Henk Spierings is a qualified Body Worker, Counsellor and Psychotherapist.
SERVICES
Why Body Work or Counselling?
You would come to see me if you are in some sort of pain or difficulty. It might be physical, emotional or mental. Another thing that would bring you to me is if your life is restricted in some way, and you want to move past that. The restrictions I am talking about are the ones that you notice affecting your quality of life, your relationships and your career.
• They might be things you can put a name to, like depression or ongoing lower back pain.
• They can be things that have come up recently that are bothering you.
• They can be things that you can’t really put a name to, yet they hold you back.
• And there can be a sense that in spite of all the good things around you, and all of your achievements, something isn’t quite right.
• You might have trouble sleeping. Whether it's not being able to get to sleep, or though you sleep for a long time, you wake up feeling as though you have been in a battle zone all night.
The one thing all of these have in common is that they never seem to go away, and you can’t manage or change them by yourself. This can be enormously frustrating, and can also be painful.
I work with these problems using both Body Work and Counselling/Psychotherapy.
I invite you to think that if you choose to work with me, the end result will be a move away from that which restricts you, to an all encompassing enrichment of your life.
Body Work
The Body Work I do focuses on tracking what I notice about your bodily response to my touch. I track impulses to movement (or staying still), and I support anything that is not in a comfortable position. I also explore in depth when necessary, and can work as deeply as organs, tissue, fluids and your diaphragm and breath. The intention of this work is to enable your body to find a balanced state between relaxation and alertness. When you achieve this, you are able to deal better with life generally.
I do this work on a massage table, with clients fully clothed. If you're coming along for Body Work, it's best to wear loose clothing to allow full range of movement of limbs and joints. My techniques include Biodynamics, Somatic Therapy, and Ortho-Bionomy.
Injuries.....
I also work with everyday stresses, strains and injuries that people experience, in sport, in daily activity, and repetitive work like typing, or playing a musical instrument for long periods.
The overall intention of Body Work is to teach your body a new way to be, as it goes through all the problems and pleasures that the world presents every day.
Psychotherapy and Counselling
The Counselling and Therapy I do are not only directed towards the problem you present, but also towards exploring what processes and feelings are causing the problems. I try to understand what you are saying, but I also try to work out what might be underneath the words. I feed back what I hear, and what I think it means. This allows you to express feelings that may have been held back before. And that in turn releases the feelings and helps you move towards being happier in life.
My overall experience is that therapy can be hard work for both client and therapist. There is no quick fix that I am aware of, but the results of the effort can be very surprising and are always rewarding.
Which Modality?
In the first session with a client we decide together whether Body Work or Counselling is more appropriate to begin with. Often as we work together, the modalities change, or we work with both as the need arises.
Feelings, Emotions, Pain and Trauma
When you work with me, you can expect feelings (emotions) to come up. These might have been held back when a problem (trauma) arose, or kept happening. You hold feelings back purely for survival purposes. If you keep holding them back after the trauma is gone, you get uncomfortable (pain). How you get uncomfortable can vary. Dealing with the trauma and the feelings is most often the way to ease the pain, and start getting on with your life.
The Benefits.
You get to explore the problem and work through it, then past it.
You get to move past the pain and the intensity.
You get to find out a lot about yourself.
You get to interact with people in better and more enjoyable ways.
You realise you have a lot more potential than you thought.
You get to have a lot more choice in your life.
You get a better grip on reality, and as a result, you get on better in life.
I ask people to commit to four (4) sessions when they first come to see me, and we then review what has happened.
Fees
My current fees are $100.00 per hour. (December08)
About Henk Spierings
I initially trained with the College for Experiential Psychotherapy which was based in Sydney. I undertook the Body Work and Psychotherapy/Counselling modules. I do regular skills updates in both modalities. I take my case work to a supervisor regularly, and I also work on myself. This ensures that I provide the best service I can to clients.
Service Categories
Breathwork, Connective Tissue Massage, Counselling, Psychotherapy, Remedial Therapies
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