TRG Conference 2026

Trauma Recovery Global Conference 2026 is back on Friday 20th March 2026: Denial of Complex Trauma. Seeing the shadow and stepping out from it.

Keynote Speakers:

Dr Elly Hanson, Clinical Psychologist and researcher.

Dr Elly Hanson is a Clinical Psychologist with a focus on tackling sexual abuse and online harms. She undertakes research, consultation, and psychological assessments, working with educators, police, victims and survivors, and the voluntary sector. She is Research Lead of Fully Human, an initiative of the PSHE Association, and in this and other roles, has investigated how online forces have impacted children. She authored the report Pornography and Human Futures, an analysis of online pornography’s nature and business model, and how this undermines core aspects of what it means to be human. For over ten years, she worked with CEOP (the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, part of the UK National Crime Agency) and led their development of a preventive education resource for schools, Respecting me, you, us: building healthy relationships and creating positive cultures. She has authored a variety of papers and chapters, including those on online abuse and how the ‘tech freedom’ ideology has been conducive to it. She is also an experienced therapist and has recently been co-developing a therapeutic service for children who have experienced online abuse.

Dr Elly Hanson has extensively written and researched in the field of sexual abuse and exploitation over many years and a few of her important papers are:

Hamilton-Giachritsis, C., Hanson, E., Whittle, C., & Beech, A. (2017). 'Everyone deserves to be happy and safe': A mixed methods study exploring how online and offline child sexual abuse impact young people and how professionals respond. London: NSPCC.

Salter, M. & Hanson, E. (2021). 'I need you all to understand how pervasive this issue is': User efforts to regulate child sexual offending on social media. In J Bailey, A Flynn & N Henry (eds.) Handbook on Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse: International Perspectives and Experiences. Emerald Publishing.

You can read more about Elly's work on her website HERE.

Betsy de Thierry, MA, Consultant Psychotherapist, Trainer, Author, CEO of Trauma Recovery Global and BdT Training Ltd, and Founder & Chair of Trustees of the Trauma Recovery UK (www.traumarecoveryglobal.com & www.trc-uk.org).

Betsy de Thierry both trains and consults for many sexual exploitation and trafficking teams and charities across the globe in her Trauma Recovery Focused Model (TRFM®️), to understand this type of trauma, the impact, the complexity of the recovery journey.

Author of the best selling 'Simple Guide' books in Trauma Recovery, and the newly released Trauma Recovery Handbook, Betsy has dedicated herself to bringing to light the harm caused, and the ways to recovery from traumatic life experiences.

Betsy has pioneered Trauma Recovery Focused work, and has trained and equipped 40,000 front line professionals in 34 nations over the last 10 years.

Other publications

Betsy was one of few specialised professionals who contributed to the Young Minds ‘Addressing Adversity’ project which was launched in parliament and sent to every clinical commissioning group in the UK. https://issuu.com/youngmindsuk/docs/ym_addressing_adversity_book___web_

Her work in schools was explored for UNICEF: https://www.unicef.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Case-study-School-based-therapeutic-support.pdf

She has had interviews in mainline journals including BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and Adoption UK.

https://www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journals/bacp-children-young-people-and-families-journal/september-2018/recovery-from-trauma/

She has chapters in a number of books such as:

Knightsmith. P. (2019). The Mentally Healthy Schools Workbook: Practical Tips, Ideas, Action Plans and Worksheets for Making Meaningful Change: Practical Tips, Ideas and Whole-School Strategies for Making Meaningful Change. London. Jessica Kingsley Publishing.

Colley. D & Cooper.P. (2017). Attachment and Emotional Development in the Classroom: Theory and Practice. London. Jessica Kingsley PublishingYou can read more about Betsy's work on her website HERE.
Gomez. A. and Hosey. J. (2025). The Handbook of Complex Trauma and Dissociation in Children: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. Routledge. London.

Who is the afternoon aimed at?

The conference is aimed at professionals working with children, young people and their adults, however anyone who is interested is welcome to attend.

Travel

Venue Address – Freedom House, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 1EP.

We have car parking on site with only a limited amount of spaces.

In the first instance, please contact us if you need a disabled parking space, or if you have accessibility needs and require a parking space.

After this, we will offer our remaining spaces on a first come first served basis to delegates. We recommend car sharing or making use of public transport if you can.

Parking – other options.

There is on street (unrestricted) parking in the residential streets through the railway bridge opposite to the venue (email to request a map).

Newbridge Park & Ride for Bath (located at BA1 3NB). It is a 25 minute walk from the car park to the venue.

Please note, there is a large retail car park directly next to the venue but it only offers a 1.5 hour stay limit (camera monitored). Parking for longer than the specified time will result in a parking ticket.

EV Charging

If you have an electric vehicle that would require charging during the conference, the nearest charging facility is located in the Newbridge Park & Ride (see details above) and they are Pod Point chargers. If you are hoping to charge during the lunch break, it is a 5 minute drive from the venue and there are 2 charging points.

Train

The closest train station to the venue is Oldfield Park. The venue is then a 15 minute walk from the train station.

From Bath Spa train station, there are plenty of taxis outside the station or it is a 15 minute journey on the Number 5 bus to Twerton Bridge bus stop.

Bus

If you are staying centrally, the venue is located a 35 - 40 minute walk from the centre of Bath. There are a number of buses that would take you from central Bath to the venue, the closest bus stop is Twerton Bridge. First Bus have a Journey Planner to help aid your travel plans. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/plan-journey/journey-planner/

Food & Drinks:

Drinks will be available in the venue cafe, and there are a number of eating facilities surrounding Freedom House with spaces to purchase lunch. Including an M&S Food Hall, Lidl, Costa, a bakery, a McColls and McDonalds, all within a 5 minute walking distance.

Online:

If you sign up for an online ticket, you will be emailed the zoom link at the beginning of February 2025.

Booking Details: Please note, completion of this booking is a binding agreement. Unfortunately, no refunds will be offered if you are unable to attend but substitutions are welcome. You will be refunded in full for the cost of the course if the event is cancelled by us.

Data protection: Your personal details will be stored in line with GDPR and we will be emailing you again before the event with further details. Please see the Trauma Recovery Global Privacy Notice on the website for further information about how we use your information. www.traumarecoveryglobal.com