Post Induction Therapy (PIT) is a structured therapeutic approach developed by Pia Mellody for exploring the effects of developmental trauma and early relational experiences — particularly the ways they can shape how we relate to ourselves and others. As a BACP Accredited therapist trained in this approach, I offer PIT in Bromley and online across the UK.
If you have worked in therapy before but still find familiar patterns repeating — such as low self-esteem, difficulty with boundaries, struggles with emotional regulation or relationship patterns that leave you feeling stuck — PIT provides a structured way of exploring the developmental origins of these patterns and working towards healthier ways of relating to yourself and others.
In-person sessions in Bromley (BR1), plus online therapy across the UK.
Pia Mellody developed Post Induction Therapy through her work exploring how early family and relational experiences can continue to influence adult emotional and relationship patterns. The model looks at areas including self-esteem, boundaries, reality, dependency and moderation, helping clients recognise patterns that may have developed earlier in life and explore them in a structured therapeutic way.
Unlike approaches that focus mainly on thoughts and insight, PIT works at the level of the developmental trauma that often sits beneath relationship and codependency patterns — the sense of self and the relational blueprint formed in earlier years.
Pia Mellody identified five core issues that developmental trauma creates. PIT works systematically through each one — not just talking about them, but helping you experience a different way of being.
Moving from deep, often unconscious shame to a genuine experience of being inherently worthwhile — not because of what you do, but because of who you are.
Learning what a boundary actually is — physically and emotionally — and how to use it. Most people with developmental trauma have never experienced healthy boundaries modelled.
Trusting your own perceptions. Many trauma survivors learned that their reality was "wrong" — PIT helps you reclaim the ability to know and own your experience.
Meeting your needs in healthy, direct ways — rather than through substances, compulsive behaviours, or other people. This is about learning to depend appropriately.
Living in the grey areas. Developmental trauma often creates all-or-nothing thinking and behaviour. PIT helps you find the middle path — where healthy living actually happens.
These five issues aren't separate — they reinforce each other. As each one heals, the others strengthen, creating momentum toward genuine, sustainable change.
PIT was originally developed for addiction treatment, but its scope is much broader. Because it addresses the developmental roots of emotional difficulties, it's effective for anyone whose current struggles have origins in childhood experience.
PIT sessions are structured differently from traditional therapy. While we do talk, there's also a focus on experiential work — helping you feel the shift rather than just understand it intellectually.
If traditional therapy hasn't shifted the patterns you came to heal, PIT may be the approach you've been looking for. Let's talk — I offer a free 15-minute consultation to explore whether this approach fits what you need.
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