Freedom From M.E. Information
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"Freedom From M.E.” Journeys
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“M.E. in the 21st Century: You are no longer
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Team
Founder and Clinical Director - Alex Howard BSc(Hons)
Alex
Howard is the founder and director of the clinic. Alex suffered from
M.E. for seven years, and spent two years virtually bed-bound. After
reaching the point of near suicide, Alex made the commitment of doing
everything he could to turn around his own situation and help others
in similar situations. Alex is the author of “WHY ME? My Journey from M.E. to Health and Happiness,” producer of a number of groundbreaking audio programmes including “Learn to Relax,” “The Sleep Inducer,” “Healing M.E. The Holistic Way” two new DVD's due out in September “Beat Fatigue with Yoga” and “Freedom from M.E.” and
is on an going journey of pursuing and integrating into the clinic
the very latest ideas available. Since his recovery Alex has worked
tirelessly and with great dedication to help those affected by M.E.,
with the clinic now having a database of over 5,000 people.
Director
of Nutrition - Niki Gratrix Dip ION, mBANT
Niki spent a number of years in corporate banking before deciding to follow her path and retrain as a health practitioner. Niki's training, which developed into a mission to integrate the best of what is available in integrative medicine today, has seen her travel all over the world and qualify as a clinical nutritionist, yoga teacher, personal trainer and NLP practitioner. Niki has read over 1,000 books in the field of health and healing, and is fast becoming one of the worlds leading experts on treating M.E. Her protocols for treating the physical components of M.E. are the cutting edge, and she has recently been approached to train other nutritionists in her unique approach.
Director
of Psychology - Anna Duschinsky MA(Hons)
Anna suffered from M.E. for a number of years, and through determination and tenacity was able to make a full recovery, using many of the techniques now offered by the clinic. Anna holds a degree from Cambridge University, numerous qualifications in mind-body approaches, and is known for her caring and compassionate style. In her role as Director of Psychology at the clinic, Anna has been responsible for researching all of the latest approaches out there to treating M.E. from a non-physical view point, and has been responsible for creating the most cutting edge protocol we believe to be available in the world today
Visionary Psychology Practitioners
Ashley
Meyer Dip.Clin.Hyp.NLP.Coach CMP NLP EFT - Advanced
Ashley Meyer first met Alex when he helped him to proof read
one of the early drafts of “WHY ME?” and they have been friends
ever since. Ashley had a very successful career in the corporate events
industry before discovering his real gift lay in helping and supporting
others. Ashley initially trained as a Clinical Hypnotherapist and NLP
Practitioner, continuing to develop his therapeutic skills and becoming
passionately involved in Meridian energy therapies (EFT & TAT).
He is now a certified trainer of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and
is also one of the trainers at the clinic’s practitioner training
course. Ashley has worked with the clinic for over two years and has
a very thorough understanding of the psychological aspects of M.E. With
his warm and giving manner, Ashley is a very skilful therapist.
Sarah
Marshall
BSc(Hons) Dip Clin Hyp Coach CMP NLP EFT-Advanced
Sarah had M.E. for over 5 years, ending her career
in IT. Having had her life taken away from her, she embarked upon on
her own journey of discovery about why she became ill, what was preventing
her from recovering her health, and how to turn that around; this eventually
led to a full recovery. Sarah went on to train in many of the techniques
that she has found beneficial to her recovery. Before joining the Optimum
Health Clinic she had treated hundreds of M.E. patients and brings her
own insights and excellent experience to the clinic team. Sarah is known
for her enthusiasm, and her caring and intuitive approach.
Philippa
Hare Bsc (Hons), Dip.Clin.Hyp.NLP.Coach.EFT
Phil started out with a successful career with an international
market research consultancy, developing ME in her mid-30s. Deciding
to leave Corporate life to aid her recovery, she accompanied her
partner on a series of ex-pat postings to Africa, during which her
health deteriorated further and she became almost completely housebound.
When she came across Alex's book, she decided to contact him, and
gives much of the credit for her complete recovery to her own willingness
to face up to the root causes of her illness, with the support of
both the psychology and nutritional therapy practitioners at the
Clinic. Building on a new sense of balance and freedom in her life,
Phil qualified as a practitioner with the Clinic and, as well as
one-to-one work, she regularly assists on the 90 Day Programme. Clients
comment that Phil has a calm, reassuring presence and a gentle, intuitive
style.
