I am passionate about non-pharmacological symptom management*.

It is a common experience that physical injuries or illnesses may affect mood; in the same way, psychological issues such as anxiety, depression or trauma may affect or even cause physical symptoms.

Body and mind form an integrated system: what affects one, does affect the other, and it is biologically impossible to separate the two. 

Physical symptoms with no clear physical cause are often called psychosomatic. Sometimes people are told that this means that their symptoms are imaginary, “all in your head”: nothing is further from the truth.

All symptoms are real and the intelligent reaction of your body-mind complex to deal with a difficult situation. You might have forgotten what the triggering event was but the unprocessed trauma is stored in your unconscious mind and is still repeating the same response again and again, thus leading to dis-ease and, eventually, to manifested symptoms.

The more we suppress and distance symptoms, the stronger they become. On the other hand, a symptom that is seen and integrated becomes an ally, a guide to what needs to be addressed at that given time. 

Hypnotherapy with the addition of psychotherapy techniques will help you listen to the story behind your symptom and find a healthier way to satisfy the need it highlights. This will give you the possibility to restore your innate ability to care for yourself and shape your own destiny. As a fight and flight response often sustains symptoms, you will also learn strategies to activate the relaxation response, for long-lasting wellbeing.  

* Please check with your GP if there is an organic cause for your symptoms before contacting me. If there is an organic cause, you may still benefit from this approach to complement your medical treatment. Please note, this is a complementary therapy treatment and is not a cure. Any course of treatment prescribed by your GP or specialist must be adhered to until told otherwise by your GP and specialist.