Frequently Asked Questions
How to choose a craniosacral therapist
How will I know I am choosing a good craniosacral therapist?
While skill, talent and professional behavior are critical in a craniosacral therapist, you will also want to feel comfortable with the practitioner. Does she listen to your concerns? Does she validate your experiences? Does she encourage your own healing system to kick in? Do you feel empowered as a result of the session? Over time, are you moving toward more well-being?
In finding a therapist in the first place you will especially want to know three things: What is the extent of her training? How long has she been practicing? Is there someone she has worked with that you can talk with? It would also be useful to know what other types of healing work she does. Many therapists combine modalities bringing a richness to the work.
There are several tracts of training, each with their own form of certification. In New York State there are no guidelines for practicing craniosacral therapy; however, any bodywork practitioner should have a license to practice bodywork. That might be as a massage therapist, nurse, doctor, dentist, acupuncturist, physical therapist or occupational therapist. This work depends on very sensitive palpation, something that I believe takes years to develop.
Why do I feel discomfort in my_______when I didn’t feel it in the beginning of the session?
Because craniosacral therapyt (CST) is so gentle it can access below your habitual defenses. This may stir up some latent conditions resulting in temporary soreness or unsettle feelings. These uncomfortable experiences are surfacing for healing and should result in resolution of long-held dysfunction that you may not have even been aware of. When a pain emerges that you have not felt in a number of years, perhaps due to an injury, we consider this a good response. This is the body’s effort to go back to the time of the injury in order to further process and complete the trauma resolution. Furthermore, this healing will continue after the session. It may take 24 to 48 hours post treatment to bring the body back to balance again. This is a reorganization phase as the body adapts to the release of previously held patterns.
How many sessions will I need?
Response to CST varies among individuals. Because you are unique with a unique set of circumstances we cannot predict ahead of time how long it will take to resolve your particular conditions. Some people receive occasional sessions as a "tune-up." However, as a general rule, an acute situation is likely to resolve in 3 - 5 sessions, while a chronic, long-standing condition may take longer.
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How will I know I am choosing a good craniosacral therapist?
While skill, talent and professional behavior are critical in a craniosacral therapist, you will also want to feel comfortable with the practitioner. Does she listen to your concerns? Does she validate your experiences? Does she encourage your own healing system to kick in? Do you feel empowered as a result of the session? Over time, are you moving toward more well-being?
In finding a therapist in the first place you will especially want to know three things: What is the extent of her training? How long has she been practicing? Is there someone she has worked with that you can talk with? It would also be useful to know what other types of healing work she does. Many therapists combine modalities bringing a richness to the work.
There are several tracts of training, each with their own form of certification. In New York State there are no guidelines for practicing craniosacral therapy; however, any bodywork practitioner should have a license to practice bodywork. That might be as a massage therapist, nurse, doctor, dentist, acupuncturist, physical therapist or occupational therapist. This work depends on very sensitive palpation, something that I believe takes years to develop.
Why do I feel discomfort in my_______when I didn’t feel it in the beginning of the session?
Because craniosacral therapyt (CST) is so gentle it can access below your habitual defenses. This may stir up some latent conditions resulting in temporary soreness or unsettle feelings. These uncomfortable experiences are surfacing for healing and should result in resolution of long-held dysfunction that you may not have even been aware of. When a pain emerges that you have not felt in a number of years, perhaps due to an injury, we consider this a good response. This is the body’s effort to go back to the time of the injury in order to further process and complete the trauma resolution. Furthermore, this healing will continue after the session. It may take 24 to 48 hours post treatment to bring the body back to balance again. This is a reorganization phase as the body adapts to the release of previously held patterns.
How many sessions will I need?
Response to CST varies among individuals. Because you are unique with a unique set of circumstances we cannot predict ahead of time how long it will take to resolve your particular conditions. Some people receive occasional sessions as a "tune-up." However, as a general rule, an acute situation is likely to resolve in 3 - 5 sessions, while a chronic, long-standing condition may take longer.
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