Welcome...
Have you or someone you know recently been diagnosed with cancer or other serious illness?
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, fearful?
Does it seem like no one understands what you are going through?
Do you want to learn a simple and powerful way that you can be an active participant in your own healing?
Dealing with a cancer diagnosis or other serious illness can be a particularly difficult journey to travel alone. My name is Karin Huetter and I specialize in working with individuals dealing with life threatening illnesses especially cancer using a technique called "Interactive Guided Imagerysm".
Imagery is the language that the mind uses to communicate with the body. We naturally use our imagination in our daily lives without giving it much thought. In the interactive process you will learn how to deliberately use your own imagination to facilitate the best possible outcome of your treatment and be an active participant in your own healing journey.
Research continues to show the power of the mind to influence the body. Imagery and visualization techniques have been around for centuries in the healing arts as well as in competitive sports. Guided imagery is now being widely accepted in the western medical setting with increased frequency because of the continued positive clincial findings and growing patient demand.
Guided imagery has been shown to help with:
Symptom and pain management
Making difficult treatment decisions
Reducing anxiety, pain and dealing with difficult emotions
Overcoming insomnia
Pre-Post Surgery
Facilitating peak performance in sports, career....and more!
Positive Clinical Findings:
1)Evidence for improved outcomes in chemotherpy: Burish, T.G., Snyder, S.L., Jenkins, R.A., Preparing patients for cancer chemotherapy: Effects of coping, preparation and relaxation interventions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991, Vol. 59, No. 4, 518-525.
2)Evidence for improved survival: Fawzy, F.L., Fawzy, N.W., Hyun, C.S., Elashoff, R., Guthrie, D., Fahey, J.L., Morton, D.L., Malignant melanoma: Effects of an early structured psychiatric intervention, coping, and affective state on recurrence and survival 6 years later. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 1993, Sept. 50(9): 681-689
3)Evidence for stimulating immunity: Gruber, B.L., Hersh, S.P., Hall, N.R., Waletzky, L.R., Kunz, J.F., Carpenter, J.K., Kverno, K.S., Weiss, S.M. Immunological responses of breast cancer patients to behavioral interventions. Biofeedback and Self Regulation, 1993, Mar 18(1): 1-22
4)Evidence for improved surgical outcomes: Dreher, H., Mind-body interventions for surgery: Evidence and exigency. Advances in Mind-Body Medicine. 1998, 14 207-222 AND
Schwab, D., Davies, D., Bodtker, T., Anaya, L., Johnson, K., Chaves, M., A study of efficacy and cost effectiveness of guided imagery, Advances, Summer 2007, 22 No. 1
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