Loraine Makowski-Heaton

I am an Accredited BWRT® Practitioner, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Psychotherapist and Supervisor, as well as the host of 'Echoes from the Mountain' Podcast and YouTube Channel.  I live in a small Norfolk village where I see clients online and in person. 

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I have worked both in the corporate and private sectors where I started my career teaching speech and drama and performing on stage, film and TV.  I trained in massage and aromatherapy in the early to mid 90's after which I also took a counselling skills course to extend my knowledge and training.  Although I no longer use aromatherapy in my practice, the holistic training, looking at the body as a whole, mind, body and spirit has stayed with me. 

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After a move to a beautiful part of South Wales in 2002, I took a side step as a goat farmer and business owner which I thoroughly enjoyed and managed to achieve award winning cheeses and fudge and was awarded Wales' Women Farmer of the Year in 2010.  I also wrote a children's story about one of our goats called 'Monty Gets Stuck'!

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In 2013 my husband, who worked in London, and I moved the family nearer to the capital so that we could all be together full time and we arrived here in Norfolk where I have returned to my other love - therapy - where I could put my skills to use once again and learn and develop new skills to add to my therapy bow. Qualifying as an accredited supervisor has been a highlight in my career as I can pass on knowledge that I have learnt and help other therapists to reflect, achieve their goals within their own therapy practices, helping even more people with mental health issues.

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I bring my life experience, corporate, private and rural, to my practice, which I believe gives me a very rounded look at the world in which we live and an empathy to the clients I work with.  I understand the stresses and strains of life from the large corporate to the lone farmer, from the single parent to the juggling housewife.

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Throughout my career - from corporate environments to rural life - I have seen how Loss, Anxiety, Confidence, and Fear are the most common barriers to  happiness.  I have dedicated my advanced training in BWRT, Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy to these specific fields because they require more than just a general approach; they require a specialist understanding of how the brain processes trauma and emotion. 

 

My goal is to help you achieve your goals as fast as possible, using the most effective tools available today.

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