Domestic Abuse Support
Our Strength series of domestic abuse support interventions are strengths-based programmes for men and women who want help to manage conflict, coercive control or aggression.
TRAC Psychological Strength programmes are based on current research and clinical evidence to ensure they target empirically supported treatment need factors in a clinically responsive way. Drawing on dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), mentalisation-based therapy (MBT) and solution-focused (brief) therapy (SFBT) techniques, these programmes help individuals to understand and manage their emotions more effectively, manage negative thoughts and rumination, enhance communication, and understand both themselves and others in terms of needs and vulnerabilities.
Working with the individual to promote their wellbeing in a holistic and multidisciplinary way, our programmes have been found to be effective in protecting children, reducing violence, controlling, threatening or coercive behaviour (Bates et al, 2018), and reoffending.
Inner Strength Complete
- Sessions: 22 (daytime or evening)
- Programme delivery: Zoom (one-to-one or in small groups)
Intervention programme for adults who use physically abusive behaviour currently, and/or have a history of using physical aggression in past relationships, and/or a history of aggression toward family members.
Men and women who have used physical aggression towards their partners are known to find it difficult to understand their behaviour, the impact it has others, including their partner and children, and how to manage difficult emotions and experiences in a non-violent way.
Inner Strength Complete explores abusive behaviour from a psychological perspective to help the client understand how their own early experiences have contributed to their current behaviours and how these can impact their partners and children.
People who use abusive behaviour find that building skills to manage distress, problem solve, and reflect on their own and other people’s behaviour, not only reduces the likelihood of further aggression but also gives them the tools to reflect on what they want out of life and explore options for their future.
Inner Strength Complete is unique in its psychological focus and trauma-informed approach; that doesn’t just focus on what happened but, more importantly, why it happened and what can be done to avoid this in the future.
Inner Strength Lite
- Sessions: 14 (daytime or evening)
- Programme delivery: Zoom (one-to-one or in small groups)
Intervention programme for adults who are currently, or have in the past, been coercive or verbally aggressive towards intimate partners.
Men and women who have used coercive or verbally abusive behaviour often find that they are struggling to manage difficult emotions and conflict. Inner Strength Lite helps clients to understand their own learning history and how this impacts on their current adult relationships.
Ultimately, Inner Strength Lite helps people to understand and manage their behaviour better and provides the skills necessary to manage emotions, conflict, and to reflect on what they want out of life.
Unlike other programmes, Inner Strength Lite doesn’t focus on what happened but instead why it happened and what skills are needed to help clients to manage relationships and stress in a non-coercive manner.
Inner Peace Complete
- Sessions: 16 (daytime or evening)
- Programme delivery: Zoom (one-to-one or in small groups)
Intervention programme for adults who are currently, or have in the past, been in a domestically abusive relationship and have a history of previous unhealthy relationships and/or additional needs such a substance use or mental health.
Men and women who have been subjected to abusive behaviour can find that they are struggling with difficult emotions, managing conflict, and making plans to enhance their lives.
Inner Peace Complete helps people to manage distress, understand how their past experiences are influencing their life currently and how this impacts on those around them. They will learn skills to manage distress, problem solve, reflect on what they want out of life, and develop the tools to manage conflict and explore options for their future.
Inner Peace Lite
- Sessions: 10 (daytime or evening)
- Programme delivery: Zoom (one-to-one or in small groups)
Intervention programme for adults who are currently, or have in the past, been in a domestically abusive relationship.
Men and women who have been subjected to abusive behaviour can find that they are struggling with difficult emotions, managing conflict and making plans to improve their lives.
Inner Peace Lite helps people to manage distress, reflect on what they want out of life and to develop the skills needed to manage conflict, feel calmer, and explore options for their future.
Inner Voice
- Sessions: 1-5 (daytime or evening)
- Programme delivery: Zoom (one-to-one or in small groups)
Flexible intervention programme for adults who are currently, or have in the past, been in a domestically abusive relationship.
Inner Voice is solution-focused and is for people who would like to explore their options in with regard to their relationships and wellbeing.
People who experience domestic abuse often find that it is difficult to openly discuss their options with friends or family for a range of reasons. Inner Voice provides a safe space for these discussions, with a trained and impartial facilitator, to help people explore which options are best for them in terms of managing or leaving their domestically abusive relationship.
Self-referrals
Individuals can purchase a place on a programme, including one-to-one sessions.
