Therapy Related Articles
The articles below have been submitted by therapists listed on the site, and are intended to serve as a guide to the various therapies available. We hope they will be of interest... Please direct any questions to the authors.
Tango Therapy!
PRACTICING STAYING PRESENT TO THE NOW
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IMPROVING SELF ESTEEM WITH AFFIRMATIONS AND THERAPEUTIC RELAXATION MUSIC
Counselling- I want to feel better but the thought of it scares me.by Stefan Kelly
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Siberian Shamanism - A Holistic Therapy
Shamanism and Shamanic Healingby Mark Barwell
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Help Yourself!
Have you read every self-help book there is, but still wonder why nothing changes? Olwyn Rowlands suggests that the only way to effect change is to take action, now! Dry Eye Conditions, Symptoms & possible solutionsby Lorna Evans
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The Raw Greek ...
I love Greek food. If I had any complaints about Greek food is that it is sometimes too oily and, very often, the cooked food is too heavy and leaves me feeling sleepy. I am also fairly new to raw food and really don't know my proccessor from my blender. So when I saw this book on Raw Greek food I felt very excited but also sceptical... 30 Day Raw Detox - Blog
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GO RAW , or in other words ‘EAT LOADS AND LOSE WEIGHT QUICKLY!’
A review on the book'LIVING ON LIVE FOOD' By ALISSA COHEN. This book has been written with the aim of introducing people to what raw eating is, the benefits of raw eating and a four-week introduction plan so you can ‘go raw’. It also contains a wide variety of recipes which even seasoned 'raw foodists' will find mouth-watering. NEW THERAPY FOR ALZHEIMER’S PATIENTSby David Dove
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CONFIDENTIALITY: the Core of Counsellingby Colleen Swan
Reverse Therapyby John Eaton
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Applications of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapyby Louise Watts
HOW TO LIVE A LONGER HEALTHIER LIFEby Susan Foster
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Back Care!
Here and Now
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Getting Back on Your Feet After a Break Up
Set Goals and Acheive Your Dreams!by Enzo Mucci
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Integrating Conventional and Alternative Medicine
A History of Acupunctureby Alex Owen
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Are You Intuitive?
Have you ever just known that something was right but couldn't explain why? Have you ever had a gut feeling that wouldn't go away? Have you ever sensed when some one was lying to you, and then find out you were right? In these instances you are tapping your intuition... In this article Charles Lightwalker explains that we are all intuitive to some degree, and that we can work to increase our intuition. Introduction to Kinesiology
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10 Ideas for Marketing Your Holistic Business
No Hands Massage
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The Metamorphic Technique – a Tool for Growth
Introduction to Reflexology
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All The Rage!
Peri-menopause the Joyful Change
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Thai Massage - An Introduction
Craniosacral Therapy :: Exceptionally Gentle - Profoundly Powerful
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What Is an Holistic Retreat? - Guidelines on finding the right one for you
The Happiest Baby on the Block!
