Emotions
Our team is frequently commended for a positive and sensitive attitude to emotions. Support can help during emotional challenges, life transitions, illness and medical care, including fertility care.
Your medical specialist is your first point of call and will discuss your options for personal or family guidance. He or she will listen to your concerns and consider your age and personal history (menopause, for instance, or severe PMT / PMS, can trigger very troubling emotions).
Medical care involving anti-depressant or hormone medication is occasionally useful when depression or anxiety are the main issues. For long term benefits we strongly recommend medication is combined with psychotherapy, counselling or another complementary therapy.
Viveka's EMO (emotional support) team offers sensitive and practical assistance - a space for you to share your feelings and get a clearer idea of the main issues affecting you, and where you would like to introduce change. The team includes a highly experienced personal and family therapist, a hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner; a psychotherapist specialising in the impact of early life events, and a life coach. With support, you may be surprised how being listened to, and taking simple practical measures, can make a significant impact very rapidly.
Complementary therapies include osteopathy, acupuncture and homeopathy - the specialists at Viveka have a high reputation for their work with women.
Nutritional changes can improve hormonal balance and help to stabilise emotions. Our team of nutritionists are specialists in women's health.
Lifestyle measures may make a big difference. Viveka's life coach may be the person you need to help you get your own life on track.
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 help us devise the best treatment for you. See our newsletter, February 2009; and why not look into the 'Period Tracker' App for your iphone, or use a website that will allow you to record your feelings and symptoms through the month.
