If you are a cancer patient, or care for someone with cancer, you will know that you suffer not only the effects of the disease but also the emotional stresses that come with it.

Fortunately there are new, easy to learn techniques which can rapidly reduce the feelings of stress, anxiety and trauma associated with cancer.

After the diagnosis you may have a range of emotional stresses to cope with as well as the physical issues of the disease.

• You have to cope with stress and anxiety from the diagnosis itself.
• You may be afraid of treatments or scans.
• Perhaps you are finding it difficult to maintain a positive mental attitude.
• Maybe you can’t cope with the side effects of the treatments.

Being overwhelmed with the emotional stresses of cancer isn’t going to improve your quality of life or your chances of overcoming the disease.

Up to now stress, anxiety and trauma have usually been dealt with by reassurance, cups of tea, counselling and in some cases medication. Now there is something extra.

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a simple to learn and use technique to ease the negative emotions of the cancer experience.

Although it seems to be much too simple to work EFT can offer many benefits when used in this context.

• Quick and effective stress relief. Once you have EFT at your disposal you can use it very simply and easily to reduce anxiety and stress in all sorts of situations.
• EFT uses the body’s own natural relaxation methods.
• This approach completely supports conventional treatments.

How specifically can EFT help?

• You can relieve your fears and anxieties.
• Neutralise the trauma of your diagnosis
• You can neutralise the stress associated with the word cancer.
• Change your negative beliefs about the illness
• Use EFT to help you manage pain or other physical symptoms
• Reduce your fears about treatment
• Reduce your fears for the future

How does this work in practise?

Every person is different. You will have your own unique story. I tailor my work to fit with your circumstances .

In the first session I show you how to use EFT and we use it to relieve the stress and anxieties they are currently feeling. Most people find EFT makes a big difference right away, however if you do not experience an improvement by the end of the first session I will refund your fee without question.

In future sessions we neutralise the trauma of the diagnosis, change limiting beliefs and fears and whatever specific issues come up for you.

This approach isn’t a magic wand. EFT works wonders but you have to do the work to get the benefit. I encourage my clients to use the approaches I show them between sessions, the more you take back emotional control of your life the better you will feel.

You don’t have to be a cancer patient to benefit from this approach. These techniques work with people who have successfully completed their cancer treatment and who are apprehensive about their future.

Where and when?

I can see people by arrangement at The Bodyworks Centre in Hexham and the Jesmond Therapy Centre in Newcastle.

Call 0754 700 9116 for further information or to make an appointment.