Issues We Treat

QLV Counselling and Hypnotherapy is a professional, private practice offering a range of therapeutic modalities in a safe, secure and confidential environment. QLV can help you quash addictive behaviors, unhelpful thought patterns or emotional traumas which may be preventing you from realizing your full potential. During your sessions, you will have the opportunity to describe your feelings and issues of concern and, with the assistance of your trained counsellor, reach decisions and actions that are based on informed choice.

Did you know that to take a quantum leap means to make a great, sudden, discontinuous change? QLV can help you make dramatic, life-lasting changes by skilfully and gently guiding you towards better choices and outcomes.

INTEGRATE THERAPIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR:

Happier, more rewarding relationships and setting healthy boundaries
Better work/life balance
Coping with anxiety, depression, and stress
Extreme sadness, loneliness, and isolation
Continuous feelings of marital, relationship and family dissatisfaction
Improving memory, focus, and concentration
Managing difficult emotions, including anger
Self-esteem and confidence
Examining phobias and alleviating their negative side-effects
Maintaining motivation, inspiration, and clarity
Forming healthy habits
Substance dependency: Nicotine, alcohol, and narcotics
Compulsive behaviors: Gambling, internet, and video games
Weight loss/gain and eating disorders
Sexual issues
Headaches and migraines

Insomnia and sleep disorders
Psychosomatic disorders
Support during medical treatment and pain management
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Codependency/Addictive Personality
Victims of a child, spousal and/or family abuse/violence
Issues with child/teenager behavior and negative attitudes
Dermatological conditions and nail-biting
Academic or athletic performance
Life coaching-Psychological Resilience/Emotional Intelligence
Career and employment issues (frequent job changes, difficulty with co-workers, management)
Workaholic behaviors (burn-out, workplace stress)
Repeated illness or non-compliance with treatment
Past-life regression
Knowing who you are, achieving your goals, and being in control of your life!

STRESS

Don’t let your stress get ahead of you. Get ahead of your stress so you can live a quality life where you can feel confident in your ability to overcome difficulties as they arise.

People experience stress in different ways. Thus we can not generalize when giving advice on how to identify stress in others. However, it usually manifests itself one way or another. It is important to identify stress-related problems as early as possible and take some actions before serious stress-related illness occurs. Prolonged stress makes people ill and can contribute to heart disease, high blood pressure, weakens our immune system, IBS, diabetes, allergies, muscle and joint pain, and other serious illnesses.

What can stress look like?

Body symptoms: headaches, back pain, chest pain, heart disease, high blood pressure, decreased immunity, frequent colds, skin complaints, indigestion, sleep problems, stomach problems. Emotional symptoms: moodiness, anxiety, worrying, panic, restlessness, depression, irritability, anger, feeling insecure, sadness, burnout, lack of focus, forgetfulness, sexual issues.

Behavioral symptoms: over-eating, under-eating, drug or alcohol abuse, increase smoking and caffeine, angry outbursts, crying spells, social withdrawal, conflicts, loss of sense of humor. Cognitive symptoms: memory problems, poor judgment, inability to concentrate, ‘brain fog’, indecision, self-doubt.

ADDICTIONS

We won’t judge you for your addictions. Often, in the absence of purpose and meaning, life can become unbearable. We can help you find a new way to soothe the pain, one that won’t harm your mind and your body, but a new path to improving all aspects of your life.

We are living in a modern world where, one way or the other, is about instant relief and quick distraction and satisfaction. We want to enjoy and have everything now, we do not want to wait, think or work on ourselves. Our culture, both psychologically and economically, is based on not supporting people to be with themselves. All substances of abuse are pain killers, both emotional and physical, but the suffering is experienced in the same part of the brain. As Eckhart Tolle said: “Addictions begin with pain and end with pain.” All addictions are the attempts to soothe the pain, so it is not about the addiction itself but about the pain, emotional traumas, etc.

Taking shortcuts and experiencing “quick getaway” might seem easier at that moment, but where do we end up and how to find our true-self? The only way is to find a way of being with your pain so that you can get to know what it is all about and understand how to find your true path and happiness. The power is in your hands, you are much stronger than you think. It is a matter of getting away from the cage and to adapt to your environment. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying has got a great line in it: “Whatever you do, don’t try and escape from your pain, but be with it.” By trying to escape from the pain you create more pain.

Call QLV Counselling & Hypnotherapy for a free chat and see if we can help you. Throughout Integrative Counselling and/or Clinical Hypnosis, we can help you to find the way to change your life for better, find alternative bonds and shift the perception.

ANXIETY & DEPRESSION

Anxiety and depression is the sensation of immense pressure from all directions. On the one hand, anxiety has you in a constant state of fight or flight, as something terrible could happen at any moment. On the other hand, depression can often be past traumas or regrettable events in your life weighing you down. When you suffer from anxiety and depression, you never truly get to live in the present. We will guide you through the process of regaining control of your life so you can live in the present and shed the unnecessary burdens of the past, and assist you in looking forward to the future instead of worrying about it.

Anxiety and depression can range from random mild feelings of emotional discomfort to consistent occurrences of disabling emotions. It can present itself in a number of ways, including phobias, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive behavior, feelings of unhappiness, frustration, guilt, and others. People who are depressed and/or who have anxiety can develop a number of health problems and be at risk of suicide, and if so, they need urgent help.

As with depression, often a combination of factors leads to a person developing anxiety. Some can be linked to a dopamine deficiency. Dopamine is the brain chemical that allows us to have feelings of pleasure, bliss, euphoria, motivation, concentration, focus, drive and responsible for regulating our muscle movements. Dopamine is also the primary neurotransmitter behind any addiction. We can increase dopamine naturally with things and activities that are good for us. For example proper sleep, exercise, sunlight, meditation, yoga, good habits, setting and achieving goals, etc. The good news is that depression and anxiety can be treated, just like physical conditions! And, we need to remember that we all experience some of these symptoms, from time to time, and it may not necessarily mean you are depressed. Not everyone who is experiencing depression and/or anxiety will have all of these symptoms. Feeling emotionally in pain and asking for help is not a sign of weakness. The sooner a person with anxiety and/or depression seeks for support, the sooner he or she can recover.

You Are Not Alone

Feeling Emotionally in Pain & Asking for Help is Not a Sign of Weakness.
Please call QLV Psychology now - we are here for you..

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