In practice for over 33 years, Catherine is an experienced Psychotherapist and Counsellor, Medical Herbalist, Registered Homeopath, Clinical Aromatherapist and Reiki Master Healer and Teacher.
Using plant based aromatic and herbal medicines, and/or energetic homeopathic and hands on healing remedies with nutritional and dietary advice, or during psychotherapy and counselling sessions, I will help you to regain health on all levels; spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically.
I have a busy practice treating people of all ages from babies, children, teenagers, young adults through to mature adulthood.
Babies and children especially like the homeopathic sucrose pills.
HOW I PRACTICE:
During your FIRST CONSULTATION you will be asked in detail about your health history plus your diet and lifestyle, to build a picture not only of your problem but of how it affects you. The consultation takes at least one hour and you might be surprised by some of the questions, such as how the weather affects you, your food likes and dislikes, your hopes and fears, whether you like company or not etc., but these questions all help to build a picture of you enabling me to prescribe the appropriate herbal or homeopathic remedy and advise you on the best treatment plan including helpful and enjoyable approaches to restore you to health, such as meditation, yoga or nutritious foods.
FOLLOW-UP CONSULTATIONS
Take about half an hour and are designed to monitor your progress on your journey back to health, plus adapt or update your treatment as your body's innate healing power responds to the remedies and life-style changes you are making.
REIKI HEALING is a relaxing treatment that stimulates your own healing energy to flow positively, balancing your chakras, often bringing a sense of calm and wellness during the session. You stay fully dressed and either sit on a chair or lie on the couch, while I act as a channel, laying my hands either on or close to you, for the freeflow of healing universal energy to stimulate your innate healing power to heal you.
HERBAL MEDICINE is usually dispensed as tinctures or fluid extracts where you take a few drops or a teaspoonful in water. Sometimes I prescribe tissanes and decoctions where the herbs need to be infused or boiled to extract their goodness.
Externally lotions and creams may be prescribed.
BACH FLOWER REMEDIES are sometimes prescribed. These are taken as drops and act on the emotional level. They do not interfere with the action of other remedies.
HOMEOPATHIC remedies are usually prescribed as little pills to be sucked but sometimes may be prescribed as drops.
AROMATHERAPY oils may be individually blended as body oils, bath oils or to inhale or burn.
MY HISTORY:
Originally I trained as a nurse with a post-graduate certificate in gynaecological nursing from the Chelsea Hospital for Women, London. I worked within the NHS and the private sector for several years whilst studying Herbal Medicine.
PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING
I have always been interested in the spiritual, mental and emotional aspects of health, and first whilst nursing, and then in my own practice, I have been impressed by how much those aspects influence not only our physical health but also our sense of joy and harmony and connectedness with life.
As a psychotherapist and counsellor I work with young people from the age of sixteen, and adults of all ages. I work as an integrative, humanistic therapist. My main approach is person centred, I am also trained in CBT and Mindfulness, and work creatively in a solution focused way or longer term exploring deeper issues. I work with all sorts of quandaries and dilemmas that people bring but have a special interest in bereavement and loss. The life transitions that we all go through; childhood to puberty, adolescence to adulthood, leaving school, moving home, leaving home, marriage / living in a committed relationship with another person, health problems, fertility issues, pregnancy, birth and menopause, career changes, retirement etc. Most of those events bring good things into our lives but at the same time we also lose or leave behind an aspect of ourselves, whether it's our childhood and dependency, or adulthood and independence etcetera. Sometimes we can find it helpful to explore these things with someone else. I aim to be a warm, respectful, empathic and compassionate listener, and provide a safe space where you can bring your concerns and gently explore them.
I also work with anxiety and depression, self-esteem / self-worth, self-harm, abuse, relationship issues, health problems etcetera.
I am especially interested in women's health from puberty to the menopause and beyond ( painful or difficult periods, infertility, conception and pregnancy, post-natal, menopausal problems), and psychological and emotional health.
I have always had a busy general practice successfully treating both men and women from babyhood, through the childhood years, puberty, teenage times, young adulthood, mid-life to old age.
Please contact me to discuss how I can help you.
Initially I studied Herbal Medicine within the context of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Five Element Theory and the Eight Principles, tongue and pulse diagnosis but using Western herbs (which actually come from all over the world including China) within that framework as taught by Carlo De Paoli.
I then went on, amongst my other studies, to study Herbal Medicine within a Western Healing framework including orthodox medical sciences and diagnostic theories and techniques accredited by the National Institute of Medical Herbalists.
In the early to mid 1980's I was taught Healing by Betty Shine, a well-known psychic healer who wrote several books. I have always brought the power of healing into my consultations, either directly giving Healing specifically or by including the energy in my aromatherapy treatments or formal consultations. In 2004 I trained as a Reiki Master Healer and teacher.
In the mid 1980's I worked voluntarily at the Hospice Unit, St. Mary's Hospital, London, giving Aromatherapy treatments to patients with good effect. They would report feeling calmer, less anxious, have less pain, less fluid retention, breathe easier, sleep better etc.. I have always found hands-on healing especially when wrapped up in a wonderful aromatic treatment hugely rewarding to give and beneficial to receive.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
AROMATHERAPY:1982: Eve Taylor's Institute of Clinical Aromatherapy Certificate.
1984: Micheline Arcier Diploma
HERBAL MEDICINE: 1984: Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine, London.
: 1988: Diploma in Phytotherapy; School of Herbal Medicine,
Tunbridge Wells
HOMEOPATHY: 1987: Diploma in Homeopathic Medicine: Hahnemann College,
London
NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGAMMING (NLP) : 1999: Licensed Practitioner NLP
McKenna Breen Ltd., London
Master of Arts (MA) COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH STUDIES: 2002: Exeter University
REIKI MASTER: 2004: Somerset
LIFE COACHING: 2006; Certificate: Newcastle College
CRUSE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT (Counselling and supervision) 2005
THERAPEUTIC COUNSELLING DIPLOMA 2014
PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC COUNSELLING DIPLOMA 2014
SUPERVISION DIPLOMA 2015
CREATIVE CBT DIPLOMA 2015
THERAPEUTIC USE OF MINDFULNESS 2015
THE MINDFUL THERAPIST 2016
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS:
National Institute of Medical Herbalists since 1989
Homeopathic Medical Association since 1987
Alliance of Registered Homeopaths since 2006
Cruse Bereavement Support
Registered MBACP
MNCS (Accredited)
Service Categories
Aromatherapy, Counselling, Energy Healing, Herbalists, Homeopaths, Mens Health, Natural Fertility Management, Psychotherapy, Reiki, Womens Health
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