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History of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapyby Alan Crisp
Self Hypnosis: How To
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Sound Healing with Tibetan Bowlsby Diane Mandle
Time to Stop Smoking?by Alan Crisp
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Treating Illness with Diet - An Introductionby Barrie Anson
Bereavement - Italian Style
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How Hypnosis Helps Phobiasby Alan Crisp
People can be afraid of a wide range of things and what can be totally acceptable to one person can be quite panic provoking to another. A phobia is any persistent fear of a specific stimulus object or situation. 'Phobia' is from the Greek to fear or dread. It is more than a simple fear, or a being afraid. It is to be totally terrified of the stimulus. Feng Shui – Harmony and Balanceby Foon Chik
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Introduction to Ayurvedaby John Capper
Is Your Food Making You Ill?by Joy Healey
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Introduction to Hair Mineral Analysisby Joy Healey
Life Coaching Definedby Ros Bott Five years ago I had never heard of the term 'life coach', let alone think that I would one day be one. However, life coaching is spreading very quickly in the UK. Type 'life coach' into any internet search engine and you will find an almost bewildering amount of directories and websites all offering coaching services. |
Combatting S.A.D. With Complementary Therapies
The Benefits of Aromatherapy
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Introduction to Bach Flower Remediesby Kathy Arnold
Take the Fright out of Flight!by Kathy Arnold
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The Original Bowen Technique
Daoyin Tao ® - Chinese Face, Neck & Shoulder Massage
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The Benefits of Yogaby Sally Haigh
The Story of Lavenderby Jane Farrell
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Introduction to The BodyTalk System™Most of us expect to update our software, hardware, internet connections or mobile phone to keep up with the speed of life. We have our computer checked to get rid of any glitches and improve its function. We do these things so that our lives are easier and run more smoothly. We have learned that when a communication system breaks down we feel frustrated and are unable to convey or receive the information we need. You cannot up date your own body. However, you can update its communication system! BodyTalk offers a safe, simple way to improve your brain function, clarity of thinking, overall health and well-being... Biochemical Identity & Metabolic Typingby Dax Moy
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Introduction to EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)One simple formula fits all. It looks silly, it feels stupid, but hey, if it works... OK, so can you really be free from cigarettes, overeating, undereating, shyness, backache, asthma, eczema, etc etc etc with this one simple formula? And does it really take 1.1 minutes per 'round'? And what is a 'round' of EFT?... Massage in Pregnancy & Postnatally
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Introduction to Spiritual Healingby Juliusz W Different spiritual healers will see, and explain, spiritual healing in different ways. I see spiritual healing as a method of working with, and through, love, by opening the heart and channeling love through. It is a case of connecting to and working with that universal love that is around, and available, to all of us... Introduction to the Alexander TechniqueThe Alexander Technique improves the way we use ourselves in everyday activity. Unconsciously acquired habits in movements such as standing, walking or sitting distort the body and interfere with its natural functioning. We react to each stimulus to do something by overtensing or collapsing - literally winding ourselves up (or down!). This 'mis-use' results in aches, pains, tension, fatigue or simply in feeling ill-at-ease in one's body. The Technique helps us to prevent these unnecessary reaction/habit patterns and to restore our natural 'good use' of ourselves... |
Hypnosis & Hypnotherapyby Mark Wake Have you ever been driving your car along a motorway, or a dual carriageway and your mind has been a million miles away? Perhaps you've been thinking about work or family or what you're going to eat for supper and suddenly it's your exit and your mind comes back to driving... Neuro Linguistic Psychotherapyby Mark Wake
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Depression & Counselling
Confidence / Self Esteem & CounsellingThere are many terms used to describe people's confidence, be it self-esteem, self worth or self-belief. Most people at some point in their lives suffer from a lack of confidence or even a 'crisis' of confidence. This happens for a variety of reasons and everybody's experience is unique. For some people a specific event drains their confidence. For example, 'I used to be a confident person until the changes at work ' or 'my relationship breakdown'. Others have always lacked confidence and felt other people are worthier or better in some way. It is important to remember whatever your personal circumstances you are not alone and you can improve your confidence... |
Autogenic Therapy
Adlerian Counselling
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Building Self Esteem Using Guided Meditation
Transactional Analysis - An IntroductionEric Berne define Transactional Analysis as "a theory of personality and social action, and a clinical method of psychotherapy, based on the analysis of all possible transactions between two or more people, on the basis of specifically defined ego states into a finite number of established types." (Eric Berne, 1975, "What Do You Say After You Say Hello", London, Corgi.)... |
What is EFT?by John Digby
Welcome to the New ukTherapy Website!
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Tango Therapy has been proven to improve aerobic capacity and coordination. It is a therapy very helpful in the treatment of some cardiac diseases, also Alzheimer’s and Parkinsons.
Dr Harry Henshaw describes how Transformational Practices and Meditation can help us focus on the Now.
Positive self-esteem is very important for our general health and wellness as human beings. Having positive self-esteem is also important for promoting any type of healing, whether physical, emotional or spiritual. Poor or low self-esteem on the other hand can be quite detrimental to our well-being and even our very existence...
