appointments
One of the first things you’ll notice about working with me is that our initial meeting is much longer and more thorough than you’ll probably have experienced before.
We’ll meet for 2 hours, after which I’ll spend a third hour writing you an email full of powerful, personalised resources to help kickstart your recovery journey.
That’s 3 hours in total.
Your symptoms and your life.
The first 2 hours of the initial consultation are our time together.
During the 2 hours you’ll have the space to tell your story, perhaps more fully than ever before. This is often the first step towards healing.
From there, we’ll put together a timeline of when your symptoms first appeared and what was happening in your life at the time. This will help us to identify the patterns and root causes behind your symptoms.
For example, common triggers for symptoms are significant periods of stress, trauma, or a bereavement. By coming to an understanding of the life events that are connected to your symptoms – placing them in the context of your life – we move away from superficial symptom-focused treatment that just patches you up, and move towards foundational healing and change at the deepest level.
This is the gift of holistic therapy.
If it’s relevant we may look at your diet, and perhaps spend some time discussing your occupation, your interests, your support network, the things in your life that bring you joy and where you’re at in your life at the moment.
At the end of the 2 hours I’ll prepare your first bespoke herbal prescription, and then you’ll get to go home, perhaps feeling a bit tired from such a thorough discussion, but hopefully also feeling optimistic and nourished from having had my complete attention for 2 hours, focusing on nothing but you.
Perhaps it will be the first time that’s happened to you, and that in itself can be a healing experience.
Putting it all together.
The third and final hour of the initial consultation is my time to study what we’ve discussed and do some deep thinking about your circumstances.
I’ll review everything we talked about and send you an extremely comprehensive email. This will outline my initial thoughts about the root cause of your symptoms, and act as a resource of practices and strategies that may be helpful for you, based on my 10+ years and many thousands of hours of helping people in similar situations to you. This email is a personalised resource for you to keep and refer to during our time working together, and for the rest of your life.
The email typically contains:
– expert diet, nutrition and gut health advice
– strategies for conserving and building energy & vitality
– sleep guidance
– stress reduction practices
– emotional regulation tools
– self-directed exercises for reducing trauma symptoms
plus anything else that is specific and appropriate for your personal circumstances.
Many of the practices I’ll recommend in the email will help your system to quickly come back into a more regulated state. When combined with medicinal herbs that also support regulation, your system will enter a mode in which deep, profound healing work becomes possible.
In this mode your healing potential has moved beyond the superficial or ordinary.
You now have the potential for radical transformation.
The road to recovery.
Your follow-up consultations will last for 1 hour, and in the early stages of working together we’ll probably meet every 2 weeks. Once a pattern of healing is established, we may not need to meet as regularly – perhaps every 3 or 4 weeks instead; however, many people continue with fortnightly sessions for the duration of our work together as they find them so helpful, and an essential part of their recovery journey.
Follow-up appointments are where much of the therapeutic magic happens. We will explore the root causes of your symptoms in more depth, gradually painting a clearer picture of why you feel the way you do. This may involve some deep emotional work, to spend time thinking about mind/body connections, how your feelings show up in your body, and how you relate to yourself and the world around you.
This emotional work can be challenging at times. But it is also incredibly rewarding and healing, and a key part of the profound recovery journey I offer you.
Alongside this in-session work, we might spend time helping you with areas such as diet, gut health and nutrition, or movement, rest, sleep, and social connections. We’ll also keep a close eye on your symptoms and the changes you’re experiencing from taking the herbs. The shape of each session will be largely determined by what you bring to it, and how we work will be directed by what you need in the moment.
The one certainty and constant throughout will be my supportive presence – listening deeply, empathising compassionately, and encouraging you gently.
Every step of the way.
Between consultations, you’re not forgotten.
At times you may wish to contact me between consultations, and just so there are no unexpected costs, email contact is included in your face-to-face consultation fee.
Chatting via email can be an important way to bounce around ideas, feelings and thoughts, especially if changes are occurring rapidly and you’re trying to make sense of a range of new experiences.
I’ll respond to your emails quickly and fully because it’s really important to me that you feel held between consultations.
You’ll continue to have my full support even after you leave my consulting room.
Prices
| Consultation | £55 per hour |
| Herbal Medicines | £6 per week |
| Person-Centred Health Package (includes the 3-hour initial consultation, 2 follow-up consultations and all prescribed herbs) | £275 |
The initial barrier in deciding to work with Tim was definitely the price.
I thought that it would be a big financial commitment as his consultations are meant to be on a regular basis. However, I soon realised that both consultations and herbs have been incredibly beneficial. Since our first session, my overall mental and physical health improved drastically.
Tim is a true professional who really listens to my problems and health issues. He does not have a ‘one solution fits all’ mentality; he takes all the necessary time to understand all problems, the ones on the surface and those deep down. In just a few weeks my anxiety faded and my stomach pain completely disappeared!
The biggest benefit to me has been the consultations. I have done years of psychotherapy. They have definitely worked but not like the sessions I have with Tim. He tackles both the mind and the body, his holistic approach is what, in my opinion, makes the journey with him truly effective and useful.
I absolutely recommend him!! He is so attentive and caring, I have found no other health professional to be so meticulous.
Tim is just fantastic, and I am so grateful to have crossed paths.
– Petra, client with anxiety & digestive symptoms
My two
‘practitioner integrity’
pledges
I know that trying a new treatment can feel incredibly risky, like throwing money at a problem and hoping some of it sticks. (You’ve probably done that a few times already.)
As someone who was once in that position, I don’t think it’s ethical or fair that you, the person looking for help, should take on all of this financial risk and responsibility.
You have a significant role to play in your own recovery and need to be an active participant if you’re going to see results. But as a highly experienced and ethical health practitioner I also need to take responsibility for my part of the process, and stand by the claims I’m making about my expertise and ability to help you.
I don’t expect you to keep doggedly paying for a programme that’s not working for you.
Therefore, if your symptoms or diagnosis fall under my areas of specialism, I offer you my two ‘practitioner integrity’ pledges:
Pledge #1
Pledge #2
What’s the catch?
There isn’t one.
Just a small gesture to you that hopefully makes deciding to work with me a little easier.
Inclusivity
I am an LGBTQIA+ affirmative practitioner, meaning that I respect, value and welcome the entire landscape of relationship styles, gender identities/expressions, and sexualities to my practice. (I identify as non-binary/trans & pansexual, and use they/them pronouns.)
I also welcome people of every race, ethnicity, neurodiversity, faith/non-faith, class, size/shape, age and nationality. Understanding the ways in which these intersections influence the health of the people I support is a fundamental aspect of my work.
Accessibility
My practice is located on the first floor of an old building, accessed by a wide staircase. Unfortunately there is no lift in the building, so if this means my practice is not accessible for you, let’s discuss whether phone or online consultations may work for you instead.
Location
My Edinburgh consulting room is a beautiful, calm and tranquil space in the grand old building that is Reception Business Centre, 21 Lansdowne Crescent, Edinburgh. It’s a central location close to Haymarket train station.
So, what’s next?
Let’s talk!
Simply complete the form below and I’ll be in touch very soon.
I’m excited about accompanying you on your journey towards better health!