In our first conversation, we discuss emotional strain and your current medical care. Together, we consider whether this approach is right for you.
Mind–Body Connection
Stress & the physical experience
What we think, feel and experience does not exist only in the mind. Our emotional state can influence the nervous, hormonal and immune systems, and prolonged stress can affect the way the body functions, recovers and responds.
For some people, emotional strain and chronic stress can intensify physical symptoms or become one of several factors contributing to the onset or flare-up of a health condition. Pain, tension, digestive symptoms, skin reactions, fatigue and other physical experiences can also become closely connected with stress responses, expectations and learned patterns in the nervous system.
Support alongside medical care
Hypnotherapy works directly with this mind–body connection. By addressing stress responses, beliefs, emotional patterns and learned associations, it can help change the way the mind and body respond together – and for some people, this can bring meaningful improvement in physical as well as emotional symptoms.
Hypnotherapy can also be used alongside medical care to support people before, during and after medical procedures – helping to reduce stress and distress, manage discomfort and support the recovery process.
This does not mean that physical symptoms are “just in your mind”, nor does it replace medical diagnosis or treatment. Where a medical condition is present, hypnotherapy can be used alongside appropriate medical care as part of a more integrated approach to wellbeing.
Who you will work with
I’m Marta Encheva-Malinova, PhD, a hypnotherapist and Rapid Transformational Therapy® (RTT®) practitioner.
In our first conversation, we discuss strain, your experiences and current medical care to assess whether this approach is a suitable fit.
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RTT session
An RTT session usually lasts 90–120 minutes. We work with the experiences and associations connected with your specific concern.
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Support after the session
After the session, you receive a personalised recording to listen to regularly over the following weeks. We stay in regular contact during this time. After a minimum of three weeks, we review what you have noticed and whether further work would be useful.
