BodyMindTherapy Clinic
Testimonials
For my clients’ privacy, their names remain anonymous, but their experiences are real. Here are some genuine testimonials from people who have benefited from my therapy services. I hope their words offer you reassurance and encouragement on your own journey towards healing.
"Jacqueline Changed My Life"
“Jacqueline helped me to gain the tools I need for a happy future. I was immediately able to be open & honest about some very difficult memories and the effects they have had on my life. The therapy is far from just sitting down and offloading your troubles; it is life-changing! I could not recommend the clinic highly enough. Jacqueline changed my life forever, and I am eternally grateful for this.”
"Back to living a healthy and balanced lifestyle!"
“As a 21-year-old high-achieving university student, I was extremely sceptical and unsure about both my need for and the utility of, EMDR and psychotherapy with Jacqueline. After nine months of intermittent work, and more specifically ten intensive weeks, I now know that my unease was totally unfounded. Following an armed robbery in 2014, I suffered with PTSD, depression, and severe anxiety. I had lost all my confidence and become both introverted and emotionally numb.
Jacqueline is an exceedingly friendly, warm, and intelligent professional, and I cannot thank her enough for the changes she has helped me make in my life. I have learnt, through her various techniques, new ways to cope with my emotions and thoughts. I have also been able to reprocess memories and feelings that I could not unearth myself. I have regained happiness, energy and confidence; I have gained emotional intelligence. I have returned to the University of St Andrews following an eight-month-leave, and am back to living a healthy and balanced lifestyle!
I would, therefore, wholly recommend Jacqueline and her services to anyone with mental health issues.”
"A genuine human being who showed me care and compassion"
“After several IVF attempts, a miscarriage and the end of a long-term relationship, I was stressed, anxious and chronically depressed. I approached Jacqueline to help me come to terms with these loses and to find ways of managing my anxiety and depression. I have to be honest I really don’t like therapists. I thought of them as them otherworldly, unrealistic and frankly, scary.
Jacqueline acknowledged my fears of therapy, made me feel at ease and was patient with me. Although she is a professional therapist in every way, she is also a genuine human being who showed me care and compassion without judgement. She listened intently, provided advice, challenged me when I needed it and used a vast array of therapeutic techniques and knowledge to support me on my journey to a better understanding of myself. I found the hypnosis and EMDR particularly beneficial. It has resulted in noticeable changes in my attitude and behaviour. I have developed genuine self-esteem and feel much happier in my own skin. I no longer think about my past or the opinions of others as much as I used to and I feel much more equipped to deal with life’s challenges. Thank you Jacqueline”
"Essential to rebuilding our marriage."
“My husband and I started to see Jacqueline after a breakdown in our marriage. We were struggling to communicate effectively and were repeatedly entering into negative, destructive patterns of interaction. These sessions enabled us to breakdown the issues that we faced as a couple, to reconnect and to really understand each other’s cognition patterns, which was essential to rebuilding our marriage.
Jacqueline also gave us some concrete strategies to use when further issues arise. I wholeheartedly recommend this therapy.”
"I have watched my daughter develop into a strong, independent, happy young woman."
“I lost both my parents within 13 months of each other. As I struggled to deal with becoming an orphan and the loss of my identity within my family, my best friend and brother took his own life. Realising what grief had driven him to do, I decided I needed to get help. That’s when I found Jacqueline!
I’d always had health issues throughout my life but now the trauma was taking it toll on my mental health. I found myself in a constant state of heightened adrenaline, inability to focus which led to panic attacks. From the moment I met Jacqueline, I felt a sense of relief. I’d taken the first step towards gaining control of my life again. I knew it would be a long process and a lot of hard work.
Jacqueline taught me that our physical and mental health are not separate issues; they’re one. Once I started listening to both my body and mind my health started to improve. I’ve gained so many skills through CBT and EMDR treatment. I learnt self-care is not selfish. It’s simply being self aware.
A couple of months before I started treatment with Jacqueline, my daughter was in a car crash. She spent about a year coming to terms with her physical injuries. But then she started to show signs of PTSD. I may not have recognised those symptoms had it not been for the time I’d spent at the body mind therapy clinic. As a family, we fought hard to get her the help we needed through the NHS, but we were sadly let down continuously. So that’s when we approached Jacqueline to work with her. Over the past year, I have watched my daughter develop into a strong, independent, happy young woman. I cannot recommend Jacqueline and the work she does enough. At one time I thought I would never feel anything except overwhelming grief. All I wanted was to feel every emotion again. Jacqueline has given me that gift again, and most of all she’s given me back the gift of a happy healthy daughter.”
