We believe that lived experience is not just valid, it's vital. Our stories illuminate the silent needs behind behaviours, the resilience behind diagnoses, and the dignity that every person deserves. By sharing our journeys, we help bridge the gap between services and the people they aim to support. We educate not from theory alone, but from the reality of what it means to survive, adapt, and grow.

Our team includes speakers who have faced systemic marginalisation, institutional harm, and personal battles with mental health. Their voices carry the power to shift perspectives, inspire hope, and build kinder systems. We don’t just speak, we build. We build safer spaces, stronger communities, and a culture where healing is possible.

Who we support

Reflective Gap workshops are designed to reach and resonate with a wide range of people, especially those working in or affected by challenging systems. Our audiences include:

● Prison staff and people in custody to foster trauma-informed practice, build emotional literacy, and encourage humanising dialogue

● Mental health practitioners and peer support workers bridging clinical knowledge with lived realities

● Social workers and safeguarding teams offering insight into hidden needs and lived experience navigation

● Teachers, school counsellors, and education support staff supporting young people with trauma-aware tools

● Youth workers and community facilitators empowering relational and reflective practices

● NHS and healthcare professionals deepening empathy and reducing stigma across services

● Foster carers, kinship carers, and family support staff helping understand trauma responses and nurture healing relationships

● Policy makers and service designers grounding innovation in authentic experience

● People navigating complex life experiences including neurodivergence, addiction, institutional trauma, and care journeys

● Advocates, activists, and allies expanding emotional vocabulary and increasing impact

● Corporate wellbeing teams and HR leaders applying inclusive practices in workplace culture

Each workshop is designed to create brave, inclusive spaces where lived wisdom meets practical tools turning insight into action.

General Workshop Overview

At Reflective Gap, our workshops are led by those with real, lived experience of trauma, mental health challenges, and neurodiversity. These are not just training sessions-they are transformational experiences. Through honest storytelling, interactive activities, and practical tools, we help professionals deepen their understanding, shift unconscious biases, and build more human-centred support systems. Each workshop is delivered with compassion, clarity, and courage-empowering participants to truly see the people behind the labels.

Workshops for Healthcare & NHS Professionals

Our trauma-informed healthcare workshops are designed to meet the needs of frontline professionals who work with complex patients every day. Delivered by survivors and advocates with deep personal insight, these sessions explore how trauma shows up in the body, how to support dissociative states, and how to build trust in clinical environments. We equip staff with communication tools, body language awareness, and trauma-sensitive practices that improve care and reduce re-traumatization. These workshops are a call to move from policy to compassion, from protocols to person-first care.

Workshops for Schools, Colleges, and Educators

Children with trauma histories, neurodivergent minds, or invisible struggles often go unseen in classrooms. Our education-focused workshops bring those experiences to light. Through real-life stories, roleplay, and evidence-informed strategies, we help teachers, SENCOs, and pastoral staff create emotionally safe spaces where all students can thrive. These sessions encourage reflection, bust myths, and offer practical tools for identifying and responding to emotional dysregulation, masking, and unmet needs -before they escalate. We would all be enhanced DBS checked:

Workshops for Police & Emergency Services

Emergency responders are often the first to encounter people in crisis. Our workshops led by survivors of trauma and former officers  help police and paramedics understand what dissociation looks like, why some individuals shut down, and how to avoid escalation during questioning. We explore real scenarios where a trauma-informed approach made the difference between connection and collapse. Participants leave with new confidence in how to respond with empathy, prevent miscommunication, and follow up safely, especially when dealing with vulnerable or misunderstood individuals

Workshops for Corporate & Workplace Mental Health

Mental health doesn’t stop at the office door. Our workplace workshops challenge stigma and create room for honest conversations. Delivered by professionals with lived experience of working while struggling, masking, or managing trauma, these sessions highlight the hidden cost of silence. We teach how to foster psychologically safe environments, support neurodivergent team members, and recognize when someone may need more than a wellness check-in. These aren’t box-ticking sessions; they're the beginning of a culture where people are seen, valued, and heard.

Workshops & Training

• Trauma-Informed Practice (for NHS, schools, social workers, etc.)
  
   
• Understanding Dissociation & Shutdown
  
  (Includes real-life scenarios, body-based impacts, and reflective learning)
  
   
• Neurodiversity Awareness
  
  (ADHD, Tourette’s, sensory needs, and creative strengths)
  
   
• Peer-Led Practice
  
  (Training and supporting peer mentors and facilitators)
  
   
• Safeguarding Through a Lived Experience Lens
  
   
• Cultural Sensitivity and Spiritual Abuse
  
   
• Building Reflective Practice in Teams
  
  (For educators, police, NHS, and frontline services)
  
   

Drama Storytelling & Performative Learning

• 20-minute plays based on real-life events (e.g., emergency department interactions, faith-based trauma, misunderstood neurodivergent children)
  
   
• Post-performance reflection and facilitated group dialogue
  
   
• Scripted roleplay and scenario-based workshops for empathy building
  
   

             Educational Program Design

• Co-production of lived experience modules for university and professional CPD courses
  
   
• Trauma-informed curriculum consultation
  
   
• Neurodiversity training for family support and educational settings
  
   

Reflective Spaces & Group Support

• Facilitated reflective spaces for staff and peer groups
  
   
• Safe circles for professionals to explore unconscious bias and emotional blocks
  
   
• One-to-one mentoring for emerging speakers with lived experience
  
   

Consultancy & Co-Production

• Lived experience consultancy for program design, research, and evaluation
  
   
• Partnership on safeguarding and inclusion strategies
  
   
• Speaker development support (story shaping, safe delivery, trauma boundaries)
  
   

Our prices are competitive, and we tailor our services to suit your needs.