiological impact.

• Those living with persistent anxiety or depression, disrupted sleep, muscular tension, digestive disturbance, chronic fatigue, ME, or cycles of activation and shutdown.

• People experiencing relational reactivity, people-pleasing, anger responses, avoidance, insecurity, or patterns of pushing others away when closeness increases.

• Persistent shame/guilt or negative self-belief.

• Individuals who rely on alcohol, overworking, emotional detachment, productivity, control, or other external strategies to regulate an unsettled system.

• Those beginning trauma-focused work who recognise the impact of early relational experiences on their nervous system and relationships.

• Those who feel their body reacts before their thinking mind can intervene.

• Individuals who have engaged in therapy previously and wish to work more directly with embodied regulation and physiological integration.

• Those seeking an integrative model that addresses both psychological understanding and physiological stabilisation.

• Those who would like a medical intervention or medication but do not wish to take pharmaceutical drugs such as anti-depressants, SSRi's, benzodiazepines, sleeping tablets etc.

• Those looking for a clearly structured, integrative programme tailored to their physiology and relational patterns, rather than a purely conversational format.

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Research and Evidence:

Evidence shows that trauma can persist long after the original event — stored not just in memory, but in the body, nervous system, and even at a cellular level (Van der Kolk, 2014; Porges, 2011).

Unresolved trauma may continue to affect our relationships, immune function, energy, and overall quality of life, even after years of talk therapy or personal development (Levine, 2010; Mate, 2022).

Research increasingly highlights the role of the nervous system, fascia, and even mitochondrial function in the long-term effects of trauma — influencing emotional regulation, physical tension, fatigue, and chronic dysregulation (Schleip et al., 2012; Cox et al., 2021).

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That’s why addressing trauma through an integrative model — combining psychological, somatic, and naturopathic care — is not only powerful, but essential. This programme brings all three together in a structured, evidence-based way to support lasting healing at the root.

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What This Programme Offers

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Established in 2016, the Chrion Series is a 10-week, one-to-one integrative trauma programme.  It addresses the ways in which trauma can embed across body and mind: in attachment patterns, emotional regulation, physiological stress responses, and the coping strategies and parts that develop over time.

This is a unique, evidence-based, trauma-informed, body-centred programme that blends:
 

• Advanced psychological therapy

• Natural medicine

• Somatic trauma work and TRE®

• A personalised written psychotherapeutic and naturopathic plan 

• Weekly 75-minute one-to-one sessions

Clients often describe feeling calmer, more energised, more regulated — and finally safe in their own bodies.  As a result, relationships improve dramatically.​​​

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Chiron Mini Series

The Chiron Mini Series offers a structured, shorter-form option within the same integrative framework.

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• Flexible and Affordable

• Bite Size Pieces of Work to suit your pace

• Initial assessment part one, followed by three blocks of three sessions.

• Initial assessment with comprehensive naturopathic report and prescriptions: £350

• Each block of 3 sessions: £549

Booked as and when you’re ready (pending availability). Places are limited.

⚷ Chiron: The Wounded Healer

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In Greek mythology, Chiron was a centaur: half man, half horse, renowned for scholarship, medicine, and ethical discipline. He trained healers, studied herbal medicine, physical treatment, psychological insight, and moral responsibility as one integrated practice.

Chiron’s significance endures because it mirrors what contemporary trauma science now confirms: suffering does not divide neatly into “mental” and “physical.” Trauma reorganises the nervous system, shapes posture and breath, influences attachment, and imprints relational patterns long after events have passed.

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The Chiron Series Advanced Trauma Integration translates this concept into modern clinical practice:

• Herbal medicine becomes targeted naturopathic and physiological support.

• Physical treatment becomes structured somatic trauma work and nervous system regulation.

• Psychological insight becomes advanced psychotherapy grounded in attachment science and complex trauma frameworks.

• Ethical care remains central, ensuring the work is contained, structured, and responsibly held.

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The word 'soma' (somatic) derives from the Greek word 'σῶμα', meaning the 'lived body' as experienced from within as sensation, emotion, memory, defence, and connection. The Chiron Series works directly with this lived system, integrating physiology, cognition, attachment, and environment into a coherent therapeutic process.

The result is a specialist trauma integration model that unites advanced psychotherapy, somatic practice, and natural medicine within a single, unique and coherent framework.

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About the Practitioner

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Philippa Williams is a Consultant Psychologist, Clinical Supervisor, and Registered Naturopath with over a decade of experience working across specialist trauma settings, including consultancy work within the NHS and the design of bespoke therapeutic programmes.

Her clinical focus is complex trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and the persistent physical–emotional patterns that often remain after traditional therapy.

She is particularly known for her ability to work safely and steadily with presentations requiring both depth and containment — supporting individuals whose trauma has shaped physiology, attachment, and relational patterns over time.

Philippa's work integrates advanced psychological frameworks with somatic trauma practice and evidence-informed natural medicine. The approach is structured, ethically grounded, and paced with care, bringing clinical rigour to integrative work while maintaining relational sensitivity.

The Chiron Series represents the synthesis of this experience — a practitioner-led programme developed from years of working with individuals for whom cognitive insight alone was not sufficient.

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Book Now or Enquire

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• Book the programme

• Book a free 15-minute video consultation to explore whether it’s the right fit for you

Limited Availability
 

Places are intentionally limited to preserve the depth and quality of this work. There are currently two places remaining for March/April 2026.

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References:

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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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Levine, P. A. (2010). In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness. North Atlantic Books.

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Maté, G. (2022). The myth of normal: Trauma, illness and healing in a toxic culture. Knopf Canada.

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.

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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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Van der Kolk, B. (2014). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. New York, 3, 14-211.

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