What is Root Cause Therapy?

Have you ever wondered why you keep falling into the same patterns of behaviour and emotion, even though you know they aren't serving you?

The answer might be hidden within your subconscious memories...

Root Cause Therapy is a trauma healing method that uses regression to heal unprocessed emotions that are still causing unwanted thoughts, behaviours, and symptoms in your daily life.

"But I haven’t experienced any major traumas in my life!"

That’s where the difference between "Big T Traumas" and "Little t Traumas" becomes important to understand.

BIG "T" TRAUMA

  • War, combat, persecution

  • Serious accidents, eg. car crash

  • Sexual or physical abuse

  • Domestic abuse

  • Witnessing death

  • Witnessing domestic violence

  • Death of a loved one

  • Major surgery, life-threatening illness.

Little "t" Trauma

  • Accidents & falls, eg. child falling off scooter and breaking a bone

  • Minor hospital procedures

  • A child's family pet dying

  • Conflict with parent

  • Being raised in a household with

    lots of shouting

  • Being bullied, humiliated, shamed, made fun of

  • Losing a parent at the shops

  • Being left alone a lot as a child

  • Emotionally unavailable parents

  • Addiction or mental health issues in the family

BIG "T" TRAUMA

war, combat, persecution

serious accidents, eg. car crash

sexual or physical abuse

domestic abuse

witnessing death

witnessing domestic violence

death of a loved one

major surgery, life-threatening

illness.

Credit to @happymeparenting

for much of this info.

Little "t" Trauma

accidents & falls, eg. child falling

off scooter and breaking a bone

minor hospital procedures

a child's family pet dying

conflict with parent

being raised in a household with

lots of shouting

being bullied, humiliated,

shamed, made fun of

losing a parent at the shops

being left alone a lot as a child

emotionally unavailable parents

addiction or mental health

issues in the family

Basically, any event in our past which had a significant emotional impact at the time can leave us with "trauma".

It is the emotions which are still attached to the events which cause the formation of:

  • Limiting Beliefs

  • Negative Patterns of Behaviour

  • Ongoing Emotional Triggers,

    and so on.

It is also important to note that will-power, re-framing, using positive affirmations, etc will not heal trauma.

This is because trauma lives in your body, causing your nervous system to be on constant "high alert" to anything which could be a threat. (It doesn't even need to be a real threat - in fact, the majority of the time the threat is imagined as a result of our own experiences, self-talk and beliefs)

So what is the solution?

Releasing trapped emotions involves accessing the subconscious mind, where these emotions are stored and continue to influence our thoughts, behaviours, and overall well-being.

The subconscious mind controls approximately 95% of our actions, making it a powerful force in our lives. It holds onto emotional experiences, especially those we haven’t fully processed, and can override conscious efforts to change.

Root Cause Therapy works by tapping into the subconscious, allowing you to access and release these deeply rooted emotions, freeing you from the mental and emotional blocks that have been holding you back.

Imagine your mind as an iceberg.

The small visible portion above the water represents your conscious mind, while the vast majority, hidden beneath the surface, is your subconscious.

Just as the unseen part of the iceberg drives its movement, your subconscious drives much of your behaviour, often in ways you aren't aware of.

Through Root Cause Therapy, we dive beneath the surface to the depths of your subconscious, healing the emotional wounds that continue to influence your daily life.

By addressing these deeply buried emotions, we can create real, lasting change, allowing your conscious mind and intentions to finally take control.

What Happens in a Session?

What happens in a session?

Together, we create a safe space where your body and subconscious can guide the process.

Using a unique blend of:

- Sway muscle testing (to identify which belief or emotion needs attention),

- Regression (to access the original memory or body-stored emotion),

- And healing scripts (to process and clear what's ready to be released) ...

you'll get to meet the part of you that’s been holding the pain… and offer it the resolution it never got.

Even if you “can’t remember your childhood” or “don’t see pictures in your mind”, this work still meets you where you are.

Some clients process visually. Others feel or sense the memory somatically (in the body) — and that’s completely valid.

What can Root Cause Therapy help with?

While every journey is unique, clients often come to me for help with:

- Anxiety and emotional overwhelm

- Low self-worth and shame cycles

- Inner child wounds or unresolved grief

- Behaviour patterns like people-pleasing, avoidance, perfectionism, emotional reactivity

- Physical symptoms linked to emotional roots

- Feeling stuck, lost, or unsure who they really are

You don’t have to “just cope” anymore.

Root Cause Therapy offers a way to gently uncover and heal what's really been running the show - without rehashing your story every week.

You’ll leave sessions feeling clearer, lighter, and more connected to who you really are - with practical shifts that ripple into your daily life.

This is deep, body-based work that honours your pace, your autonomy, and your inner wisdom.

If you're ready to stop repeating the past and start feeling safe in your body and empowered in your choices...

I’d be honoured to walk that path with you.

Healing Hearts, Healing Minds

Transforming Emotional Wounds into Lasting Growth

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