Reconnect & Regulate
An eight-week journey of self-awareness, emotional understanding and reconnection.
Join us at Harestanes Tower for a supportive, trauma-informed group programme exploring the connections between our emotions, nervous systems, experiences and relationships.
Through reflection, psychoeducation and practical activities, we explore ways to reconnect with ourselves and build greater confidence in navigating everyday life.
Reconnect & Regulate means returning to yourself.
What Does Reconnect & Regulate Mean?
Reconnection is the process of becoming more aware of our bodies, emotions, thoughts, relationships, values and inner truth.
Experiences of trauma, prolonged stress and overwhelm can draw our attention outward, leaving us focused on survival, the expectations of others or the need to anticipate danger.
We may become hypervigilant, emotionally disconnected, reactive, withdrawn or caught in patterns such as people-pleasing and self-doubt.
Reconnect & Regulate creates opportunities to explore these responses with understanding and compassion rather than shame.
It is about gradually strengthening our sense of agency, awareness and choice, rather than feeling directed by fear, past experiences or automatic reactions.
Regulation does not mean being calm all the time or never experiencing difficulty. It means learning to recognise what is happening within us and discovering ways to respond that support our wellbeing.
The Next Programme
Programme dates and joining arrangements will be confirmed before the next intake.
You are welcome to contact us to express your interest or ask whether the programme may be suitable for you.
What We Explore Together
Each week introduces a different theme, building opportunities for reflection, understanding and practical learning.
The programme encourages participation at your own pace. There is no expectation to share personal experiences before you feel ready.
Creating Safety
We begin by exploring emotional safety, nervous-system responses and the foundations of self-awareness.
Participants are introduced to ways of recognising emotional states, understanding protective responses and developing a more reassuring relationship with themselves.
Congruence
Congruence is about the relationship between who we feel ourselves to be and how we express ourselves in the world.
We explore authenticity, emotional honesty and the ways we may conceal our feelings or needs to maintain a sense of safety.
Persona
This week explores the different roles and protective masks we may develop through experience.
We consider patterns such as people-pleasing, avoidance and perfectionism, approaching them as adaptations to understand rather than reasons for self-criticism.
Attunement
Attunement invites us to become more aware of our own emotions and the experiences of others.
We explore how past experiences, expectations and perceptions influence connection, misunderstanding and communication.
Communication
This session brings together our learning about emotional states, perception and relational safety.
We explore words, tone, facial expressions, body language and how we interpret signals of safety or possible threat.
Flow
Flow invites us to explore our connection with the body through gentle, accessible practices.
We introduce Qigong, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and somatic awareness as opportunities for reflection, grounding and mindful movement.
Participation in movement activities is always guided by individual comfort and choice.
Permission
This week focuses on reclaiming permission to express needs, establish boundaries, rest and experience joy.
We explore hypervigilance, self-respect and the difference between creating boundaries and rejecting others.
Connection
Our final week offers space to reflect on the learning journey, recognise personal insights and consider what comes next.
We return to the understanding that regulation is an ongoing practice, not a destination.
Reconnection is about learning how to return to ourselves, again and again, with greater compassion.
What Might You Take Away?
Reconnect & Regulate is designed to encourage greater emotional awareness, self-understanding and confidence in recognising personal needs.
Through the programme, participants may develop:
- Greater awareness of stress and protective responses.
- A more compassionate understanding of personal patterns.
- Practical grounding and regulation strategies.
- Increased confidence in communication and boundaries.
- Opportunities for connection and shared learning.
Everyone's experience is different, and there is no expectation to achieve a particular outcome or reach a prescribed stage of recovery.
The People Behind the Programme
Deborah J Crozier, MSc
Founder · Person-Centred Counsellor · Trauma-Informed Practitioner
Deborah developed Reconnect & Regulate to support people in reconnecting with themselves following experiences of trauma, stress or emotional overwhelm.
Her approach brings together professional understanding and lived experience insight, with an emphasis on relational safety, self-awareness, compassion and choice.
Gilly Callen
Qigong Instructor
Gilly introduces gentle movement and body-awareness practices that encourage grounding, balance and relaxation.
Her calm and accessible approach invites participants to explore movement in ways that respect their own comfort, needs and abilities.
Come As You Are
We recognise that joining a group, especially one exploring emotional experiences, may feel unfamiliar or daunting.
Reconnect & Regulate is designed to be a welcoming, non-judgemental environment where participants can learn and reflect at their own pace.
Personal disclosure is not required. We encourage mutual respect, appropriate confidentiality and consideration for the experiences of others.
This is a psychoeducational wellbeing programme rather than a replacement for individual counselling, clinical treatment or crisis support.
Interested in Joining Us?
Reconnection begins with awareness, understanding and the freedom to choose.
Our next programme start date is still to be confirmed.
If you would like to learn more or express interest in a future group, please get in touch.
Enquire About Reconnect & RegulateDates, availability and joining arrangements will be confirmed before the next programme.
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