Kay Dayton
About Kay
About Kay
It is important for me to share with you a balanced perspective of both professional and personal aspects of my life, which inform my therapeutic practice.
During childhood I witnessed and experienced frequent domestic violence, this resulted in developing addiction and relationship issues as a young adult.
Eventually in my late twenties I stepped onto a path committed to finding wholeness and healing. Leading me to research, explore and experience many and varied creative, healing and therapeutic practices and modalities, whilst also working in jobs mainly related to the Arts, Youth Work and Hospitality.
After many years trying and testing different approaches, a turning point came when I discovered the role trauma had played in my childhood development and how in turn that had affected behaviours in adult life.
Finally, by understanding what trauma is and how it affects the brain, nervous system and body, I could choose therapies and practices that work to bring the brain and nervous system to a calmer and more balanced state of being.
That leads me to where I am now, having trained in therapeutic practices that have improved the quality of my life, addressing the underlying trauma and creating lasting and effective change.
I am a Certified Provider of TRE (Tension, Stress and Trauma Release exercises) and a Certified Brainspotting Practitioner. I am a registered member of Complementary Health Professionals and follow their codes of practice. I attend regular supervision and am engaged in continued professional development.
Qualifications and Training
Qualifications and Training
BA combined honours degree,
Arts Management & Visual Performance
Dartington College of Arts accredited by Plymouth University.
IIHT Body Massage Diploma
Strode College, Street.
Professional Healer Certificate
Esoteric Soul Healing
Isle of Avalon Foundation, Glastonbury.
City & Guilds
Certificate in Teaching Adult Learners
Strode College, Street.
Certified Provider of TRE
Tension, Stress and Trauma Release Exercises
TRE College, London.
NVC (Non-Violent Communication) Foundation Training
Centre of Non Violent Communication
Certified Brainspotting Practitioner
Brainspotting Trainings, LLC.
Phases 1,2 & 3
Brainspotting Training UK
I found Kay as a Certified TRE Provider via the main TRE website, as I was looking for someone to support me through recovering from recently diagnosed complex PTSD.
Kay has been not only a TRE teacher for me but also a therapist during my time working with her. I was looking for someone who was experienced, intuitive, down-to-earth and hugely knowledgeable and could me guide through the process of unpicking the many issues that have affected me.
Kay encompasses all these things and more. I have had many decades of therapy that have proved to be useless and for the first time in more than 40 years I am finally understanding and coming to terms with symptoms that have significantly blighted my life. Kay is kind, funny, and caring and her clear straightforward approach has been a balm to years of chronic anxiety and hyper-vigilance. The TRE process is in itself effective, and combined with Kay's extensive experience of working in the field of trauma, her therapy offers a powerful way to recovery.
E.B Bath
E.B Bath
Kay, I can't tell you how much better I feel... . Thank you so much. You held such a safe, solid and permissive space. This therapy has offered more visceral relief than anything else I've known.
T.E Devon
T.E Devon
I did your one day TRE workshop in Glastonbury in April. I've been meaning to send you a note to thank you for holding the day and commend you on your facilitation skills.
E.H London
E.H London
Thank you for an insight into TRE, I found the workshop really helpful. Your down to earth approach and the small group size, made it feel intimate and easy to understand the technique. I look forward to learning more about tRE and working with you in the future. Many Thanks.
J. B Somerset
J. B Somerset