Mind, body and spirit
Emotion Code
Emotion Code is part of how Laura works with the whole person: mind, body and spirit. You decide whether it is part of your work with her, and this page is careful to say what it is and what it does not claim.
Where it comes from
Emotion Code is a technique developed by Dr Bradley Nelson, a chiropractor and author, and set out in his book of the same name. Practitioners are certified through his organization rather than through a healthcare licensing body. An Emotion Code certification is not a clinical qualification or a license, and it does not change what any other license a practitioner holds covers.
What a session involves
The practice works from the premise that unprocessed emotional experience can be identified and released. A session is quiet and conversational, and does not involve medication, physical manipulation, or anything invasive.
Ideas such as “trapped emotions” and “energy blockages” are beliefs that belong to the method itself. They are not established clinical or physiological mechanisms, and they have not been demonstrated in controlled research.
People who find it useful tend to describe feeling calmer or lighter afterwards. That is a description of an experience, not a clinical outcome, and it is not something anyone can promise you in advance.
What it is not offered for
It is not offered to treat depression, anxiety, trauma, or any diagnosed condition, and it is not a route around therapy or medical care. If you are dealing with any of those, psychotherapy or your doctor is the right place to start.
It is also not covered by health insurance, because it is not clinical treatment.
How Laura works with it
Laura is a certified Emotion Code practitioner and offers it as one option within her mind, body and spirit approach. It is never a condition of working with her: you choose whether to include it, and talk therapy remains available on its own.
If you want to know whether it is appropriate for you, ask her directly.
Deciding
If you are curious about it, the sensible thing is to ask questions before booking — what happens, how long it takes, what it costs, and what Laura would expect it to do. Scepticism is a perfectly reasonable starting position and will not offend anyone.
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Getting started
Before you book
Ask what happens, how long it takes, what it costs, and what Laura would expect it to do. Scepticism is a perfectly reasonable starting position and will not offend anyone.
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