Linda
Hall Dip.Clin.Hyp.NLP.Coach.EFT
Linda’s original background was as an artist,
before moving into the complementary health-care field in 1993, working
in holistic massage. Linda undertook further training in healing
and counselling, and went on to become a sought after meditation
teacher. Having suffered from M.E. herself for eight and half years,
and originally coming to the clinic as a patient, Linda draws on
her own experience and immense knowledge in the fields of health
and psychology. Linda runs meditation groups by conference call for
the clinic (information at www.MeditationForLife.co.uk)
and also works with patients one-on-one by telephone.
Clinical Nutritionists
Tanya Page BSc(Hons) dip ION
Tanya is a clinical nutritionist with a background in food technology
and process engineering. After gaining a 1st class honours degree in
Food Technology at Reading University in the early 90s, Tanya's interest
in health through nutrition was sparked when her terminally ill mother
appeared to gain some precious months through eating well. This inspired
her to put her food industry career on hold and re-train in nutritional
therapy. She went on to produce the best dissertation in her year with
her work on essential fats and their role in cancer treatment. Tanya
joined the clinic team in July 2006, and since then has played a key
role in the research and testing of the clinics protocols, and has extensive
experience working with patients with M.E. In addition to her technical
experience and background, Tanya is also known for her caring and empathic
style.
Sanna
Anderson dip ION, mBANT
Sanna spent the first 10 years of her
career in the financial industry enjoying the challenges of the corporate
world. She has always been a keen cook and is passionate about good
food, but it wasn’t until experiencing the dramatic effects of
a diet change on her own health that she realised the impact good nutrition
can have on the quality of life.
Sanna joined The Optimum Health Clinic in the very
early days in a support role as one of its first employees. She was
responsible for helping to develop the clinic's nutritional protocols,
especially our metabolic typing system. Sanna has always been popular
with patients for her kind and caring style, and this alongside her
strong knowledge of the biochemistry involved with M.E. patients, makes
her a truly effective practitioner.
Support Staff
Caroline
Spencer
Caroline originally met Alex on a retreat where they
had been spending a week together, contemplating, amongst other things
‘the meaning of life’. On the journey back from the retreat,
Caroline mentioned she was looking to change jobs. Alex made a mental
note that if anything came up at The Optimum Health Clinic she would
be a great addition to the team; a year later, the role of Operations
Manager became available. Caroline’s excellent organisational
skills are instrumental in maintaining the calm in our busy admin office.
She is frequently the first point of contact with our clients on the
telephone; her compassionate and caring manner make her an invaluable
asset to our team.
Lois
Thorpe
Lois suffered from M.E. for eight years. At her first appointment with
Alex he asked her to build the clinic's specialist website,www.FreedomFromME.co.uk.
As her health improved she has worked on a number of other projects for
the clinic and is now also fulfilling her dream of studying music at
university. Lois is a freelance webdesigner, and if you would like to
use her for one of your projects we can't recommend her highly enough.
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Patient Comments
"I feel so much better…
I have felt supported all the way, which has also
been really important, so thank you"
Barbara Knox, Shropshire
"I can honestly say, without
fear of exaggeration, that these treatments have completely
turned my life around. I have a quality of life and
sense of purpose I'd never even dared to dream of. I feel
better than I've ever done in my life (even before I got ill)"
Paula Hardcastle, Germany
"My IBS symptoms have almost
gone. I had been suffering this problem for at least
20 years. Having someone who knew about this illness
and understands how it really feels was a great."
Lynda Wakefield, Co Durham
"I had given up
thinking about “being normal” ever again, however
the improvement I have experienced has given me new hope."
PD, USA
"I have noticed massive
changes from that one session, I walked into the clinic
a completely different person to the one that walked out,
no-one could believe that in two hours someone could have
such an effect on me."
Anon, subsequently written up in Company magazine
"I now need around
2 hours less sleep a night than I did before I went
to the clinic and feel much more peaceful and relaxed throughout
the day. The coaching side of things has left me feeling excited
and positive about the future."
Ben Green, Manchester
"Alex gave me that
vision, he taught me the tools, he gave me the confidence,
and within three months I was back to optimum health."
Alison Raphael, Hertfordshire
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