About - Breakthrough

The Charity

Trauma Breakthrough, which also works under the name Breakthrough, was founded in 2013. We are a charity based in Bath and operating across the south-west of England. We provide specialist mental health services and support for adult survivors of abuse and other forms of trauma. We also offer training and consultancy to organisations and individuals who want to learn to support survivors more effectively.

Founder and CEO

Breakthrough is led by Giles Lascelle. Giles has over 30 years experience as a psychotherapist, trainer and team facilitator. He has worked in the NHS, for social services, in foster homes, and with a number of voluntary agencies in the fields of mental health, addiction and homelessness. He worked with the first ever NHS Staff Support Service, providing therapy and training for NHS and Emergency Services staff. He was part of the regional Critical Incident Response Team providing psychological debriefing and support to first responders and health service staff in the event of a major incident. He is a full clinical member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and is part of the executive committee for the British Psychodrama Association (BPA).

He specialises in helping adult survivors of childhood abuse and trauma on their journeys of recovery and healing. He also has a passion for seeing people in communities and organisations trained and equipped to support to survivors and develop a greater understanding of mental health needs.

Giles lives in Bath with his wife Ally and an insanely overindulged cat.