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Looking for a Trauma Expert to collaborate with or speak at an event?
I am a compassionate, inspiring and authentic speaker with a wealth of knowledge and expertise in Mental Health, Wellness and Psychology.
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I have experience in media, podcasts, collaborative content creation and commercial events. I have written for publication and speak in academic and public forums regularly.
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Expert topics could potentially include:
Military & Veteran Culture & Trauma, Developmental & Childhood Trauma, Complex Trauma, Vicarious Trauma, Lived Experience of Trauma Healing, Parenting after Trauma, Being Trauma Informed, The Neuroscience of Trauma, The Brain Science of Improving Performance, Enhancing Resilience, Overcoming Blocks and many more. If you don't see what you are looking for, then let me know I can design something bespoke just for you.
Podcasts & Media
Actually I Can, The Female Entrepreneur Podcast with Kayleigh Greenacre - The Power of Taking Action.
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Hold The Mother with Laura Hans - Shelley Bradley-Scholey talks all about EMDR.
TeaTalk Conversations - Transforming Trauma and Talking Therapy with Shelley Bradley-Scholey.
The CAPB Podcast - My journey from the Armed Forces to Business Owner
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Invisible Wounds Documentary with Ross Kemp.
Articles & Publications
Bradley-Scholey, S., McCauley, M., Whybrow, D. and Hurley, E.C. (2023) EMDR with a Military Population. IN Farrell, D., Schubert, S.J., & Kiernana, M. (eds) The Oxford Handbook of EMDR (online edn, Oxford Academic, 20 Apr 2023). Oxford University Press. https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/45893/chapter-abstract/443988728?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false
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Bradley-Scholey, S (2020) What Defence did next? An exploration of the NCE guidelines for Military Combat Trauma. EMDR Therapy Quarterly. Vol 2. No 4.
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The Trauma Toolbox Blog - Bitesize articles about all things trauma. Read it here!​​​
Events & Speaking
Live & Online Events for Seed Talks , a talk series with top thinkers in the UK
Associate Lecturer at University of Oxford, Oxford Cognitive Therapy Training Centre on the PGCert Enhanced CBT for Psychological Trauma & Personality Development.
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Advanced Trauma Training Ukraine Support
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Training Facilitator for EMDR Academy.
'Restival' Mindfulness with Joy Factory
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BespokeTraining for Defence Mental Health Services & NHS providers.
​Workshops for EMDR UK
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Collaborations & Partners
I work in partnership with a wide variety of organisations, including:
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Call 4 Back Up
The SBS Association
The SAS Regt Association Mars and Minerva
The Royal Marines Association
March on Stress (including BBC, ITV, VetLife)​
NHS - Talking Therapies, Perinatal Services & Secondary Care
Dr Julian
Turning Point
Elysium Healthcare
Merseyside Police
Bupa
University of Worcester Student Services​
MindFriend
Seed Talks
University of Oxford
University of Exeter
EMDR Academy
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Rated number 19 in the FeedSpot Top 40 CBT Influencer list 2025.​​​​
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Ways we can work together
I would love to work with you...
I can collaborate with you on an existing project, offering expert comment, interview or a talk in my specialist areas.
I can develop a bespoke event just for you. My relaxed and interactive workshops and talks can make a great addition to any event.
If you are looking for something more formal, I offer a variety of conference presentations including academic teaching, keynotes and lived experience speaking.
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If you want to know more about me, my expertise and experience then head over to my bio page at the link below.
Kind Words
"I was at a conference yesterday, at which Shelley talked about PTSD. It was informative, pitched at exactly the right level and extremely well delivered. Shelley is clearly on top of her subject!"
Defence Conference Delegate