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A cure for vaginismus – ‘Lisa’ tells her story

By Cara Ostryn | Jan 11, 2016

Lisa’s Cure for Vaginismus – The Thrive Programme Most women who come to see me for a cure for vaginismus feel hopeless and desperate and often can’t quite believe that there is an effective cure for the condition… There really is! The Thrive Programme helps women to understand exactly how they are creating the vaginismus…

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Children with emetophobia: How Molly overcame her fear of sick

By Cara Ostryn | Jan 2, 2016

Children with emetophobia Below is the video of Molly who came to see me recently for her fear of being sick (emetophobia). At its worst, the phobia stopped her leading a normal life – she had panic attacks that affecting her schooling, what she ate and drank, and would pace the floor at night, fearful…

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Generalised Anxiety Disorder

By Cara Ostryn | Dec 30, 2015

Generalised Anxiety Disorder – Do you feel anxious most of the time? So, Christmas has been and gone, and there’s no denying that it can be a stressful time of year for some people. However, as the party season draws to a close and life gets back to its normal routine, there are many people whose…

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New Video of Vicky who used The Thrive Programme to overcome her 30 year old agoraphobia and emetophobia

By Cara Ostryn | Sep 2, 2015

The Thrive Programme Here is a video of my amazing client Vicky who has just finished a course of Thrive to overcome her agoraphobia caused by emetophobia (fear of being sick). Apart from occasional ‘safe’ trips very close to home, she has been housebound for 30 years. Over that time, she had tried most kinds…

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New page added: Relationship Therapy

By Cara Ostryn | Aug 11, 2015

Relationship Therapy Rickmansworth I’ve just written a new page on my website about how the Thrive Programme can help people to overcome problems in their relationships. It’s often the case that when a person feels unhappy about themselves, they are stressed, or feel out of control in their lives, this will affect their relationship too.…

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Expect to feel uncomfortable!

By Cara Ostryn | Jun 30, 2015

Uncomfortable feel! The power of our mind and imagination are incredibly strong. If we expect and anticipate feeling a certain way, it greatly increases the likelihood that we will make this our reality. What we imagine become a self fulfilling prophesy and this is how many phobias and anxieties are created and maintained. Which is why…

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New video testimonial: Personal trainer overcomes binge eating

By Cara Ostryn | Jun 24, 2015

Binge eating This is my lovely Client Sam, a personal trainer who’d struggled for years with binge eating. His efforts and dedication have paid off and he now feels much more in control of his eating and in all other areas of his life. Well done Sam – you gave it 100% 🙂  

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Causes of vaginismus – is sexual abuse a factor?

By Cara Ostryn | May 8, 2015

Causes of vaginismus I received a call yesterday from the concerned mother of a 21 year old girl who has vaginismus, a condition whereby the vaginal muscles tighten making sex painful or impossible. Like most of the women that I treat with this problem, she had tried to seek help previously and had been to…

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Help for Hypochondria

By Cara Ostryn | May 5, 2015

Hypochondria Millions of people live in constant dread that they either have or will get a terrible disease. I am seeing increasing numbers of people for help with Health Anxiety, otherwise known as hypochondria. It can be a very distressing existence when you are often on the lookout for any pain or sensation that could indicate that…

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