In this article Stefan Kelly acknowledges that entering counselling can seem daunting, and he addresses some common concerns.
A fascinating first-hand account of Siberian shamanism and its application in everyday life...
Shamanism is a collective name for a set of practices that date thousands of years to when our species lived in closer harmony with the natural world, suggests Mark Barwell...
Do you suffer with dry eyes? Millions of people all over the world do & it is predominantly women!Lorna Evans offers an explanation and some solutions...
Our raw food focus continues...
There are nearly 18 million people in the world with dementia and the experience of this debilitating condition is unique for each individual, although sadly not so for their family support group for whom it is a universally depressing and frustrating experience.But there IS hope for improvements in the quality of life of alzheimer's patients, says David Dove.
Coleen Swan discuses the importance of confidentiality in the Client - Counsellor relationship...
Reverse Therapy is a relatively new therapy, pioneered by UK based Psychologist and Psychotherapist Dr John Eaton.In this article he explains what Reverse Therapy is, and what conditions it can assist.
Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy can be applied to a huge number of conditions, and has, amazingly, been used to perform surgery without the use of anaesthetics!
Do you want to feel better and live longer?
Have you ever woken up with a sore lower back or a tight neck which is painful for a while until you get moving? Perhaps it doesn't ease up even then? If so, I know how you feel, how debilitating pain is and how it drains your energy...
In his final novel, Island, Aldous Huxley wrote about the adventures of a shipwrecked Englishman on Pala, an imaginary island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.
You know that awful feeling in the pit of your stomach when you know for sure that it’s all over.
Sylvester Stallone was not good looking, he had little acting experience and his speech was so slurred that not even the local drunks could understand him. And this chap wanted to be a star? What chance would you have given him? 
Dr Hrisikesh presents the case for integrating conventional medicine with alternative therapies such as homeopathy and allopathy, and suggests that no one therapeutic approach can encompass all ailments...
Acupuncture is one of the most ancient therapies, whose origins can be traced back as far as the Stone Age, when stone acupuncture needles were used!
Kinesiology is a Greek word which is used to describe the study of movement. It was originally used to describe a field of science concerned with the working of joints and muscles.
Many therapists love the work they do, but would rather avoid the business side of things...
Massage without hands sounds like a contradiction in terms!
Why settle for change when you can have transformation?The Metamorphic Technique is a powerful tool for effecting deep and lasting changes in our lives, explains Maggie Pashley
If you are suffering from persistent symptoms of illness or discomfort and don't know why, or you simply need a good night's sleep, the ancient therapy of Reflexology may be able to rebalance your system and eliminate the problems, says Michelle Rees
Anger and rage are big news. In newspapers, magazines, on TV and radio, a day does not go by without the reporting of some angry incident or other, ranging from neighbour disputes, to domestic violence and suicide bombers...
Menopause, like the big C (cancer) is something that we are taught to dread and fear. I was as susceptible as any woman growing up in the west to the old wives tales, the whispers, the fear that the Change brings.
Thai massage is an ancient healing art thought to have traveled from India to Thailand some 2500 years ago, developing into the system used in Thailand today. Until fairly recently it was a restricted art, only practiced in Buddhist temples where it was regarded as a spiritual healing system utilising invisible energy lines that run through the body. 
The craniosacral system is less known than the cardiac and circulatory, but not less important.
You see the description, 'Holistic Retreat', more and more these days.
Half of all new babies cry and fuss for more than two hours a day. Their prolonged wails often trigger exhaustion, breastfeeding failure, marital stress, maternal depression, and even child abuse...
The use of hypnosis as a therapeutic tool is as old as man himself. As far as can be traced back through time, we can find records of hypnosis being used to heal and to make change.
Self-hypnosis is a wonderful way to bring about change in your own life.
Sound has the power to transform pain and illness and to restore well being on a cellular level.
Do you want to stop smoking? Have you tried before and failed?
The entire human body is made from food plus air and water.
