CBT Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Understanding IBS
Living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome can affect far more than digestion alone. You may find yourself planning journeys around access to toilets, avoiding particular foods or social situations, monitoring changes in your body closely, or worrying about what might happen if symptoms begin when you are away from home.
These concerns are understandable, particularly when symptoms can feel unpredictable. At the same time, worry, increased monitoring and avoidance can sometimes become part of a cycle in which digestive sensations demand more attention and everyday situations begin to feel increasingly difficult to manage.
Psychological therapy does not assume that IBS symptoms are imaginary or simply caused by anxiety. It can, however, help you understand the relationship between physical symptoms, stress, attention and behaviour, and develop more flexible ways of responding to the uncertainty and disruption that IBS can create.
AVAILABLE FACE-TO-FACE OR ONLINE
We're Ready to Help You
We offer all prospective clients an hour long, informal and confidential chat to discuss your IBS worries for just £30.
There's no pressure to undertake any therapy going forward, no judgement from us and we're very friendly and easy to talk to!
♦ Ongoing sessions:
Typically weekly or fortnightly, tailored to your needs.
♦ Location:
Comfortable private setting near Wolverhampton / Wombourne, with free parking.
Secure online therapy available with Paul across the UK.
♦ Fees:
Ongoing sessions: £90/hr
IBS is often 'hidden'
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a condition that may remain hidden due to the often embarrassing symptoms that are associated with it.
Because of this, irritable bowel syndrome may be more widespread than originally thought due to the reluctance to talk about it.
If YOU suffer from irritable bowel syndrome then you will already know how limiting the symptoms can be and how it can affect your ability to get on with your life.
The symptoms can be very unpredictable and intrusive and Irritable Bowel Syndrome has a reputation of being difficult to treat.
IBS Symptoms
There are a number of symptoms associated with IBS and one, or several, of the symptoms may be present at any one time.
Typical symptoms are:-
- Bloating.
- Constipation.
- Abdominal cramps.
- Wind.
- For women pain in the left side during sex.
- Gurgling stomach.
- Fatigue.
- Depression.
- Loss of appetite.
- Nausea.
There are numerous cures and remedies available in the market place but, on the whole, these solutions tend to target the symptoms and not the cause of the problem.
Whilst these remedies may provide temporary relief, the sufferer may struggle to be free of the symptoms whilst the cause remains unresolved.
Please note that before engaging in any course of treatment, it is advisable to seek medical advice to ensure all other possible causes of your symptoms have been ruled out.
Psychological therapy with paul
CBT Therapy Options for IBS
ABOUT PAUL
Meet Paul Lee MSc
Hello, I'm Paul and I've been working with people as a psychologist, psychotherapist and coach since 2009. I have expert knowledge of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and adopt a non-medicalised philosophy when helping people overcome mental health challenges. This means that I will frame your current difficulties as being the result of what has happened to you rather than what is wrong with you.
What to Expect from Therapy
Therapy isn't something that is simply done to you. Although your therapist can provide understanding, guidance and practical psychological strategies, meaningful change usually develops through what you discover, practice and begin to do differently in your everyday life.
At Tranceform, we see therapy as a collaborative process. We'll work together to understand the patterns of thinking, feeling and behaviour that may be keeping the problem going, while helping you explore different ways of responding. Sometimes this involves questioning long-held assumptions, reducing avoidance or experimenting with behaviours that initially feel unfamiliar.
The aim isn't to make you dependent upon therapy or to promise a quick fix. It's to help you develop greater understanding, confidence and agency so that, over time, you become better equipped to manage difficulties for yourself.
Therapy provides the guidance. You provide the practice. We create the change together.
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