Chronic Pain Relief by Clinical Psychotherapists
Chronic Pain Relief by Clinical Psychotherapists
Bossell Cottage, Bossell Park, Buckfastleigh, UK
Up to 1 in group
Open Dates
Retreat Highlights
- An Swinnen and her team of clinical solution-focused psychotherapists will teach you how you can manage your own chronic pain so you feel happier and healthier. This is a one-to-one retreat so we can focus on your needs, help you make changes and create a plan together for the future.
- You can choose how many days you would like to spend with us and where in Devon you would like to stay.
- Interested in walks, swimming, art therapy, sound therapy or hypnotherapy? We will create the perfect package for you.
- Each guest receives the self-help book "Brain Based Stress Management" by An Swinnen with helpful tips, work sheets, art sheets, planners and games and Norman Doidge's book 'The Brain's Way of Healing".
About this Retreat
Your Guides
An Swinnen is the Managing Director of BECS which was founded in 2004. BECS is an award-winning training company based in London which specialises in mental health courses and talks worldwide.
In 2011 An was awarded the British Business Forum Excellence Award by Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne at the British Embassy in Kuwait. In 2013 An received the Venus Networker of the Year in Devon Award in UK and in 2015 An was in the final of the UK Trainer of the Year Award in London.
An is the author of “Brain Based Stress Management”, “The Mental Health Survival Guide (Because It’s A Jungle Out There)” and “The Business Survival Guide (Because It’s A Jungle Out There)”.
An is not only an education and corporate training expert, but also a clinical solution-focused psychotherapist and a member of the National Board for Modern Psychotherapy. An has a degree in education and has worked in primary, secondary, higher and special needs education in England.
Details of this retreat
An Swinnen and her team of clinical solution-focused psychotherapists, hypnotherapists and specialists will teach you how to manage chronic pain so that you feel happier and healthier.
Do you feel as if you could do with some help? The chronic pain relief retreat in Devon is a one-to-one retreat so that we can focus on your needs and interests, help you make positive changes and create a plan for the future. Our team explains in a simple and fun way how the brain works and how you can trick it to deal with chronic pain. We will give you a brain based ‘toolbox’ so that you learn to control your own mood and all aspects of your life.
Our retreat is in SW England. You can choose your dates and where in Devon you would like to stay. We will help you use neurology, hypnotherapy, psychometrics, NLP, the Swinnen technique, self-hypnosis, change management, problem solving and decision making skills. You can choose your own retreat activities that are all included in the package: hypnotherapy, yoga, art therapy, sound therapy, horse riding, swimming and walking on the beach or on beautiful Dartmoor. You will be staying in 4 and 5-star award-winning holiday accommodation at Britain’s Ocean City or Dartmoor National Park. You deserve peace and rest so you can recover, learn and grow.
Do you feel as if you could do with some help? The chronic pain relief retreat in Devon is a one-to-one retreat so that we can focus on your needs and interests, help you make positive changes and create a plan for the future. Our team explains in a simple and fun way how the brain works and how you can trick it to deal with chronic pain. We will give you a brain based ‘toolbox’ so that you learn to control your own mood and all aspects of your life.
Our retreat is in SW England. You can choose your dates and where in Devon you would like to stay. We will help you use neurology, hypnotherapy, psychometrics, NLP, the Swinnen technique, self-hypnosis, change management, problem solving and decision making skills. You can choose your own retreat activities that are all included in the package: hypnotherapy, yoga, art therapy, sound therapy, horse riding, swimming and walking on the beach or on beautiful Dartmoor. You will be staying in 4 and 5-star award-winning holiday accommodation at Britain’s Ocean City or Dartmoor National Park. You deserve peace and rest so you can recover, learn and grow.
Schedule
We will design your one-to-one retreat according to your needs and interests and we will go at your pace.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
BECS, Bossell Cottage, Bossell Park, Buckfastleigh, UK
Directions
We will give you directions to your venue once you have booked. We will welcome you at Exeter Airport, Totnes and Plymouth railway station.
Accommodation
You decide where you would like to stay. Enjoy the Crowne Plaza with a fantastic view over the sea and light house in Plymouth. Stay at Bossell Cottage, your own holiday cottage on Dartmoor if you want to get away from it all; or get pampered at the 5-star Boringdon Hall Hotel & Spa with its award-winning spa, Michelin star restaurant and Elizabethan Manor House.
Chronic Pain Relief by Clinical Psychotherapists by day
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
You can choose the venue for your mental health retreat in Devon. We recommend that you stay at your own 4-star Bossell Cottage in Buckfastleigh with its flower gardens, patio and off-road parking. It is perfect for private conversations and hypnotherapy sessions. If Bossell Cottage is booked, we recommend the 4-star Crowne Plaza in Plymouth or 5-star Boringdon Hall Hotel & Spa in Plympton.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
We will cater to your dietary preferences. We know all the good places to eat in South Devon and we will take you there.
What's Included
- Needs analysis and retreat design by a team of qualified solution-focused psychotherapists
- One-to-one chronic pain relief training and support by psychotherapists and specialists
- Psychotherapy sessions
- Hypnotherapy sessions
- Self hypnosis
- Walk and Talk sessions on the beach or at Dartmoor National Park
- Sound bath
- Art therapy
- The book 'Brain Based Stress Management' by An Swinnen
- The book 'The Brain's Way of Healing' by Norman Doidge
- 30-minute relaxation recording to aid sleep
- Lunch and dinner at fabulous places in Devon
- Coffees and Teas
- Local transport
- Pick-ups from Exeter Airport, Totnes/Plymouth railway stations
What's Not Included
- Travel to Devon
- Accommodation
- Visa
- Holiday insurance
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