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The Consultation Process

"Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well." Josh Billings
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates

When you first come to Touch Therapy, we will together do a thorough assessment of your lifestyle, health history and reasons for coming for treatment. It is a requirement within the Code of Ethics of the Federation of Holistic Therapists of which I am a member, which also demands my confidentiality on your details. But more importantly, it’s a most essential element of any complimentary therapy for a number of reasons:

Not in any particular order of importance….

• it involves you in your commitment to well-being – I’m not just doing something to you – By coming for complementary therapy you are taking responsibility for your own health in a positive way
• as a therapist, it is important that I check you have no conditions for which a particular therapy might be unsuitable or that I need to work round. There are some conditions for which we would need to check with your GP about suitability for certain therapies.
• it gives a baseline on which to note improvements over subsequent treatments
• it’s an opportunity for you to take a step back and examine yourself holistically - ‘looking at the cards you hold’ – it’s interesting what connections you might see that hadn’t occurred to you before.
• the assessment gives us time to establish a rapport so you feel at ease during the treatment and get maximum benefit
• we discuss which therapy is appropriate and most therapeutic for you, what you might prefer or what you don’t like or want
• I explain how the therapy proceeds and what you can expect to experience during and after the treatment
• you ask questions

On subsequent visits I allow time for you to feedback and update on your situation, so further treatments continue to be refined to your needs.

'Southwell Life' - July 2006

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