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York Mind-Body Health Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: How many sessions will I need?
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This depends on the nature of the issues you're working on.
Some people achieve what they want in as little as four or five
sessions; others take more time.
Often in the beginning the sessions are weekly but become more
spaced out later in the process.
Neurofeedback takes more sessions: at least ten, more likely
twenty plus - however the sessions are usually shorter, reducing the
costs. Neurofeedback sessions should be at least one a week.
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Q: How much will my investment be?
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Currently my rates are £47 per full-length session. A full
session takes an hour or slightly over (I recommend you allow 1 hour
and 15 minutes).
Neurofeedback sessions can be shorter and so cheaper at £27 for
sessions up to half an hour.
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Q: Do you offer concessionary rates to people on low income?
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Yes - please contact me and we can discuss this.
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Q: Do you offer evening and weekend appointments?
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Yes, a limited number are available, but at an increased cost of
£57 (weekend) and £52 (evening) for a full session.
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Q: Can I practise biofeedback at home?
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Yes. York Mind-Body Health has some biofeedback instruments
available for hire, explicitly for this purpose. One such instrument
is the Freeze-Framer developed by the Heartmath Institute - it monitors and trains
Heart
Rate Variability. The rent is £5 per week.
If you wish to purchase your own instrument I can offer advise.
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Q: What can I expect if I decide to embark on biofeedback therapy?
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Usually the first couple of sessions are primarily given to
assessment - beginning with the question, 'what would you like to
achieve?' Ideally we look for positive and specific goals. If we
don't know where we're going we aren't likely to get there. We also
build up a detailed picture of the problem - the how of the problem
rather than the why. We look at what actually happens in the
contexts of the problem - both physically and mentally.
Part of the assessment is looking at physiology using biofeedback
instruments. This is not a medical procedure or test. We're not
trying to diagnose illness, rather we're looking for your individual
style of responding to stress.
The sensors are attached to the skin but none of them are painful
or uncomfortable.
The process is essentially about learning - initially, basic
skills (e.g. in the area of emotional management) and then later,
learning to apply these skills in real contexts. When you're
learning anything, practice is crucial. An important element is your
interest in and willingness to use and extend what you learn,
outside of the sessions.
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