The Consultation
Your consultation will give you time and space to discover some underlying aspects of your health and well-being. Meike will ask questions about your general well-being as well as the particular symptoms you are coming with. All information is treated confidentialy. Your medical and family medical histories will also be taken, in order to complete your constitutional profile. A remedy that matches your individual profile, in the form of a few doses of tablets or drops, is prescribed. This treatment is designed to activate your own healing mechanisms, so long-term courses of tablets is not necessary. To ensure a sustained improvement of your condition, a follow-up appointment, is recommended within 3-6 weeks.
You should notice some improvements within a few days. Homeopaths offer a unique service to ensure that you are not left 'high and dry' after treatment. If no progress is being made you are encouraged to keep in contact with your homeopath between treatments.
Many clients choose to return for a six monthly check-up, to ensure that their health stays to it's optimum, thus avoiding future ill health.
As a qualified Mace Method practitioner I can also offer an effective supporting treatment, in some cases, by enabling you to release any negative thought patterns that may cause ongoing stress.
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Or: What clients have said
"Why should I go to a homeopath when I can buy homeopathic remedies over the counter?"
Over the counter homoepathic remedies can in many cases aleviate short-term symptoms. A professional homeopath, however, will gain far more in-depth information in order to match the exact picture of the individual. This treatment would lead to more effective, longer lasting imrpovements to your health.
"Is homeopathy only placebo and therefore do I have to believe in it for it to work?"
The remedies work just as well with small children and animals, who do not have a 'fixed will', which enables the placebo phenomena. There have been studies carried out, in particular at Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital that show significantly more frequent improvements with real treatment than the 'placebo' control group. See links for the Society of Homeopaths and the Facualty of Homeopaths for further details. In my experience, even the most sceptical patients have benefitted from treatment.
"How soon can I expect an improvement in my condition?"
This depends on the nature of your illness. If if it accute, such as a cold, then your should notice an improvement within a few hours. If the illness is ongoing and you have had it for some time, the positive changes may be more subtle, but should be experienced within a few days. The first signs most people experience is feeling more relaxed and positive, which indicates that your healing mechanism is acting.
"Can I use homeopathy with my existing medication from the doctor?"
The remedies, in most cases, still act, but do not harm your medication. I always encourage patients to maintain important contact with their GP or consultant.
"Do you do allergy testing, blood testing, hair analysis etc. to work out what is causing my ailments?"
My question isn't what is causing a problem for you, but why it is causing a problem. Good constitutional homeopathic treatment will enable your body to function in a balanced and adaptive way, thus lessening the likelihood of needing to avoid aggrevating substances.
If your symptoms are potentially serious, I always refer patients to their GP for diagnosis, testing or monitoring.
"How many sessions would I need to have"
On average patients benefit from about four sessions. This is to ensure that long-term healing has been achieved. If there is a quick recovery, with no complicated health issues, less is required. In some deeply chronic cases, more work may be needed to 'unravel' the case.
"Now that I have decided to do something about my health, I am pursuing several complementary therapies including yours, is that ok?"
It's good that you would like to get to the bottom of your ailments, but my advice is to try them one at a time, otherwise you will not know what is working. Because homeopathy works with your energy system, other therapies such as accupuncture at the same time could be counterproductive.