Orna Cooke

I have been working in the area of counselling and psychotherapy for the last 25 years. I trained in biodynamic psychotherapy which has a strong body work focus.I have been practicing meditation for the last 20 years and over the last 7 years I have been facilitating the 8 week Mindfulness programme developed by Jon Kabat Zinn. TRE has reconnected me with the intelligence of the body and it's natural ability to recover from stress and trauma. I have an interest in working with early developmental trauma. TRE has been a part of my own recovery from early trauma and the process has helped me in a gentle way develop trust in my body's ability to find new pathways of recovery and resilience. TRE has also enriched my mindfulness practice. Mindful awareness and allowing the body to be is an integral part of TRE practice. I enjoy facilitating TRE group sessions. It is an empowering process. I also find that on an individual basis TRE is a great complement to psychotherapeutic work.