Anxiety
From feelings of restlessness, irritability or an impending sense of doom to dizziness, shaking or full-on panic attacks; anxiety can be characterised by many psychological and physical symptoms. These may affect our lives in all manner of undesirable ways from a mild response to something that becomes life limiting.
Depression
Depression can affect us in subtle ways that can be hard to spot or it can cause our lives to come to a grinding halt. Depression may also be experienced in a number of mental or physical ways – we may feel in a persistent low mood, find ourselves unusually tearful or experience a continued sense of hopelessness; we may also suffer from poor sleep patterns, lack of appetite or a problematic libido.
Phobias
Some of the more common phobias we can experience include a fear of spiders, a fear of open spaces, a fear of heights, a fear of closed spaces and a fear of certain social situations; however, phobias can exist for any object, animal, event or situation. They elicit a greater emotional and physical response than fears, creating a heightened perception of crisis resulting in a feeling of panic or even abject terror.
PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can occur at any age, with anyone and can be caused by any situation that is either a literal or perceived threat to our safety. We can even experience PTSD symptoms from sufferers we are supporting in our lives; this is known as ‘secondary trauma’. Symptoms can range from guilt, irritability, vivid event visualisations (flashbacks) or recurrent nightmares* – these will be severe enough to affect our daily lives in some way.
Smoking
The NHS report that 78,000 deaths each year are attributable to smoking. Roughly 2 out of 3 of smokers are intent on quitting at some point in the near future; about half of those try to quit annually. Few succeed without help. This is in part due to a physical addiction to the chemical contents of cigarettes but there is perhaps a stronger psychological dependence. Nicotine can have a strong effect on our behaviour and emotions; if smokers use tobacco based products to help manage their mood, it can become problematic for some when they try to quit.
Weight Management
In 2018/19 there were more than 11,000 hospital admissions directly attributable to obesity in the UK. 67% of men and 60% of women were described as overweight or obese. 20% of year 6 children were also classified as obese. Falling into the category of ‘obese’ can not only reduce your life expectancy by up to 10 years but it can have serious implications for your quality of life long before this.
Goal Achievement
Our goals are very personal to us. They may be lifechanging events or decisions that we need to take, or simply surviving a presentation in the workplace. How often are we subjected to the those nagging doubts that prevent us from realising our full potential. We have everything we need and know how to resolve the missing parts, so what is stopping us?
Therapy Rates
Our Initial Consultation is FREE. This is a 1 hour session during which we gather as much information about your query as possible to formulate a best approach. During this time we will also discuss fascinating neuroscientific research into how our brain can be as much our own worst enemy whilst being our single greatest asset.
This is also a chance for you to decide whether you wish to proceed with a formal session booking. Please review our TERMS OF SERVICE below.
We will then arrange a mutually suitable time to meet on a weekly basis and we’ll send you a free guided relaxation audio recording that you can get started with straight away before our first formal session.
Our current pricing strategies allow for flexibility and for block bookings. If you would like to talk about these or even discuss corporate rates, please click this link, or send us a message via our Contact page in the menu at the top of this page.
TERMS OF SERVICE
Session fees must be made at least 24 hours in advance of each of session or at least 24 hours before the start of the agreed block booking date.
Cancellation of session bookings will be refunded at 50% of the session fee if at least 24 hours notice is given.