Emotions
The team at Viveka is frequently commended for a positive and sensitive attitude to emotions. Our doctors appreciate the emotional impact of illness and treatment, for individuals and families, and may recommend additional emotional support from within the wider team. Our complementary therapists are highly skilled in supporting emotional wellbeing, whatever your stage of life. And we have a specialist 'Emo' (emotional support) team, with counsellors, psychologists and psychotherapists experienced in working with women of all ages.
Your medical specialist is your first point of call and will discuss your options for emotional support and personal or family guidance.
Medical care involving anti-depressant or hormone medication is occasionally useful. For long term benefits we strongly recommend it is combined with psychotherapy, counselling or another complementary therapy.
Viveka's EMO (emotional support) team includes a highly experienced personal and family therapist. Other team members include a hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner; a psychotherapist specialising in early life effects on current emotions, and a life coach. Our team believes that simple practical measures can make a significant impact very rapidly.
People often don’t realise the effect of anxiety and tension on their lives and their relationships. You may feel under pressure from many sources. We are proud of helping people to understand their strengths, express themselves clearly, and overcome fear. Many women who undergo medical or fertility care value additional emotional help. We offer either one-to-one or couples counselling.
Emotions are frequently linked with relationships. For wider support you may wish to visit our family therapist or attend a course.
Complementary therapies influence emotional wellbeing and can be extremely useful. Osteopaths, acupuncturists and homeopaths at Viveka are well known for their understanding and support.
Nutritional changes can help by reducing the emotional rollercoaster that comes with sugar highs and lows, supporting your hormone-producing glands, and rectifying mineral or vitamin deficiencies that may affect energy levels.
Lifestyle measures may make a big difference by supporting your general health, and creating space for you to do the things you love to do. Viveka has a life coach whose specialty is helping women assess lifestyle balance and create 'me' time, and learn new ways to cope under pressure or communicate important thoughts and feelings. We also have a fitness coach if you would like assistance to make exercise a regular part of your week, and we can help you with relaxation techniques.
Did you know?
PMS is sometimes mistakenly treated as if it were depression. A study by the National Association for Premenstrual Syndrome reveals that women are commonly offered anti-depressants by GPs when the real problem is menstrual-cycle triggered mood swings. Sharing a menstrual, mood and symptom diary with your gynaecologist can assist successful treatment. (see our newsletter, february 2009)
