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Art Therapy
Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses art as a means of communication. Art therapy offers the opportunity for expression and communication of thoughts and feelings.
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Art therapy offers an alternative route towards clients developing the capacity to relate to themselves in a healthy way. Art therapy allows for the expression and controlled release of strong and powerful feelings that are often associated with suffering with an eating disorder.
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Art therapy can be particularly helpful for people who struggle to express their thoughts and feelings verbally. Through artistic expression, clients can gain access to their inner feelings and find ways to work through them.
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The overall aim of art therapy is to enable practitioners to work with clients to help them effect change and growth on a personal level through the use of art materials in a safe and facilitating environment.
Food Intolerance Testing
A food intolerance is having an issue or problem digesting specific foods. This causes an uncomfortable physical reaction such as stomach pain, sickness and bloating.
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A food intolerance test is used to find out whether any reaction an individual is having from eating certain foods is due to them being unable to process the type of food definitively.
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By finding out if you are intolerant to a specific, or numerous foods or ingredients you can work towards eliminating them from your diet to reduce the preventable effects of digesting them foods.
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Individual has a confirmed result of whether they have any food intolerances and if so can adapt their diet to improve their physical health.
Hypnotherapy
It is a therapy by hypnotism that enables therapist explore client’s subconscious mind in order to determine treatment.
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It helps identify the root cause of the problem so that the emotional aspect can be dealt with. Negative behaviour patterns can be looked at and more positive habits can be learnt. Hypnotherapy can help to improve self confidence and self image so that the individual is able to view themselves differently.
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The therapist will help the patient to explore and resolve their ambivalence about recovery. Helps to change patterns of behaviour that have become habitual.
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​To show the patient the value of changing their behaviour, thereby bringing about positive change and a strong desire to maintain the changes over time.
Motivational Enhancement Therapy – MET
A style of person-centred counselling developed to facilitate changes in behaviour. MET is most commonly used to treat eating disorders but can also aid with panic attacks and trauma.
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MET helps the individual to understand the function of their eating disorder and work on their personal motivation for change.
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The therapist will help the patient to explore and resolve their ambivalence about recovery. Helps to change patterns of behaviour that have become habitual.
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To show the patient the value of changing their behaviour, thereby bringing about positive change and a strong desire to maintain the changes over time.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming – NLP
Works with the patient’s unconscious mind to create positive changes in behaviour, thought and perception. An individual’s behaviour can be changed through the application and techniques of NLP by changing the internal perception of an event, which changes the emotional state which creates a different behaviour.
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NLP can be an effective treatment in many areas of life. We offer NLP not only for eating disorders but also to help clients with a range of issues such as; focusing, setting life goals, relationships, giving up smoking and careers to name but a few.
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It teaches clients to take responsibility of their life, create positive choices and let go of negative emotions. A large amount of willingness and self help is necessary for effective NLP but it can be highly effective.
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Clients will improve communication skills, change, develop and evolve themselves and unhealthy thoughts and behaviours. NLP is used to empower individuals to maintain positive life changes and coping skills.
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