Frequently
Asked Questions
What methods are you using?
The methods we use are a combination of all of our research in traditional
psychology, NLP, hypnotherapy, EFT, and various other modalities,
together with our experiences of what worked for us in our own individual
cases, and for those of the hundreds of people we have worked with.
We integrate many aspects of different therapies, rather than working
with only one method, because we recognise that every individual
is different and every case of M.E. is different. We know (as we
are sure you do!) that what works for one person will not necessarily
work for another; our aim is to be best equipped to find what works
best for each patient.
What’s the difference between what you do and Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy (CBT)?
Both our work and CBT focus on changing the thinking and anxiety
patterns. However, there are some very significant differences. CBT’s
aim is to empower patients to feel more positive about their illness.
Our aim is to help them to recover.
CBT focuses on changing negative thought patterns into positive thought
patterns – what we call ‘rationalising’ the thought.
We take the view that if the thought has already been triggered,
you have already sent your body into a stress state and into rationalising,
(when these initial thoughts are not rational to begin with), and
therefore is not the most effective way of changing how your body
responds. Moreover, rationalising with fear, takes even more energy,
when the result we want is to use less energy thinking! Our
approach and methods, therefore, work on changing the way we think,
the structure of our thinking, and our entire focus – to change
the relationship between mind and body.
I’ve heard of The Lightning Process
and Alex mentions it in his book – is that something you
use?
Alex’s book was responsible for originally introducing The
Lightning Process as a treatment for M.E.; he was part of the first
ever Lightning Process training seminar for practitioners, and in
fact was asked to put together the book on the subject (although
ultimately he chose not to). Alex has also been further developing
and refining the methods within The Lightning Process throughout
his professional career, but he chose not to remain associated with
the technique, or even continue to use its name. This was primarily
because he was unhappy with how it was being marketed with extremely
over-inflated claims of success rates, and the blaming of delegates
for not using it properly when they did not get better.
In our approach, we use the development of The Lightning Process
as a part of what we do. For some people it can indeed seem like
a miraculous solution, but for others M.E. is a more complex illness
and in reality, if there was one ‘quick-fix’ for M.E.
then no-one would be ill any more! We also feel from our own recovery
process and that of hundreds of others, that to discount the physical
aspect of the illness is to ignore a vital factor in healing. We
are, after all, a mind, body and spirit, rather than just one of
these. For these reasons, none of our practitioners are licensed
Lightning Process practitioners anymore.
What about Reverse Therapy/Mickel Therapy?
When Anna was ill, one of the major factors in her recovery was the
recognition that her body – emotionally and physically – was
a ‘feedback’ mechanism, and that at least
some of the emotional and symptomatic information she was getting
had to be in some way ‘useful’. She understood that this
information would be key in helping her to get well, that her body
had an innate intelligence, and that by working in harmony with this,
by learning to speak its language, we are more likely to create a
state of health.
As a clinic, therefore, we have always sought to incorporate these
ideas into our approach in ways most useful to the patient.
What is the cancellation policy for the programme?
We are not able to accept cancellations at any point
once enrolled on the course, although we will always do our best
to defer your place to an alternative 90 Day Programme date should
this be necessary, (if you need to defer we would ask that you give
us two weeks' notice prior to the start of the live part of the course).
In addition, anyone paying by instalments who cancels before the
final instalment will be need to complete all 3 instalments. We are
unfortunately unable to give refunds or transfer payments towards
consultations at the clinic under any circumstances.
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