Trauma in the Consulting Room:
Practical Tips for Doctors
A free 45-minute webinar for doctors who want to better understand the patients they find most challenging.
Many doctors were never trained to recognise how trauma shows up in everyday consultations.
Yet it influences:
• physical symptoms
• patient behaviour
• trust in healthcare
• the emotional load of clinical work
In this practical webinar, GP and trauma specialist Dr Susanna Petche shares simple ways to recognise trauma in the consulting room - and what you can do differently in those moments.
Monday 16th March, 7.30pm
Who this webinar is for
This session is for doctors who:
• see patients with persistent symptoms but normal tests
• feel frustrated by frequent attenders
• struggle with consultations that feel emotionally draining
• notice patients who seem defensive, angry or shut down
• want practical tools to make consultations feel easier and more effective
You don’t need any prior training in trauma or psychology.
This is about everyday medicine.
What makes this different
This is not a theoretical lecture.
You'll hear real clinical examples from everyday medical practice, including:
• The patient with endless symptoms and normal investigations
• The patient who seems angry and distrustful
• The silent patient who struggles to speak
And you’ll learn practical ways to respond that can shift the entire consultation.
What you’ll learn
In this webinar you’ll discover:
Why trauma shows up so often in medical consultations
Many patients with chronic symptoms have nervous systems shaped by past stress or trauma.
How trauma affects symptoms and behaviour
Why some patients appear “difficult”, mistrustful, or stuck.
How to recognise trauma responses in the consulting room
Including fight, flight and freeze responses.
Simple language you can use immediately in clinic
Practical phrases that can transform the tone of a consultation.
How to protect your own nervous system as a doctor
Because trauma doesn't just affect patients — it also affects the people caring for them.
About the Speaker
Dr Susanna Petche is a GP with over 25 years of clinical experience and specialises in understanding the impact of psychological trauma on health.
She combines medical practice with training in trauma, lifestyle medicine and functional medicine, and teaches healthcare professionals how to work with patients through a trauma-informed lens.
Her Trauma-Sense programme has helped clinicians and wellbeing professionals feel more confident supporting people affected by trauma.
Read more about Dr Susanna Petche here.
Webinar Details
Trauma in the Consulting Room: Practical Tips for Doctors
Monday 16th March
7.30pm
45 minutes
Online
Free to attend
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