Overview

Developed by Louise Smart, GCP, ITEC, who has been in practice for almost a decade, Emotional detox is about assisting people to recognise and release limiting negative beliefs and emotional blocks that sabotage moving forward, happiness, fulfilment and creativity. Listed with Harpers & Queen's Top 9 therapies February 2003, the process and the effects of detoxification can positively impact the mind, body, emotions and spirit.

Location

Louise Smart is qualified in holistic counselling to teach stress management, Tai Chi, Chi Kung and practice as a stress therapist. She sees referrals from doctors, psychiatrists, blue chip companies and self referrals. Her practice is at Pimlico, London SW1.

Who is it for?

Emotional detox is ideal for those experiencing emotional discomfort due to life change, stress, loss, the past, fear, and inability to move forward and unhappiness despite outward worldly success. As Louise states: "Many of us, including successful professionals and high fliers, carry the toxic belief that we are not good enough. We try to compensate by over committing to others demands at the expense of our own well being which prevents us from making confident choices. It means we are constantly looking to others for approval because we think it is self-centred and selfish to value ourselves. But we have to come from our own locus of control. The energy of being true to yourself and the proving of yourself is very potent. It is fuelled with passion and allows us to take risks."

How does it work?

Emotional detox consists of the recognition and release of feelings of inadequacy that, often ingrained since childhood, have become the unrecognized cause of often painful, stressful lives and unfulfilling relationships. Emotional detox therapy involves breathwork, visualization and holistic counselling to contact, then let go of suppressed emotions. The end result is a feeling of lightness and renewed energy, a practical self-empowerment with techniques provided so clients can use them in their own time.