Posts by Chris
Essential Oils with a Male Psyche
You may remember I wrote a blog post on the Floral essential oils and how they remind me of women at certain stages in their lives. Well it came to me, while teaching the Aromatherapy group, that perhaps I ought to do the same about the oils which I think of as being “male”, or…
Read MoreBowen Therapy for you?
It’s always nice when our therapists tell us of some amazing feedback they have received from their clients. Here’s some feedback that Bernadette Tunney received from one of her Bowen Therapy clients: I have fibromyalgia and I would definitely recommend bowen therapy for anyone suffering with chronic pain disorders. I have had 6 sessions so…
Read MoreWolverhampton and life lessons
I lived in Wolverhampton for 11 years in the late 70s and 80s, and I go back only rarely these days, usually when an old friend has an occasion or, sadly a funeral. I’m a member of a group on Facebook which has lots of photographs of Wolverhampton in the old days, and also of…
Read MoreThe Floral Females of Aromatherapy
While teaching the Aromatherapy class the other day I came up with these female personas for the floral essential oils. I think it’s a great way to remember who and what and what for! 1. Chamomiles. The Chamomiles are the girls who climb on your lap saying “Daddy, what’s wrong?”. These are the girls whose…
Read MoreWhat is CBT?
Our student CBT counsellor, Ben Warden, is available mornings and Saturdays for sessions. He wrote this piece for us on his therapy and what he can do for you. If you’d like to see him, please contact the Centre. As he is still a student, we ask that you pay his room hire fees which…
Read MoreInterested in your past life?
Are you ready to explore a past life? Have you ever had the thought that although you had never been to a place before that it seemed somewhat familiar? Or always wondered why you had a natural ability to learn another language or play a musical instrument? Or conversely do you feel that something from…
Read MoreWelcome to Sharon Fereday
The Centre takes its counselling provision very seriously. We are really pleased that Sharon Fereday works from the Centre, as it means we can ensure that our student counsellors have on-side supervision. Here’s what she says about herself: Hi I’m Sharon a therapist originally trained in CBT, now working in an eclectic style (drawing from…
Read MoreWelcome Duncan Adams!
We are very pleased to welcome Duncan Adams to the Centre, who is a hypnotherapist from Solihull Hypnotherapy but would like to expand his practice over to the Coventry area. This is what he says about himself and his practice. I am an experienced and fully qualified Hypnotherapist, who works with clients to help them…
Read MoreHow walking down stairs changed my life!
I realised today it is now 10 years since I completed my NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Complementary Therapies at Daventry College. How did someone who taught for two universities and ran a successful support business for charities come to change direction so completely? In June 2007 I was teaching “Managing Voluntary Organisations” for Leicester…
Read MoreWe are now a “Cancer Aware” centre!
Following the weekend training at the Centre, we are now able to say that The Amethyst Centre is a “Cancer Aware” Centre! The Amethyst Centre became the first Centre in the UK to become accredited with the “Supporting Clients with Cancer” qualification. This qualification has been developed by Elizabeth Russell of Global Heart Healing and…
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