The Twickenham Therapy Centre

Homeopathy

What is Homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a form of natural medicine. It has been used since 1796 and has proved to be helpful in a number of complaints, such as:

Infertility

Anxiety

Depression

Addictive habits

Bereavement

Childhood illnesses

Eczema

Homeopathy recognises that all symptoms of ill health are expressions of disharmony within the whole person, and therefore it is considered to be one of the holistic therapies.

How does it work and how is it different from conventional medicine?
The substances used in homeopathy work by stimulating the body’s own abilities and brings about balance and harmony. Homeopathy is based on the principle ‘like cures like’; for example sleeplessness, anxiety or agitation might be treated with homeopathically prepared coffee (which in large doses causes sleeplessness, anxiety and agitation).

This is very different from conventional treatment, which involves prescriptions of drugs which may cause side effects or addiction. Homeopathic remedies are prepared from natural substances and do not have any side effects and are not addictive.

Why Homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a form of natural medicine. Over its 200 year history, the successes of homeopathy have been carefully recorded by hundreds of practitioners, all of them brilliant men and women of science and medicine. Today we have a vast database of knowledge to guide us in selecting the remedy which is exactly right for you.

Homeopathy is a philosophy of healing which seeks to understand how your illness is expressing itself through you, the individual. What this means is that we do not just treat the symptoms alone. For example, pain killers only mask the pain; they do not even try to eradicate the source of the pain.

Homeopathy is a holistic medicine. This means that it addresses the whole person. We recognise that even a relatively trivial complaint like a common cold has an effect on Mind (you may feel self pity or anger, for example).

If this philosophy strikes a chord with you, we invite you to contact us. We provide our homeopathy service in Richmond and Twickenham.


The homeopathic consultation
The first session may take 1 – 1½ hours. You will be asked about many aspects of your life. A detailed understanding of who you are, along with any complaints and details of how you experience them, your family history, details of the medication you are taking, your likes and dislikes etc. are very important for homeopathic assessment.

Afterwards a remedy may be selected and instructions given. Treatment is usually in the form of a small sugar flavoured tablet which is easily dissolved in the mouth.
You will then be offered a follow-up appointment approximately 4 weeks later.

To contact me about homeopathy call 0208 979 9006 or e-mail on c_ross_harper@btinternet.com