About

My name is Keri Hartwright, I work with parents who are impacted by the effects of intergenerational trauma to move forward and reconnect with their children. I do this through counselling. Our experiences in life shape who we are and in turn how we parent our children. If we are living in a state of constant stress or have been affected by trauma in our early lives it can directly impact the way in which we react to our children and our connection with them. The trauma of our own parents may have impacted us. Children can sense how we feel and react to situations, and this can affect their behaviour.

I have lived experience of the impact of intergenerational trauma, and how it can impact on every area of our lives including our future generations. Once we can understand how it affects us and the knock on effects it can have on our own parenting journey we can put things into place to help us navigate things in a different way. This will help break the cycle and be the change for future generations.

How can I tell if I have been affected by intergenerational trauma?

• You might find you are easily triggered by the behaviour of your young people.
• You might find that you struggle to connect with your child or young person
• Your young person may show angry behaviour which you can’t understand
• They may be quite anxious

What can counselling help you with?

Through 1:1 counselling. I cam help you with the following:

• Reducing anxiety – Anxiety can show up in many ways and can really impact on your life. Perhaps you might start to avoid things you normally like, or notice that your sleep is affected. You may end up having panic attacks, develop fears, phobias, lack of confidence or overwhelming pressure.
• Break the cycle of depression.
• Resolve trauma – The impact of trauma can be far reaching and affect people’s lives for many years. As a human givens therapist I can treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which can be the result of trauma so that you can move forward in your life.
• Stop addictive behaviour – If you are at a point where you feel ready to move forward and tackle addiction then get in touch to see how I can help you.
• Manage grief which is keeping you stuck
• Parenting – Whether it is a toddler, school aged child, teen or tween, I can help you manage challenging behaviour, toileting issues, sleep and much more
• Sleep – Poor sleep has such an impact on overall mood and well-being. If it is addressed, things should settle quite quickly afterwards
• Manage Pain
• Improve relationships – Relationship difficulties are often self-perpetuating. This is because our beliefs and reactions to each other may trigger patterns of behaviour that stop us solving them. When couples or families want to stay together but are having problems, the human givens approach can help.

Our Mission

As a Community Interest Company (CIC), our mission is to reconnect parents and teens to build stronger family connections and reduce the isolation and stigma associated with mental health.

Our Values

Specialisms

• Trauma
• Addictions,
• Anger management, 
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Phobias
• Weight Loss
• ADHD Coaching
• Parent Coaching