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Educational Psychology describes the work of Psychologists who generally work within the education setting and with children. They can provide assessment and support in relation to a wide range of school based learning and behavioural problems as well as issues relating to children’s general emotional and educational well being

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See Psychology, Clinical Psychology or contact a practitioner.

A form of therapy concerned with achieving balance in the body’s energy systems through the use of crystals, and electro-magnetic energy.

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See Crystal Healing, Magnetic Healing, Chakra Balancing or contact a practitioner.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing is a powerful therapeutic technique primarily for the resolution of past trauma. When a person experiences trauma the body and mind naturally process the event so that it becomes manageable for the individual. For some people, however, the trauma gets ‘blocked’ and continues to effect them in different ways throughout their life. E.g. phobias, flashbacks, physical problems, insomnia etc. EMDR is a protocol developed by Francine Shapiro, which enables the patient to accelerate the processing to full resolution. The procedure involves a series of eye movements (or other trans hemispherical stimulus) whilst thinking of the trauma. This process enables the patient to rapidly become ‘desensitised’ to the traumatic event and for new positive beliefs and feelings to be ‘installed’.

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Emotional freedom Technique is a modern meridian therapy based on the foundations of Acupuncture and Shiatsu. EFT utilises certain key acupuncture points around the face, chest and hands and these points are stimulated by self-tapping. This process stimulates the body’s natural energy to achieve psychological, emotional and physical healing. The tapping is accompanied by verbal positive affirmations made to yourself. EFT clients report excellent results from a variety of symptoms and conditions such as depression, anxiety, phobias, stress, headaches.

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See Meridian Therapies, Acupressure, Acupuncture, Zone Therapy or contact a practitioner.

This refers to a massage that focuses primarily on the face of the client. The face is an area that conveys a high percentage of non verbal expressions and feelings. It is also the one part of our body that is most often presented to the world and is seen most by others. The face also holds and conveys stress and tension particularly around the forehead, eyes, jaw and mouth. A facial massage not only feels good but may also increases our personal confidence to be seen and reduces stress and tension held in the face. Facial skin, muscle tone and complexion all benefit from facial massage. Other areas of locked in tension such as the scalp, shoulders and neck may also be included as part of a facial treatment.

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Family therapy aims to facilitate the family to function in a more healthy way either in response to a crisis or in a preventative, resourcing or supportive way. There are various therapeutic interventions and techniques that work very well in the family context and family therapy is a qualification in it’s own right. There are many family orientated agencies concerned with guidance and support for the family, as well as those orientated toward different elements of family life such as marriage / relationship guidance, family mediation, parent support and of course agencies that focus on children.

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See Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Gestalt, Psychodrama, Counselling, contact an agency through the counselling section of the yellow pages or contact a listed practitioner.

The Feldenkrais method was developed by Moshe Feldenkrais, an Israeli Physician. The method is popular with sports people as a way of achieving functional integration of body and mind. Through ‘minimum effort and maximum efficiency’ the method incorporates learning’s and techniques from yoga and Alexander Technique along side stretches and exercise. Feldenkrais method is considered to be a form of body psychotherapy.

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Feng Shui is the art of creating a harmonious flow of qi (chi or ki) energy in the home or work environment. Every room in the building has it’s own flow of qi energy and the placement of objects and furniture in the house can effect the flow which if trapped or blocked is believed to have a profound effect on physical, mental and spiritual health. It is believed that if the qi is blocked or trapped it can cause discord that ultimately effects health. ‘Bad’ energy flow can be cleared and the flow of qi promoted to lead to improved health, calmness and efficiency.

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See Space Clearing, Aroma Therapy or contact a practitioner.

Remedies using the healing power of flowers.

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See Bach Flower Remedy, Naturopathy, Homeopathy, Aroma Therapy or contact a practitioner.

Food intolerance testing can be an element of the process undertaken by Nutritionists, kinesiologists, homeopaths, naturopaths and dieticians. Food intolerance can be the source of disturbance behind several conditions. If an intolerance to a particular food is detected, nutritional and dietry advice can be the key to improved health.

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Nutrition Therapies, Diet Therapies, Homeopathy, Naturopathy and Kinesiology.

Based on the concepts of ‘ley lines’ either promoting health or as a force producing discord and disease. Ley lines are lines of magnetic force which occur on the surface of the earth. Some of these lines produce areas of concentrated magnetic energy. Instruments are used by the practitioner to detect geo-pathic stress and advice is given on how to reduce the impact of this force upon the life of the client.

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This is a form of psychotherapy which aims to increase an individuals awareness of themselves as a whole person along with their perceptions of the moment and environment around them. Gestalt therapy enables the individual to increase self awareness, particularly in terms of their self perceptions and beliefs but also in terms of their relationship with others and the world around them. ‘The whole is greater than the sum of all of the parts’ is the essence of Gestalt.

