What is Cranio-Sacral Therapy (CST)?
Cranio-Sacral Therapy (CST) is a profound, non-invasive healing modality that uses gentle touch to help release stress and tension from mind and body, calm and regulate the nervous system, and bring about an overall sense of harmony and well-being in one's life.
Caring and compassionate touch is something many of us are often desperately in need of, yet, in many cases, it doesn't always feel appropriate or safe. A trained therapist's assured and calm contact, tone of voice, and a peaceful setting, can significantly enhance the client's felt sense of safety, whereby their defences can soften and a deep letting-go and relaxation can take place. Gradually, the client can become more present within their body and more trusting of the natural healing processes at work. By working with touch in such a gentle and attuned way, clients are able to feel deeply heard and held, and can let go of what is weighing on them and undermining their health and vitality.
For further information on CST and its many benefits, please visit www.craniosacral.co.uk
CST can help to address and treat:
Mood Swings & Difficult Emotions
Stress & Overwhelm
Anxiety, Panic attacks, Phobias
Depression
ADHD
Autism
Colic, Hyperactivity (babies/children)
Headaches/Migraines
TMJ issues
Irritable bowel
Addictions
Chronic Fatigue
Recovery after Illness, Injury
General Aches/Pains
Frozen Shoulder
Sciatica
Tinnitus
Fibromyalgia
Insomnia/Sleep disturbances
Hormonal imbalances
Complex trauma, PTSD
Brain Fog
Training
I am a Registered Cranio-Sacral Therapist (R.C.S.T.) and Integrated Biodynamic Cranio-Sacral Therapist (I.B.C.S.T.), having completed my training at the College of Cranio-Sacral Therapy in London. I am CNHC registered, a member of the Craniosacral Therapy Association, insured through Holistic Insurance Services, and First Aid trained. I first discovered Cranio-Sacral Therapy (CST) in 2017. It really helped me to feel more calm and present in my body, and, overall, it made such a positive impact on how I saw life that I felt a strong urge to train in it myself and extend what has most benefitted me towards supporting others.
My journey continues within the world of CST and beyond. I have recently completed training in two postgraduate courses:
1) Trauma.
2) Distant Cranio-Sacral Integration (DCSI) 1 & 2.
I am deeply fascinated by this work and I feel increasingly passionate about assisting people at all stages of life so that they can feel whole again: at home in their bodies, relaxed, healthy and vibrant.
Approach
Using the core principles of my training in CST, my approach is to address the whole person and to tune into their body's natural intelligence. It is this that does the healing.
True health is not just the absence of disease or pain. It is our natural state; one of balance, vitality and harmony in body, mind, and spirit. My aim is never to 'fix' anyone. It is always to listen to the client's system and then attend to the root causes of their health issues as guided by that system, rather than just managing symptoms. It is always to empower the client to take an active role in their own healing.
