When we carry out a consultation as Holistic therapists we endeavour to gain an insight into a person’s current state including any medical history. This enables us to try to find and treat the root CAUSE rather than just the presenting SYMPTOMS.

For example if a person visits their General Practitioner doctor with sore, itchy, dry skin, the doctor may choose to simply prescribe a topical steroid cream or emollient for the treatment of Eczema, thus only treating the symptom as a disease.

By comparison a Holistic Therapist however would see that Eczema is a potential symptom of another underlying problem, such as stress, food intolerance or a contact type of dermatitis. By thoroughly consulting with the client we may be able to establish what has potentially triggered the disorder and offer solutions to help restore balance accordingly. For example if this reaction is triggered by stress, your treatment would involve a vast amount of relaxation techniques, and extra treatment to the adrenal gland reflex encouraging the body to produce its own steroids along with home care recommendations.

Because holistic therapies address the state of the entire body and mind they help all the systems to function more efficiently and thereby help to keep the body in a healthier state which ultimately means that once educated to spot the triggers, the client is less likely to experience the reoccurrence of any problems.

The are many therapies that are classed as holistic such as reflexology, reiki, massage, crystal healing, meditation, hypnotherapy and aromatherapy as they all work to treat a person as a sum of their parts but any therapy can become holistic if we as therapists look at the whole picture.