who is Craniosacral therapy for?

Craniosacral Therapy is suitable for anyone, whatever their age or state, newborn babies to the elderly, whatever their condition – acute pain, chronic ill health, or simply maintaining wellbeing or wanting to find deep relaxation.

Some conditions Craniosacral Therapy can help with....

• Stress / heightened nervous system / living in a state of fight-or-flight, feel overwhelmed • Anxiety / Panic attacks
• Ear / Balance issues - Tinnitus / Labyrinthitis / Vertigo
• Chronic Fatigue / Burnout
• Neck pain / Tightness
• Depression / Low Moods
• Headaches / Migraines / Head Pain
• Back pain / Sciatica / Nerve pain

• Pain anywhere in the body- Sports-related injuries and held stress in the body
• TMJ disorders (temporomandibular joint) /Bruxism
• Immune issues
• Emotional trauma / Feeling disconnected from the body
• Sleep difficulties/insomnia
• Post-accident trauma and healing / Surgery
• Facial nerve issues
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Post-pregnancy (post-partum) difficulties
• Cranial nerve dysfunction
• Sinus problems
• Post-COVID Symptoms
• Hopelessness / Feeling stuck
• Eye problems
• Menstrual cramps
• Meningitis
• Menopause / Perimenopause
• Autism
• Fibromyalgia
• Carpal tunnel syndrome

• Pain anywhere in the body- Sports-related injuries and held stress in the body
• TMJ disorders (temporomandibular joint) /Bruxism
• Immune issues
• Emotional trauma / Feeling disconnected from the body
• Sleep difficulties/insomnia
• Post-accident trauma and healing / Surgery
• Facial nerve issues
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Post-pregnancy (post-partum) difficulties
• Cranial nerve dysfunction
• Sinus problems
• Post-COVID Symptoms
• Hopelessness / Feeling stuck
• Eye problems
• Menstrual cramps
• Meningitis
• Menopause / Perimenopause
• Autism
• Fibromyalgia
• Carpal tunnel syndrome

Some possible reasons people come for treatments are...
• To help connect mind with body
• Engaged in stressful and demanding careers
• Experiencing loss or grief
• Experiencing unexplained pain such as neck, back and shoulder tension
  and headaches
• Often feeling anxious / stressed / in a heightened state
• Post-traumatic stress
• Appreciative that body work can be used to help develop a personal
  mindfulness practice
• Want to connect with a sense of spirit
• Want to deepen self- and body- awareness
• Want to feel a sense of harmony and peace
• Want a feeling of letting go
• Want to feel balanced
• Want to feel increased energy
• What to feel more grounded and in the moment
• Want to escape life for an hour and disappear into blissful harmony

WHAT DOES A TREATMENT INVOLVE?

I will take a written case history, listening with care to the reasons for your visit. This part of the session is important, both for gathering information, and to establish a good understanding of why you came for the session.

You then lie fully clothed on a treatment couch. If you are unable to lay flat, you can lie on your side, or in a chair.  Typically, during the session you relax quietly while I use a number of gentle hand contacts on the head and the spine, including the sacrum (the triangular bone at the base of your spine), and other areas around the body. I will discuss these before we start the session. Please wear loose comfortable clothing if you can. 

WHAT might I EXPERIENCE?

People report a wide variety of experiences during and after a treatment, including the following: 

•    Deep relaxation and sense of ease
•    Warmth and tingling sensations with releases around the body
•    Feeling grounded and in the moment
•    A sense of harmony and peace
•    A feeling of letting go
•    Feeling balanced
•    Increased energy
•    Feeling more fully alive
•    Seeing different colours and patterns
•    Remembering past events.  
•    Getting in touch with emotions
•    Connecting with a sense of spirit
•    Deepening self- and body-awareness.

AFTERWARDS

After a session, there is occasionally a short period of adjustment as part of the healing process, where you may become more aware of symptoms. Sometimes people report relief after only one or two sessions. For long-standing problems, further sessions are usually required. Some people find they benefit from regular treatment over an extended period

and say that, as well as noticing improvement in their physical or emotional symptoms, they feel that they have more awareness of their own needs and strengths, and their quality of life has improved.

Craniosacral Therapy for babies 

** I presently do not treat babies **

Babies are brought for Craniosacral therapy for a wide spectrum of conditions. Craniosacral therapy has gained a reputation for its exceptional ability to resolve - colic, poor sleep, ear infections, restlessness, digestive and eating disorders, agitation and traumatic or difficult births. Treatment can benefit all babies including those who have had problem-free births.

Craniosacral therapy can help deeply calm the baby, and gently release any imbalances, compression or distortions within the babies system encouraging the baby's health to come into its own.