The homeopathic consultation
What happens in a consultation?
The homeopath’s job is to match the totality of your symptoms and experience to a single remedy that suits you. During your first consultation I will need to gain a full understanding of your health concerns and the unique way that you go through life. I will listen carefully to everything you can tell me about your illness, its history, and the effects that it has on your life. Physical, mental and emotional symptoms will all be given equal consideration. We have thousands of remedies to choose from, so anything that helps me to understand you better will be helpful. After your consultation I will take some time to carefully study your case before recommending a remedy. How long will treatment last? The length of your treatment will depend on your illness. Acute illnesses and common complaints such as headaches or allergies resolve quickly when the proper homeopathic remedy is given, while chronic or complicated conditions take longer to heal. If your system has taken years to find it's current state of imbalance it will take some time to restore it. Homeopathy addresses illness at a deep level, shifting the patterns that cause disease, rather than just masking the symptoms that express it, as many conventional treatments do. The first benefits of treatment often include an increased sense of well-being, even in cases of serious illness. What can be treated? Because homeopathy treats the individual, there is no limit to the conditions that can be addressed. Some clients come to homeopathy with persistent chronic conditions, some because they just don’t feel well, and others for an occasional tune-up. Homeopathy works well on its own, or as a compliment to conventional medical treatment. It is gentle enough to be used by pregnant women and babies. Conditions that can be treated include depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADD, fertility issues, digestive conditions, menstrual problems, migraines, asthma, auto-immune diseases, hepatitis, HIV and cancer. What homeopathy is not Homeopathy is not a blanket term for complementary medicine in general. It is a complete system of medicine that originated with German physician Samuel Hahnemann in the early 1800s. When you visit a homeopath, you will not receive allergy testing, acupuncture, hands-on healing, psychotherapy, or dietary supplements. Instead you will have a complete description and history of your health issues taken (probably the most thorough you have ever experienced) and then be matched with a single homeopathic remedy that will stimulate the regulating systems of your body to find balance and arouse your natural healing response. |
"Homeopathy satisfies the therapeutic demands of this age better than any other system or school of medicine." ~Charles Menninger, M.D. |

Alana Kramer, DSH (Diplomate School of Homeopathy) is a graduate of the four year program at The School of Homeopathy UK and The School of Homeopathy New York, with postgraduate studies with Dr. Rajan Sankaran and Drs. Bhawisha and Shachindra Joshi.