We help adults, children and families affected by trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, stress, grief, bereavement and other difficult life experiences.
Using a combination of established trauma therapies and our structured trauma-resolution approach, we work with the brain, body and nervous system to address the underlying patterns driving symptoms.
Based in Bedford | In-person and online across the UK
You may come to us because you’re experiencing:
Flashbacks, triggers, hypervigilance, fear, shutdown or feeling stuck in the past.
Anxiety & Stress
Overthinking, panic, overwhelm, poor sleep or feeling constantly on edge.
Depression & Low Mood
Feeling flat, disconnected, exhausted or unable to move forward.
Bereavement & Grief
When loss continues to affect your emotional wellbeing and everyday life.
Medical Trauma
When illness, diagnosis, treatment or medical experiences continue to affect you.
Domestic Abuse Recovery
Recovering from abuse, coercive control and traumatic relationships.
Children & Families
Trauma-resolution support for children, young people and their families.
No two people experience trauma in exactly the same way. That’s why we don’t use a one-size-fits-all approach.
We draw on a range of trauma therapies and techniques, including:
EMDR | FLASH EMDR | Brainspotting | IEMT | Hypnotherapy | Kinetic Shift Therapy | Time Line Therapy™ | NLP | Rewind Therapy
The approach we use depends on you — your experiences, symptoms, nervous system responses and stage of recovery.
You don’t need to know which therapy you need before contacting us.
Many people come to us after previous counselling or therapy.
They understand what happened. They’ve talked about it. They’ve learned ways to cope. But they’re still triggered. Still anxious. Still reacting. Still stuck.
That’s because trauma isn’t held only in your thoughts or memories. It can affect patterns across the brain, body and nervous system.
Our trauma-resolution approach is designed to work with those patterns — helping create change at the level where those responses are happening.
No two people experience trauma in exactly the same way. That’s why we don’t use a one-size-fits-all approach.
We draw on a range of trauma therapies and techniques, including:
The approach we use depends on you — your experiences, symptoms, nervous system responses and stage of recovery.
You don’t need to know which therapy you need before contacting us.
Complete our short enquiry form first so we can understand a little about your circumstances before we speak.
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Future-Edge Therapy was founded by Bonita and Claire Ackerman du Preez, bringing together extensive trauma recovery experience, therapeutic training and more than three decades of frontline public-service, leadership and safeguarding experience.
Bonita Ackerman du Preez
Co-Founder & Director | Trauma Recovery Specialist
Bonita is a qualified Trauma Recovery Therapist specialising in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, stress and grief recovery. She has spent many years training in trauma-focused approaches and has accumulated thousands of hours of therapy and coaching experience supporting adults and children.
Her experience spans a wide range of approaches including EMDR, FLASH EMDR, Brainspotting, IEMT, Hypnotherapy, Rewind Therapy, NLP, Kinetic Shift and Time Line Therapy™. Rather than relying on one technique, Bonita draws on this breadth of training to tailor the work to the individual and what they need.
Known for her friendly, caring and direct approach, Bonita provides a calm, non-judgemental environment where clients can talk openly without fear of judgement with over 24 years of senior leadership and teaching experience behind her.
Claire Ackerman du Preez
Co-Founder & Director | Client Care, Operations & Safeguarding
Claire brings 30 years’ experience in policing, having served across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire in roles including frontline response policing, CID, custody management, training, operations planning, firearms command, criminal justice, project management and the force control room.
Throughout her police career, Claire dealt directly with significant, traumatic and life-changing events and developed a deep understanding of the impact trauma can have on individuals, families and professionals.
Alongside her leadership, safeguarding and operational experience, Claire has trained in therapeutic approaches including NLP, Hypnotherapy, Time Line Therapy™, Rewind Therapy and FLASH EMDR, and is Mental Health First Aid trained.
We’re based in Bedford and support clients locally across Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes and Northampton, as well as working online with clients throughout the UK.
People may find us while searching for trauma therapy, PTSD therapists, trauma counselling or PTSD counselling. Whatever brought you here, we’ll help you explore whether our approach is appropriate for you.
Start with a free 20-minute Discovery Call.
We’ll briefly discuss what’s happening, answer your initial questions and explore whether Future-Edge Therapy could be the right fit for you.
Your enquiry is confidential. Complete our short enquiry form and we’ll review it carefully before getting in touch.
A member of our team will review your enquiry carefully and respond if appropriate, usually within 1-2 working days.
Please note that submitting this form does not create a therapeutic relationship or guarantee suitability. If we believe another pathway would better support your needs, we will let you know.