Bereavement is a familiar subject for many counsellors.In this moving article Debbie Collins shares with us her experience surrounding the death of her Father in Law, and compares the Italians' attitudes to bereavement and mourning with those of the British.
You’ve probably heard of Feng Shui (pronounced Fung Schway) being described as the placement of furniture, but there’s more to it than that as Foon Chik explains!
Ayurveda is the traditional natural medicine of India dating back over 5000 years. It is a unique holistic system of healing based on the interaction of body, mind and spirit.
According to the British Allergy Foundation an astounding 45% of the UK population are affected by food intolerances which can be associated with chronic illness conditions.
Hair contains all the minerals present in the body and, in most cases, reflects the quantity of these elements in your tissues. Analysis of this information provides a wealth of information on how efficiently your body is working and its nutritional status. 
There's a condition, which is now recognised by the medical profession, which is called S.A.D. - Seasonal Affective Disorder or Seasonal Adjustment Disorder, which can occur when there is a shortage of daylight, or, some say, a shortage of sunshine. Whichever it is it has a detrimental effect on our serotonin levels - our 'feeling of well being'. When our serotonin dips, we feel down or depressed, lethargic, can't seem to get enough sleep, don't want to go out, don't want to move about.
There are many therapies but aromatherapy is THE therapy for relaxation. Aromatherapy has been defined as “a natural treatment which uses the concentrated herbal energies in essential oils from plants in association with massage, friction, inhalation, compresses and baths … a holistic form of treatment which works with the body to promote health.”
Developed in the 1930's by a Harley Street doctor, Bach Flower Remedies are a gentle and natural aid to restoring emotional balance...
Do you worry about flying? Many people do...This article describes some practical techniques to keep the fear at bay.
In the late 1950s the Australian osteopath Tom Bowen, discovered unusual relationships existed between certain health complaints and particular patterns of muscular dysfunction his patients presented with.
Fiona Breslin introduces this blend of Chinese and Western massage techniques, and describes a typical therapy session...
Yoga will not leave you feeling drained or fatigued like other forms of exercise. Instead, due to the relaxing nature of yoga and the subtle effect that it has on the energy flow in the body, you will feel re-energised and revitalised.
In aromatherapy, Lavender oil is sometimes referred to as a 'panacea' or cure for everything. Certainly, here in the UK it’s the top-selling essential oil by far and is used for just about everything from headaches to insect bites.
There has never been a time in history when so much information has been made readily available to us in the fields of human nutrition and biochemistry.
Massage is one of the oldest and simplest of the healing arts and during pregnancy massage can safely, comfortably, and effectively relieve stress, whether it is physical, emotional, and/or psychological in origin.
Imagine you're in a room, with a group of people, perhaps chatting away and suddenly in walks a lion. An African, hair, teeth and claws, fully paid up member of the National Union of Carnivores and Allied Beasts, pads into the room and it's a bit peckish...
Depression - A state of extreme dejection or morbidly excessive melancholy; a state of hopelessness and feeling of inadequacy, often with physical symptoms (Oxford Dictionary, 1990)...
Autogenic training contributes to good health. It is probably the most effective simple technique for dealing with stress ever developed in the West. It is a thorough, comprehensive and highly successful deep relaxation technique developed in 1932 by the German psychiatrist Johannes H. Schultz...
Adlerian Counselling is not a particularly well known form of Counselling. Adler was a colleague of Freud's. They parted company due to a basic difference in approach. Put simply, Freud's opinion was that we are 'driven', mainly (in Freud's opinion) by unresolved sexual desires. Adler's theory was the opposite. Adler believed that we are 'drawn' towards our life goals...
Guided Meditation provides a way of experiencing self-esteem from the 'inside-out'. It allows us to find immediate empowerment by putting us in touch with a place within ourselves that contains inner wisdom and self-belief and already knows what we need to do to transform our lives...
EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques and is based on the body’s natural energy system that has been known and utilised for healing in the East for over five thousand years and to which we in the “enlightened” West, are just opening our minds.
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