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

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Susi Wrenshaw is a body-oriented Trauma Therapist, founder of Trauma Therapy Manchester. She runs a private clinic full time. She previously worked in the Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder service within Clinical Neuropsychology at Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. She works with Yoga Therapy, Safe and Sound Protocol, EMDR, EFT, Yoga -CBT and is currently training in Compassionate Inquiry with Gabor Maté.

As well as being a contributor to industry magazines, Susi is often asked to speak at events. She was guest teacher on Creative Approaches to Trauma (March 2020) giving a lecture and class in Trauma Informed Yoga. She led a session on Yoga Therapy for Trauma after mild TBI for The Breathing Brain Neuro Rehab clinicians retreat in November 2019. She has also appeared on a documentary about depression, 'Mental Me', a Podcast 'Serotonin' and on BBC Sport talking about yoga for anxiety and depression.

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Susi has designed and run body-based therapy groups for people with mental health challenges and those in recovery from trauma, most recently for survivors of rape and sexual assault as well as within the NEAD service at Salford Royal Hospital.

She is certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists and EFT International, 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, Stephen Porges, Peter Levine, Dr Gabor Maté and Dr Timothy McCall.

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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 is the founder of Trauma Therapy Manchester - previously Yoga Therapy Manchester. She has provided yoga for NHS staff at CAMHS and the University of Manchester School of Medicine as well as many local and national organisations such as (CCG funded) Creative Living Centre, Maggies, Mind, Manchester Rape Crisis, Alzheimers UK, Multiple Sclerosis Society and Trafford Carers.

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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 is Honorary Recognised Supervisor at the University of Liverpool where she is supervising a Clinical Psychology thesis (research) on yoga in communities of people experiencing homelessness. She is also involved in research on yoga for NEAD.

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

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.