Frequently asked questions.
What’s the cost and how long do sessions last?
Your first Bowen session may include extra consultation time and is £50.00. Follow-up sessions are priced at £45.00. Sessions generally last from 30-45mins in duration.
Hypnotherapy sessions include a consultation/review within each appointment. Sessions are £80.00 and last 90 minutes with around 15-20 minutes consultation time.
Payment can be made by cash or online card/transfer. Online payments should be made at the time of booking and before your session.
How do I cancel or reschedule?
With busy lives juggling work and family time, I am compassionate to the reality that you may need to reschedule appointments. Generally speaking I do not charge fees under reasonable notice of a minimum 24hrs notice.
However, note that cancellations within a 12 hour period and no-shows will incur the half the fee, which will be added to your next visit.
Do you offer packages?
For Bowen block sessions, I offer 3 session blocks for £120.00 (saving you £15.00) or a 4 session block for £160.00 (saving you £20.00). A block is valid for 6 months, so you can plan your sessions. Blocks can't be transferred to friends and other family members.
Can I claim on my health insurance?
Many policies allow for a quota of complementary health claims, both Bowen and Hypnotherapy included, but it depends on the individual policy wording and terms. Often there will be a set number of sessions allowed within a year, so check with your insurer.
Are you insured?
Yes, I am fully insured with professional liability certification and first aid training. I am also a member of Bowen Therapist Professional Association (BTPA) and British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH). I abide to the standards of these bodies.
What will my Bowen session be like? Can I prepare?
Before your session, some preparation would be appreciated regarding your wearing of suitable comfortable clothing. I can work through light, loose clothing and can also work on skin where appropriate and comfortable for the client. Please avoid tight/restrictive clothing or suits and formal work-wear. If necessary, bring a light change of clothes with you.
During your session there will be short breaks where I will not be in contact with the body. This is normal and is simply offering an opportunity for the body’s response to the soft tissue stimulation I have applied.
How many sessions will I need?
Bowen
The number of Bowen sessions you will need depends very much on the nature of your condition, and whether we are working to resolve an acute pain and get you moving again, or dealing with a chronic pattern that may require more visits to stabilise and improve.
In many, but not all cases, we will work over 3-4 sessions, and I ask new clients to consider this minimal commitment to offer you the opportunity for both meaningful change and stability of outcome. In each individual case treatment will be tailored to your specific problem based on measurements and assessments.
I will not necessarily focus on symptomatic areas of the body where pain is experienced. This is normal and consistent with my complementary approach and global view of the body.
Although many clients feel immediate relief after their visit, I remind them that the body and nervous response continue to evaluate and respond to changes beyond the window of the session. For this reason, I recommend that all my clients are patient enough to wait 48-72 hours to allow for changes to stabilise. It is VERY IMPORTANT to move, particularly to walk, avoiding long periods of sitting post session. Gravity and movement are great integrators!
Hypnotherapy
Your hypnotherapy sessions vary, but again I will often ask you to commit to 2-3 sessions to gauge the progress and resolution of your issue over time. Exceptions are some simple phobia/fear sessions. I may give you work and exercises to practice between your sessions, appointments are often spaced 2 weeks or more apart, and we will generally review at each session to make sure your goals are met. You are always in control and in charge.
IEMT
The number of IEMT sessions a client requires depends on the complexity of the issues involved. Single-event memories may be successfully helped in 1-2 sessions, complex or developmental trauma, may often require a larger number of visits to help explore all relevant events, identifications and associations.
All IEMT work is robustly tested for change and integration so that we are both confident we are moving the problem towards an experience of resolution.
What does Bowen treat?
Bowen does not treat medical conditions. However, I have positive experiences helping improve the quality of life for many people, including those with conditions such as:
Lower back pain - Hip pain - Sciatic nerve pain - Knee pain - Ankle pain - Plantar pain - Coccyx pain - Jaw issues - Neck pain and restrictions - restricted movement and inflexibility - Shoulder pain and movement restriction - wrist, forearm and elbow issues - physical patterns of stress - hormonal imbalances including menopausal flushes - migraines and digestive issues - Fibromyalgia symptoms - asthma symptoms...this is not a comprehensive list!
What is important to understand is that I treat the person, assessing and correcting imbalances and allowing their system to integrate a move back to balance! With this change, symptoms improve within this more harmonious system.