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Psychotherapy or contact a practitioner via the UK Council for Psychotherapy.

See Shiatsu. Healing Shiatsu is an approach to Shiatsu combining Zen Buddhism and Shiatsu. It is a non intrusive method of healing where the client’s prepared physically and mentally for recovery. The practitioner and client develop an understanding of the whole being from breathing patterns to posture and mental attitude. Together the practitioner and client reach the true origins of mental or physical suffering.

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Health Kinesiology is a form of therapy which will provide relief for both physical and psychological conditions. It is concerned with rebalancing the body’s energy systems for the promotion of health. Treatments may involve muscle testing to identify problems, followed by gentle techniques to bring the body back into balance. Health Kinesiologists may use homeopathic remedies, magnets, flower essence, aroma therapy, detoxification and other rebalancing methods to achieve harmony for body and mind.

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Medical Herbalists practice the art of utilising plants as a method of healing both symptomology and the whole person. Herbal remedies can take the form of a tablet, linctus, ointment or cream in the same way as modern medicine. Indeed many orthodox medicines and drugs are themselves derived from plants discovered by herbal practitioners or from observing the remedies used by indigenous populations throughout the world. In modern herbalism the herbalist will take into account emotional, environmental, psychological, lifestyle and symptomatic factors in preparing a remedy for an individual.

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See Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Chinese Herbal Medicine. Tibetan Herbal Medicine or contact a practitioner.

Holographic re-patterning is a self healing therapy which enables the individual to create positive change in areas of life where we experience limitations to our potential. It presents a way of changing patterns of behaviour that cause discord and distress and have a negative effect on our relationships, health and positive growth. It is based upon energy systems, meridians and charkas with applied knowledge from psychology and physics. Holographic re-patterning is energising and useful to any area of your life in which you feel stuck, trapped, unhappy or limited.

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To qualify as a Homeopath requires extensive training to enable the Homeopath to offer different natural remedies to a variety of symptoms and conditions. The homeopath treats the individual, not the disease. In homeopathy it is believed that a symptom is a message from the whole being signalling a particular message to the patient. For this reason, Homeopathy not only aims to treat the symptom but also takes account of the individual patients needs. In conventional medicine the symptoms are often cured but the underlying energy responsible for the symptom is missed which can lead to other symptoms appearing to get the message through. Once the patient is cured the homeopath believes the symptoms will naturally disappear.

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See Naturopathy, Herbal Medicine or contact a practitioner via the Society of Homeopaths.

Hopi ear candles are hollow candles, sometimes infused with essential oils and essences, which are placed on the ear. The process of burning the candle creates a vacuum which draws ear congestants and infection out of the ear. Hopi ear candles can also help bring the body into balance through this process. The burning of essential oils to complement the process has a close relationship with aroma therapy and associated disciplines. For ear infections Hopi candles present a non-invasive alternative to ear syringing.

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See Thermo-Auricular Therapy, Aroma Therapy, Flower Remedies or contact a practitioner.

Hydrotherapy refers to treatments which use water as their base. Water is the elixir of life and it’s qualities can be used in curative ways within many therapies. Water is often used as a part of the detoxification process as well as for re-hydration. Hydrotherapy takes numerous forms such as hot or cold compresses, baths, irrigations, steam inhalants etc and is used within several therapeutic disciplines.

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Hypnotherapy utilizes hypnosis, a natural phenomenon to effect positive change or relief in a number of conditions. Clinical Hypnosis specialises in medical conditions and Hypnotherapy generally refers to the relief of emotional and psychological conditions through the use of hypnotic techniques. A variety of techniques are used within hypnotherapy which are drawn upon a wide base of psychological knowledge. Hypnosis is a state of relaxation and concentration whereby the subject is highly responsive to suggestions (such as pain reduction) and also less susceptible to self limiting, critical beliefs and states of mind that prevent healing. Hypnotherapist’s are able to treat a wide range of psychological, behavioural and medical problems as well as break habits, enhance performance, confidence etc. The Hypnotherapist’s role is to release that potential. Clients generally experience hypnosis as a relaxing experience and self hypnosis can be easily learned from your Hypnotherapist. Hypnotherapy is now becoming more widely used by G.P’s, dentists and within a variety of other therapeutic approaches.

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See Psychotherapy, NLP, Relaxation, Stress Management, Metaphor Therapy, Autogenic Training, Assertiveness, Regression therapy, Past-life Therapy or contact a practitioner via the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis, the British Institute of Hypnotherapy, the Hypnotherapy Association, the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council, and the National Council for Hypnotherapy.