NLP Training, NLP Consulting

Resolving Depression
6-Day Program Over 2 Weeks
(Also may be completed entirely on-line)

In 2000 an Australian clinical trial of our non-pharmaceutical approach to treatment of depression demonstrated that in excess of 80% of people suffering from moderate-to-severe depression could have their depression completely resolved within days.

Depression is a serious illness and enrolment in any program should not be considered without the ongoing care of your supervising physician.  Although you will receive invaluable help from this program, and most people obtain relief very quickly, this program can in no way replace the care and supervision of your doctor.

This program does not purport to offer 24-hour assistance, and is not in any way an emergency service.  Rather it provides a way of learning about an array of real causes for depression, identifying what may be at play in your own unique case, and showing you simple, safe and easy methods to gain improvement quickly.

If your doctor has prescribed medication for your depression, it is essential that you follow his/her instructions in that matter.  Never increase, decrease, or substitute your medication without careful consultation with your doctor.  Even though some medications may not "work" for you, they can nevertheless have severe effects upon change or withdrawal and your doctor must be responsible for recommending and monitoring any change whatsoever.

Who Runs the Program?

To read about the background and experience of the program leaders, please see www.bmsa-int.com/about_the_founders.htm.  We are 3 clinicians from 3 countries, each leaders in our fields, who have come together to design a program which is based on the best evidence available from neurophysiology.

How Has the Program Been Tested?

Non-controlled trials using these methods have been run in 3 countries, with nearly 50,000 patients, with outstanding results.  In Australia there has been a single small study, again with outstanding results.  These results mirror our clinical experience with depressive clients over the past decade.  Reports on these studies are available by clicking "Research" in our menu.

What Does the Program Involve?

We work with you to determine what physical and psychological factors may be at play in your depression, and we may make recommendations relating to diagnostic procedures to help your doctor more accurately pinpoint chemical imbalances.  The main focus of the program is teaching and helping you use simple methods to prevent your nervous system from replaying depressive symptoms and move into higher mood states and stronger, more resilient, adaptive responses to your environment.

This is completely different to expecting you to use "willpower" to simply "try to see things differently".  We already know that you are doing the best that you can, and that may not even be keeping things under control, let alone working!

Instead we look at the unconscious responses that your nervous system is "doing to you" to produce that low mood and other symptoms, including upsetting your chemical balance.  As hard as it may be to believe, we now have easy ways of impacting on those that don't usually involve medication.  This program is about showing you those methods.

Will I Have to Keep Using the Methods for the Rest of My Life?

No.  The aim of these methods is to make permanent adjustments to the way your nervous system works, and to create permanent lifestyle changes that support your physical and mental health.  It's possible that you could become depressed again in the future, but far less likely.

How Fast Can I Expect Results?

Whilst our clinical experience and research shows rapid change, often immediately and usually within a few days, for some people changes are slower, and it is thought that in these cases some damage may have been done due to changed brain chemistry.  For example, the hippocampus, which is involved in short-term memory (just one of its functions), may have shrunk in size and become less effective.  It is important to realise that we now know this damage is very reversible.  With lifestyle and other changes, the hippocampus can and does regenerate relatively quickly.

As you will see from the clinical trial in Australia (peer-reviewed and published in the academic journal "Frontier Perspectives") over 90% of participants were able to eliminate their depression within 6 days, and at 6 month follow-up had improved still further.

You can read the complete paper by clicking on "Research" in the menu column to your left.  This paper has been peer-reviewed and published in the academic journal "Frontier Perspectives".

Live Program

The live program is run 3 days per week for 2 weeks, with participants learning the many and varied causes of depression, as well as the healthiest, fastest, and most comfortable ways to overcome them.  Although the program does provide challenge, at the same time it offers support, nurture, compassion and understanding of this most difficult life experience.

Concurrent with this period, participants work with the on-line forum in order to get assistance and support at any time, including working through the steps of the program.

How to Book

You can book your group for this training program by telephoning Lifeworks on 61 8 9246 1977 (Western Australia) or emailing us on info@lifeworks-group.com.au. We are available to travel anywhere in the world to deliver this training.

Fees

Fees are negotiated in each case dependent upon associated costs.  As an indication of the fee payable, for a group size of 20, fees are $2500 per day plus venue, travel and accommodation where necessary. 

Doing the Program Totally On-Line

You can readily do the program totally on line, and this is covered in the purchase of the "Resolving Depression" Program in our products section.  On payment for the program, you receive an automatic welcome letter which explains how to register and enrol.

Doing the Program Individually

Not everyone finds group programs appropriate, and you are welcome to register for individual therapy if you prefer.  This can be delivered anywhere in the world by email, skype, VoIP and web cam if you have that facility.  It can also be delivered locally in Perth face to face or by telephone.  The cost is $160 per hour, and usually 3-6 sessions are required.

Please email us on info@lifeworks-group.com.au if you would like to make enquiries.