About

Becky Fédia

TCTSY-F, RYT, BA Hons (Cam)

Becky has a broad range of experience in delivering and overseeing services for adults and children who have undergone complex trauma.

Her expertise includes working with:

  • Survivors of domestic and sexual violence
  • Survivors of child sexual and/or criminal exploitation and gang violence
  • Survivors of neglect
  • Those affected by the criminal justice system
  • Women diagnosed with personality disorders

Becky has supported children's social care teams, probation services, third sector providers and others to improve their services through increasing their understanding of trauma and adpating their approaches accordingly.

In her work she is passionate about creating non-judgemental spaces for survivors to feel a sense of control and ownership over the interventions they receive.

Becky is also a certified yoga teacher (RYT 200) and a TCTSY-F who offers survivors accessible psycho-eduation around trauma as well as TCTSY sessions.

TCTSY

Developed at the Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts, Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) is an empirically validated, clinical intervention designed as an adjunctive treatment for people with experiences of inter-relational abuse and/or neglect. They may have a diagnosis of complex trauma or chronic, treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).This includes survivors of different forms of childhood abuse, domestic violence suvivors, war veterans and sexual assault survivors amongst others.

In TCTSY, participants engage in a series of physical forms and movements, based on the movements of hatha yoga, however elements of the practice are adapted to enable participants to explore the idea of 'having a body', including noticing how their body feels, making choices about what to do with their own body and basing those choices on what they feel. These modifications, amongst others, are made to allow trauma survivors to feel a sense of agency over their own body, that is often compromised as a result of trauma.

Everything in a TCTSY class is offered as an invitation to the participants and TCTSY does not use physical hands-on adjustments to influence a participant's physical form. Rather, TCTSY presents opportunities for participants to be in charge of themselves based on a felt sense of their own body within the safety of a relationship with the facilitator.

TCTSY Facilitators (TCTSY-F) are trained, supervised and held to account for the ethics and quality of their practice, through the Center for Trauma and Embodiment, Boston.

For more details please see www.traumasensitiveyoga.com

TCTSY is not considered useful for people who:

  • have required hospitalisation within the last 6 months for trauma related experiences
  • are not currently in a safe living situation
  • are not currently in an established therapeutic relationship (4-6 months) in which they are able to verbally process their experiences