Nechoma Schwab Verified
Psychotherapist
PG Dip
350-500 NIS
None
N/A
I am a Biodynamic Body Psychotherapist (UKCP registered), Biodynamic Therapeutic Massage Therapist, Metacognitive Specialist, and Life Coach with a background of twenty years in Well-Woman Personal Training and corrective exercise for Special Populations.
I offer an embodied therapeutic approach built on the understanding that our minds and bodies work as one and cannot be separated. Our emotional, mental and physical experience are always inter-dependent. Often our bodies hold onto past unresolved conflicts, and merely talking doesn't always help us to reach a place of healing and transformation. We know with our minds, but our bodies sometimes feel out of sync. Through talking, movement, attuned touch, Biodynamic psychotherapeutic massage and body focused verbal and non-verbal work, I work together with clients to get in touch with their core potential.
Biodynamic massage is a psychotherapeutic massage grounded in an integrated approach to health with wide-ranging techniques addressing our physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. Our bodies hold our personal history and through Biodynamic massage I invite my clients to release long-held stress and tension and energise and awaken sometimes long-forgotten parts of ourselves.
I have extensive experience working with clients struggling with infertility at Chana, a UK-based fertility charity, as well as working with clients coming to terms with illness - their own or a close family member's - both in my private practice, and at Chai Cancer Care. I have worked with clients in cognitive decline, both in care-home and private settings, employing a top-down, cognitive-based approach in tandem with a bottom-up, embodied approach, to aid clients to maintain their current functioning, slow down their decline, and experientially find meaning and pleasure in living life.
My background in Well-woman Personal training can often be a valuable resource for clients enabling a simultaneous top-down, cognitive-based, and bottom-up embodied approach to healing and development.
For the past ten plus years, I have had comprehensive experience working in the UK educational sector with Special Education departments to bridge students' social and academic experiences. I have a special interest in Neuro-diverse populations and fostering intrinsic motivation.
From an early age children learn about themselves and their interactions with their environment through the feedback they receive from those around them. They very quickly pick up on which things they are judged to be 'good at' and which areas they are found to be lacking. All too often, this judgment made by others becomes a child's reality, and they come to see themselves the same way that they believe that others perceive them - that they are stuck with particular struggles ('I'm terrible at maths') from which they can never escape.
However, when students experience their minds as being more like a muscle which they have the capacity to develop and improve, they can begin to challenge these beliefs as they experience themselves making progress. They learn to self-determine, rather than be limited by the expectations of others, and self-identify with what they can do to responsibly develop, both academically, socially and emotionally.
Following a highly-individualised approach based on developmental psychology, cognitive development, problem solving and building intrinsic motivation I work with teens, young adults and mature adults to support them in finding their unique key to becoming successful in school, with friends, and in their adult life.
PG Dip
London School of Biodynamic Psychotherapy (LSBP)
2022
3
2023 EDMR Part 1
2021 Cognitive Abilities Profile (CAP) Assessment London, UK
UKCP-registered clinical training in Biodynamic Body Psychotherapy
2018 Certificate in Biodynamic Psychotherapeutic Massage - LSBP-London School of Biodynamic Psychotherapy
2016 Instrumental Enrichment Mediator Certificate - The Feuerstein Institute, UK
2015 Instrumental Enrichment Basic (younger learners) Mediator Cert - The Feuerstein Institute, UK
2014 Instrumental Enrichment Standard (teen and adult learners) Mediator Certificate - The Feuerstein Institute, UK
2012-2014 ILM Level 5 certificate in Coaching & Mentoring
Telephone Counseling, Online Therapy
Infertility
Learning Disabilities
Psychosomatic Disorders
Sexual Issues
Trauma / Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Academic
Adjustments
Alzheimers / Dementia
Anxiety / Panic
Autism Spectrum
Cancer / Terminal Illness
Developmental Disorders
Grief
Holistic
Life Transitions
Self-Esteem
Stress Management
Adolescents
Adults
Women
English
Body PsychotherapyBody psychotherapy is an integrative psychotherapy approach that combines psychodynamic, humanistic, and somatic approaches with the goal of treating psychological and physical distress. It emphasizes the connection between body and mind, and works to increase awareness of physical sensations and emotions. Body psychotherapy practitioners may use a variety of techniques, including mindfulness, body postures, breath work, relaxation, and sensory awareness, to help clients become more aware of their bodies and to learn how to use this awareness to improve their overall wellbeing.
Body-Mind PsychotherapyBody-mind psychotherapy is an integrative approach to psychological treatment that draws from both psychotherapeutic and somatic/body-based approaches. It emphasizes the interconnection between physical, emotional, cognitive and spiritual aspects of being. This approach seeks to help individuals explore how physical sensations, emotions, thoughts and beliefs influence their behavior and well-being. Through this exploration, individuals can gain insight into how the body and mind interact to create patterns of behavior, and how those patterns can be changed to promote healing and wellness.
Holistic PsychotherapyHolistic psychotherapy emphasizes the individual's interconnectedness between the individual's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects and views them as inseparable components of a single holistic system. Holistic psychotherapy focuses on understanding how these components interact and affect a person’s wellbeing. The goal of holistic psychotherapy is to create a sense of wholeness and harmony within the individual, and to foster self-awareness and self-care. Holistic practitioners use a variety of approaches, including traditional talk therapy, mindfulness practices, and body-based therapies like movement therapy. They also may incorporate nutrition, physical activity, and other lifestyle factors into treatment plans.
Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy)Person-centered therapy, or Rogerian therapy, was developed by Carl Rogers in the 1940’s. It is a form of talk therapy that emphasizes the importance of providing psychological safety, unconditional positive regard, and empathic understanding to clients. This type of therapy is based on the belief that individuals have an innate capacity for self-actualization and self-understanding and that the therapist's role is to provide a supportive environment in which this process can take place. Through the use of active listening, open-ended questions, and non-judgmental reflection, the therapist helps the client to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a safe and accepting environment. By doing so, clients are able to gain insight into their issues, develop a greater understanding of themselves, and work towards personal growth.
Somatic Experiencing (SE)Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other physical and psychological stresses. It is based on the idea that the body is a powerful source of healing and that unresolved trauma can be resolved through the process of bringing awareness and attention to the physical sensations of the body. By gradually and gently guiding individuals through the sensations associated with their traumatic experience, SE can help to restore balance and well-being more quickly and effectively than traditional psychotherapy. SE utilizes the body’s natural ability to regulate and heal itself and supports individuals in developing more resilience and self-regulation. Somatic Experiencing aims to help people move past the place where they might be “stuck” in processing a traumatic event. SE is often used to treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.
Individual Therapy
Workshops/Educating