Susi Wrenshaw C-IAYT is a strong advocate for integrating body work into NHS and private mental health services.

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Susi Wrenshaw is a body-based Therapist previously working in the Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder service within Clinical Neuropsychology at Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. She ran clinics at the hospital 3 days a week and had a private practice 2 days a week. She now works part time for independent NHS provider, and charity, the Clinic for Dissociative Studies and part time in privtate practice. She works with Compassionate Inquiry, Yoga Therapy, EMDR, EFT, Safe and Sound Protocol. She is currently an intern supporting Compassionate Inquiry, Gabor Maté's training programme. She is also soon to train as a SCID-D national assessor and is a certified assessor for Personality Disorders.

 

As well as being a contributor to industry magazines, Susi is often asked to speak at events. She previously presented Yoga Therapy for Trauma after mild TBI for The Breathing Brain Neuro Rehab clinicians retreat. She has also appeared on a documentary about depression, Mental Me and on BBC Sport talking about yoga therapy for anxiety and depression.

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Susi has designed and run somatic (body-based) therapy groups for people with mental health challenges and those in recovery from trauma, including for survivors of rape and sexual assault as well as co-creating, co-running a group within the NEAD service at Salford Royal Hospital. She currently delivers small group Trauma Informed Yoga for a women's in-patient medium secure unit. She has delivered therapeutic yoga for Manchester Rape Crisis, Maggie's Centre (for cancer patients and their families), CAMHS (staff), Multiple Sclerosis Society for people with MS and their families, Alzheimer's UK, Trafford Carers for people with cerebral palsy, Mind and other mental health charities including sessions funded by Age UK.

 

She is certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists, accredited by the British Council for Yoga Therapy and registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC).

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In her clinical work and training, Susi draws on courses she has attended with Bessel van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Dr Gabor Maté and Dr Timothy McCall.

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Other specialist training has been with the Yoga Academy, under Ralf Marzen, Maja Skolimowska and Gary Carter, with EMDR Centre London with Barbara Leach and Joshua Smith and Life Beyond Limits with Master EFT trainer Tania Prince (accredited by EFT International). Other mental health/trauma/body work training is from the Minded Institute, PODS, Chrysalis Kids, Mind and Yoga Campus including Yoga as Medicine, Yoga for Eating Disorders, Emotional Trauma and Suicide Intervention.

 

Susi has been the subject of two research publications exploring the links between yoga and mental health based on her personal and professional experiences.

She has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing in the book entitled Addiction and Performance (2014), in Exhale Mental Health magazine and Yoga Therapy Ireland magazine.

 

Susi was a facilitator and trainer in communication and consultation skills for over 10 years within medical schools, GP practices, the North West Deanery and private healthcare organisations.