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 25 years experience as a psychotherapist, trainer and team facilitator. He has worked in the NHS, for social services, with a number of voluntary agencies in the fields of mental health, addiction and homelessness, and in private practice. 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).
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 community organisations trained and equipped to give effective support to survivors.
He lives in Bath with his wife Ally and an insanely overindulged cat.
Trustees
Breakthrough is governed by a Board of Trustees whose job it is to oversee the operation and development of the charity. The Trustees are:
Dr Fergus Law MBChB. BSc. MRCPsych
David & Caroline
Tysoe
Kerry Badger
Giles Lascelle
Partnerships
We wouldn’t be able to keep doing the work that we do without the support of our partners and funders.
The Charities Aid Foundation
The Morrisons Foundation
One Stop Carriers for Causes
BANES 3rd Sector Group