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Having mentioned rapport between homeopath and client in Part 3 of this series yesterday, I’d like to talk about what a consultation is like. I’ll describe the sort of thing I cover in a consultation which is typical of homeopaths.

First Consultation

Firstly, I would like to find out about your symptoms now – what are they like exactly, when did they start ? How do you feel when you experience these symptoms ? Is there anything that helps relieve them (heat, cold, pressure, lying down, fresh air etc. etc.). I’d also like to know about your personal medical history – previous illnesses, accidents, operations, emotional traumas.

I also need to know something of your personality – how you react to situations, how you would describe yourself, how others might describe you, etc. I would ask about more general things like sleep, food likes and dislikes, thirst, body temperature, nature of periods (if applicable !). I will also ask about any drugs (prescribed, over the counter or recreational), herbs and supplements you may be taking too. This generally takes an hour or an hour and a half. Of course, this is fine for adults, but must be varied for children and especially for infants where information from the parents coupled with close observation will be the principal sources of data.

Follow up Consultation

I like to see clients again about a month later to make a detailed assessment of how they have reacted to the remedy. At this stage I may repeat the remedy, change the potency, change the remedy or do nothing. It depends entirely on the patient’s reaction. This follow up consultation usually takes 30-45 minutes. The number and frequency of follow ups thereafter depends very much on the client and their ongoing reaction to the remedy. I just need to see some people twice, others I may see 6-8 times over the course of a year. Rarely I will see someone for 2 or more years on an increasingly infrequent basis. I make myself available by phone and by email for any questions of concerns patients may have throughout their treatment.

Deciding on a Remedy

Using the information that a client has told me, I will then analyse this looking for themes and connections between the various pieces of information. I will use this and some of the specific symptoms to find an appropriate remedy. There are books and computer programs that can help with this process. The analogy I often use with clients is a lock and a key. I imagine the client as the lock - a complex lock with all sort of levers and mechanisms - and it’s unique. My job is to find the key (the remedy) that fits that lock which can help to turns things around.

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