YOUR TRAUMA STORED IN YOUR BODY: WHAT SOMATIC THERAPY IS (AND IS NOT)
Somatic therapies are a body – and mind-based approach to healing. Far from just being a popular current trend, somatic therapies are evidence-based psychological techniques used by trained clinical social workers, psychotherapists, and psychologists to create lasting change in people struggling with trauma, including PTSD. Current research indicate that somatic therapies recognise a fundamental truth: […]
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDICAL DOCTORS AND PSYCHOTHERAPISTS?
Your immediate response could easily be OF COURSE there is a difference. A doctor is a professional, deals with my physical health, has to study for years and a therapist is none of those things. The truth may be less obvious. In reality, doctors (in South Africa) have to study for seven years with two […]
CAVEAT EMPTOR – LET THE BUYER BEWARE
While scrolling through a Facebook group, I came across a parent seeking hypnotherapy for their young adult child, who has been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), believing the hypnotherapy could address the root cause of the disorder. I clarified that hypnotherapy is not an appropriate treatment for BPD. but rather Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) […]
CAN REIKI HEALING BECOME A REAL JOB?
I was recently attacked on social media about advertising my Reiki healing services. This person came across as a religious fanatic and stated that Reiki is ‘unkosher’ (illegitimate) and that I should get a ‘real’ job. What is a ‘real’ job? Is it an 8am to 5pm, sit behind the desk and a computer, attending […]
HEALERS SHOULD BE LOOKING AT WHAT IS BEST FOR THEIR CLIENT AND NOT WHAT IS BEST FOR THEIR PERSONAL GAIN.
I was contacted by a potential client requesting urgent healing. This person wanted to find out how soon I could give them an appointment and frankly, sounded desperate. I suggested a few days and times and the client chose one and we settled. The following day I received a Whatsapp message from this client stating […]
IS IT NECESSARY TO HAVE A PROPER QUALIFICATION AS A SPIRITUAL HEALER?
People often ask: Is it necessary to have a proper qualification as a Healer? We at Inner Essence Holistic Therapies strongly believe in education, earning of qualification and being registered with a governing body for several reasons: 1. Clients can research on one’s qualifications whether the qualification is authentic, if the healer (already having a […]
WITH THE BEST OF INTENTION, ONE MAY CAUSE HARM UNWITTINGLY
Social media is truly a remarkable way of reaching out to others to offer support. With so much negativity around, there is still a fair amount of goodness around us from people who are compassionate and wanting to reach out to those that are perhaps, less fortunate than others. I have seen on several occasions […]
FEAR
My husband has been nagging me star blog. The thought of starting my own blog started an explosion of questions in my mind: Why would people read my blog? Is what I have to say important? How is this going to benefit my followers? Is it really necessary? Surely this is a modern way of […]
WHAT DO SOCIAL WORKERS ACTUALLY DO?
WHAT DO SOCIAL WORKERS ACTUALLY DO? I’d like to take the opportunity to clarify what social workers do as a profession: *Social workers seldom work alongside counselors as social workers are highly and intensively trained in counseling and clinical social workers are trained in psychotherapy. They work short term and long term with their clients. […]
RELATIONSHIP TABOOS NO ONE TALKS ABOUT
There are many aspects of long term relationships and marriages that are often not openly discussed, either because they are considered taboo, uncomfortable, or simply taken for granted. Some of these include: 1. Loss of Romantic or Sexual Desire: Many couples experience a decline in sexual intimacy, but few openly admit it. One partner may […]