Hello, I'm Andy. I'm a registered, fully qualified Craniosacral Therapist based in Basingstoke.
What exactly is Craniosacral Therapy?
- It's a gentle, hands-on healing modality that uses light touch without force or manipulation.
- It helps your nervous system relax, calms the mind, eases stress and tension, and releases restrictions and blockages in the joints, muscles, organs, fascia and tissues.
- It promotes deep rest, improved circulation of blood, lymph, and cerebrospinal fluid.
- It helps you to feel more grounded and present in your body, clearer-headed, and to bring more harmony and energy back into your life.
- Strong focus on safety with a non-invasive approach mean that it's suitable for everyone - babies, children, adults, elderly - and it can work effectively alongside any existing healthcare or medical support.
Craniosacral Therapy can help with all manner of ailments and conditions, such as:
- Headaches/Migraine
- Anxiety and/or Depression
- Burnout/Overwhelm
- Chronic Fatigue and low energy
- Fibromyalgia
- Tinnitus and TMJ/Jaw issues
- Sciatica and back/neck pain
- Recovery after surgery/injury/illness
- IBS and digestive problems
- PTSD/developmental trauma
- ADHD
I offer a trauma-sensitive and intuitive approach. Effective Craniosacral Therapy requires stillness, slowness, a felt sense of safety, and sensitivity to what the client's body is needing in order to facilitate a gradual letting-go of any resistance and to enable profound levels of healing and integration.
what happens in a session
The initial session lasts for approximately 75 minutes and takes the form of a consultation followed by an introductory treatment. This gives us the chance to get to know one another and for you to get a taste of Craniosacral Therapy and how I work. I usually ask the client to lie down on the treatment couch fully clothed on their back. Pillows and blankets are provided for extra comfort. I will then get you to slowly relax and ensure that you're appropriately settled and ready before initiating any contact. I give special attention to the client's sense of safety. It's important to always go at your nervous system's pace, and, while I mainly work in silence, I like to check in with you throughout the session to ensure you're comfortable.
After the session, we'll have another chat to see how it was for you, and then if you're happy we'll book in a follow-up and/or work out a suitable treatment plan moving forward. Follow-up sessions last 60 minutes each. Alternatively, you can book a block of 3 sessions or 6 sessions in advance.
What did Cranio-Sacral Therapy do for me? How did it make me feel?
Following my first treatment I realised I'd never felt such a deep sense of peace, clarity, and wholeness before. The therapist took up such a gentle contact on my head and body that allowed me to be met and held in a way I'd always been longing for, yet had no way of accessing. They also didn't ask me loads of questions during the treatment, but somehow it was as though their touch and presence were communicating with me on a soul level. It felt deeply nourishing and healing.
Please reach out if you'd like to know more or if you're unsure whether Craniosacral Therapy is right for you.
